Business Motivation Model

Do you know the difference between objective and goal? Or between strategy and tactic? Or between mission and vision? The Business Motivation Model (BMM) defines these terms and the relationships between them (Object Management Group. Business Motivation Model. formal/15-05-19. 2015).

The BMM provides a structure and definition of high-level business terms. With the BMM, you can describe the motivation of your business (ends) and the means to achieve these ends.

The content in this chapter is inspired by the description of the BMM in the book OCEB 2 Certification Guide: Business Process Management – Fundamental Level, by Tim Weilkiens et al. (Tim Weilkiens, Christian Weiss, Andrea Grass, Kim Duggen. OCEB 2 Certification Guide: Business Process Management – Fundamental Level. 2nd edition. Morgan Kaufmann. 2016).

This is a world-wide standard published by the Object Management Group (OMG). So, it is a common understanding of business terms. This is helpful...