Business Process Management Professional Certificate

Become a Recognized BPM Expert

Business Process Management (BPM) isn’t just a methodology or a tool – it’s a management discipline that drives how organizations improve, adapt, and deliver results. While some think BPM is simply process modeling, it’s much more than that. BPM is about understanding, improving, and managing how work gets done across your organization.

That’s what this certificate is for.

The BPM Professional Certificate builds on your foundational BPM knowledge to develop advanced skills, strategic thinking, and the credibility you need to lead process initiatives across teams and the enterprise. Developed and taught by experienced practitioners, this program goes beyond theory to teach what works in real projects and organizations.

For anyone ready to elevate their BPM career, this certificate is essential. Employers trust BPM professionals who can drive large-scale, measurable improvements – and with this training, you’ll be prepared to lead with confidence.

Who This Certificate is For

If you’ve already built your BPM fundamentals, this program will take you to the next level.

If you’re leading process projects or improvement teams, it equips you with advanced analysis, design, and measurement tools to deliver high-impact results.

If you’re guiding BPM strategy or governance, it gives you the frameworks and confidence to shape organizational performance at scale.

The common thread? You’re ready to move beyond tactical process improvements to strategic leadership – this program shows you how.

What You’ll Learn

In this program, you’ll build on your BPM foundation to develop advanced skills that prepare you to lead with confidence.

Start with Core BPM Foundations

If you haven’t already completed the Specialist Certificate, you’ll gain the essential skills to:

• Understand what BPM really is (and isn’t) so you can explain it clearly to colleagues and leaders.
• Learn how BPM drives improvement and creates value for organizations – insights that will help you get buy-in for your projects.
• Connect processes to business strategy to ensure your work delivers meaningful results.

Strengthen Your Process Modeling, Analysis, and Design Skills

• Gain practical techniques to document processes clearly, even when they’re complex or cross multiple teams.
• Build models that go beyond simple flowcharts to show how work truly happens – identifying bottlenecks, redundancies, and opportunities for redesign.
• Learn how to create clear, standards-based BPMN models that communicate processes effectively and support automation initiatives where appropriate.

Master Process Measurement and Metrics

• Choose the right metrics to measure process performance meaningfully.
• Develop KPIs that reflect true business and customer value, not just activity counts.
• Use data to make confident decisions and communicate results persuasively to stakeholders.

Lead Governance and Build Process Excellence

• Understand what it takes to build a strong process culture within your organization.
• Learn how Centers of Excellence support BPM maturity and how you can contribute to or build one.
• Explore governance frameworks that keep processes effective, compliant, and continuously improving.

Advance into Strategic BPM Leadership

• Apply advanced modeling, analysis, and design techniques to solve complex process challenges.
• Lead process improvement initiatives from planning through execution, ensuring measurable business outcomes.
• Influence decision-making at higher levels by aligning process work with strategic goals and presenting data-backed recommendations confidently.
• Implement governance structures and guide teams to adopt BPM best practices across departments or business units.

Broaden Your Expertise with Targeted Electives

Depending on the electives you choose, you will gain additional specialized skills to address your specific career goals and organizational challenges – whether it’s agile BPM, business architecture integration, or other advanced process disciplines.

Courses Included

To earn your Professional Certificate, you must complete:

• The four courses from the Specialist Certificate (if not already completed):
  • BPM 101
  • Process Modeling, Analysis & Design
  • Process Measurement & Metrics
  • Establishing Business Process Governance & Center of Excellence

Plus four additional advanced BPM courses, which may include:

• Advanced Facilitation Skills
• Methodologies and Approaches for BPM
• Organizational Change Management
• Process Modeling With BPMN: Part 1
• Process Modeling With BPMN: Part 2
• And other electives to broaden and deepen your expertise

Contact a Training Advisor if you wish to customize your path.

Credential

What You Earn

Business Process Management – Professional Certificate

• Digital badge for LinkedIn, internal systems, or resumes
• Proof of advanced, applied BPM capability to lead projects, teams, and strategic initiatives

How to Earn It

• Complete all eight required courses (four Specialist courses + four additional advanced courses).
• Choose the delivery format that works best for you:
  • On Demand: Learn at your own pace, anytime.
  • Live Online: Join scheduled interactive sessions remotely.
  • In Person: Attend immersive classroom courses.
  • Private Live Online: Schedule dedicated online training sessions for your team (group offering only).
  • In-House: Bring our instructors onsite for private team training (group offering only).
• No final exam or capstone required.
• Complete in as little as eight days or spread out your learning to fit your schedule.

Your BPM Professional Certificate and digital badge will be issued automatically upon completion, ready to showcase your advanced expertise.

Credential Path

Start here:
BPM Professional Certificate (8 courses)

Go further:

• Certified Business Process Management Professional (BPMP)
  Achieved by passing the BPMP certification exam, this credential validates your advanced competency and is ideal for experienced professionals seeking industry-recognized distinction and expanded career opportunities.

Each level builds on the last — from structured skill development to formal certification and organizational leadership.