The fundamental problem of high-level quality
software development is the elaboration of well-designed
and correct model of the developing system. The most
critical phase is the “birth” of the model, the specification of
the initial model. This paper describes the method to use the
already existing Business Process Model to set up the initial
model for the software to be developed. Especially Business
Process Management systems can be well described by
business processes using workflow. This paper makes
recommendations how to incorporate workflow in the
development process. The basic principle of the method to
elaborate the initial model is that using the usually already
existing workflow an UML action diagram can be worked
out with the help of mapping that can be a useful additional
source for further development processes.