A business process model is an abstraction of a business process type with a certain purpose frequently - but not necessarily - accompanied by a graphical illustration.

Related terms: Business process, Business process type

Source(s): Frank, U.; Laak, Bodo van: Anforderungen an Sprachen zur Modellierung von Geschäftsprozessen, Arbeitsberichte des Instituts für Wirtschaftsinformatik, Universität Koblenz, Nr. 34, 2003