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# Real-Life BPMN

 Get the First 40 Pages of the Best-selling BPMN Book Real-Life BPMN, Free!

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Looking to get started using the global Business Process Model and Notation standard (BPMN)?

Download an excerpt of Camunda’s founders’ hugely popular BPMN book, *Real-Life BPMN * today.

Now in its fourth edition, this slim volume is the perfect BPMN reference guide for developers, architects, business analysts, and business process owners who want to learn and implement BPMN across their organization. 

In this book, you will learn how to:

- Model processes with BPMN
- Use a practical approach to workflow automation with BPMN 2.0
- Align business, development, and operations
- Understand how microservices impact business processes

Get a free 40-page excerpt of *Real-Life BPMN *today and start learning how to apply it using real-world situations and examples.

> “It is one of my favorite books on BPMN...and I very much appreciate the practical approach of \[the\] authors. If you want to learn BPMN from people who are using it daily and are involved in the development of the standards, this is a book for you!”

 About the Authors

### Bernd Ruecker

Chief Technologist and Co-Founder, Camunda

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### Jakob Freund

CEO and Co-Founder, Camunda

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