6This Guide to the BPM Common Body of Knowledge is a fundamental reference for anyone who practices Business Process Management. The primary purpose of this guide is to provide BPM practitioners the fundamental Knowledge Areas, skills and competencies that are generally recognized and accepted as common, best practice. The Guide to the BPM CBOK provides a general overview of each Knowledge Area and discusses the skills and competencies necessary to become proficient in the practice of BPM. It also provides links and references to other sources of information which are part of the broader BPM Common Body of Knowledge.New topics covered: -Strategic Alignment and Business Architecture-Strategy to Execution using the BPM Life Cycle Framework-Leadership, Organizational Design, Project and Change Management-Evolution of iBPMS: -Process Mining and Case Management-Robotic Process Automation-Big Data Analytics-Blockchain-Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning-Internet of Things (IoT)