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party sources . april 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message signavio gmbh industry business process modeling founded 2009 2009 founder gero decker torben schreiter nicolas peters willi tscheschner mathias weske headquarters berlin germany products signavio process editor website www.signavio.com signavio is a berlin and silicon valley based software vendor in the business process management bpm space . its main product the signavio process editor is a web based business process modeling tool which was launched in may 2009 . the product enables the creation of process diagrams using the business process model and notation and it is available as software as a service saas and for on premises installations . contents 1 signavio process editor 2 signavio workflow 3 bpm academic initiative 4 history 5 awards 6 references 7 external links signavio process editor edit since its creation signavio has exclusively focused on business process modeling . the signavio process editor builds on the observation that business process initiatives are more successful the more stakeholders get involved in process design . 1 in this context the tool allows to share process models and invite others to comment on diagrams . it is a repository based business process analysis bpa tool that allows to manage process architectures . it interfaces with process automation platforms through bpmn 2.0 xpdl as well as platform specific formats and connectors . among its key features are process modeling using a graphical editor and quickmodel a spreadsheet oriented process editing mode simulation of processes for identifying bottlenecks or evaluating alternatives model repository for building multi level process architectures version management and reuse of objects collaboration features for sharing process diagrams collecting feedback and enforcing approval workflows publication of process documentation using reporting mechanisms and an integrated process portal the cloud service is a multi tenant installation that offers online workspaces to organizations with a subscription model . the signavio process editor is also available for on premises installations with a traditional license purchase and support maintenance model . the company offers a 30 day free trial account . registration is possible here . signavio workflow edit in march 2013 signavio announced a 1.2 m investment in effektif a process automation platform . 2 in may 2016 signavio announced renaming effektif to signavio workflow completing its incorporation in signavio s product portfolio . 3 like the signavio process editor signavio workflow is a cloud service with a subscription model 4 and also offers on premises installations . 5 bpm academic initiative edit signavio holds strong ties with the academic bpm community and has sponsored many academic conferences . together with a range of academic partners signavio has launched the bpm academic initiative in late 2009 . the initiative supports academic teaching and research in the field of business process management . 6 as part of that initiative signavio provides a cloud platform for students and lecturers that can be used free of charge . the platform includes most features of the commercial signavio process editor and is used by 20 000 modeling users worldwide . the platform also includes several academic prototypes e.g. in the areas of process simulation process model quality and process model refactoring . history edit the company was founded by a team of alumnae from hasso plattner institute hpi in potsdam germany . 7 prior to signavio the founders were driving the development of the world s first web modeler for bpmn at hpi . this technology known as the oryx project was published under an open source license and served as blueprint for the signavio process editor . following the creation of signavio the oryx project was deprecated and is not maintained further since . signavio is headquartered in berlin germany . in 2012 the company has incorporated in the united states as signavio inc. its us office is located in sunnyvale ca . the company is fully owned by the founders and staff . since its foundation the company has consistently grown at a rate of 100 % or more . awards edit in june 2011 the german federal ministry of economy and technology named signavio ict startup of the year . 8 in november 2011 signavio was selected to be one of the first participants of the german silicon valley accelerator program . 9 references edit decker weske 2009 . toward collaborative business process modeling cutter it journal . effektif bpm veteran tom baeyens takes off to the cloud by securing 1.2 m funding by signavio . signavio . retrieved february 9 2016 . press release effektif workflow platform renamed signavio workflow . signavio . retrieved may 9 2016 . effektif cloud pricing . effektif . retrieved february 9 2016 . effektif on premise sic pricing . effektif . retrieved february 9 2016 . bpm academic initiative . signavio . retrieved august 17 2012 . hasso plattner institut alumni startups . hpi . retrieved may 2 2012 . r sler pr miert erfolgreichste ikt unternehmensgr ndungen . bmwi . jun 20 2011 . retrieved apr 17 2012 . go west the first six it start ups are headed for silicon valley from january 2012 . bmwi . nov 14 2011 . retrieved apr 17 2012 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title signavio & oldid 731137879 categories software companies of germanycompanies of germanybusiness processprocess managementdiagramming softwaretechnical communication toolswindows graphics related softwareunix softwarevector graphics editorsgraphics softwarehidden categories articles with a promotional tone from april 2016all articles with a promotional tonearticles with peacock terms from april 2016all articles with peacock termsarticles lacking reliable references from april 2016all 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