jBPM5 is a powerful, new open-source technology that takes a new approach to managing business process workflow. As the product is so cutting edge and there are few available resources to those who wish to use jBPM in their environments, A Practical Guide to jBPM5 by Venkataganesh Thoppae is invaluable as a resource.
Thoppae's book is a simple, quick-start guide that anyone with basic understanding of Java, JEE, JBoss, Maven, MySQL (or any RDBMS), and eclipse will be able to understand and put to use immediately.
The author notes that the book is not to be considered a "Bible" for jBPM5, but rather a companion to more in-depth books on the topic. Thoppae eschews detail and foundational philosophies for the nuts and bolts basics to get you up and running without costly lag time.
The book is well organized with real-life examples of how jBPM5 works in the business process workflow environment. Easy-to-understand screenshots accompany each aspect of the how-to explanations, making the steps easy to put into play.
A Practical Guide to jBPM5 will be an invaluable tool in making this new tool work for you.
About the Author: Venkataganesh Thoppae is an entrepreneur and technology expert, having worked with programming languages from ALGOL and COBOL to the current jBPM. He has spent the past three years working inside jBPM's source code while endeavoring to solve various challenges to enterprise application of jBPM. This deep involvement in jBPM has afforded Thoppae a thorough and detailed understanding of the subject matter.
Thoppae has consulted for several major Fortune 500 companies including Wells Fargo, Geico, and Lockheed. He is the co-founder of BrainBloom LLC, which provides consulting and training services and oversees Indian offshore operations.
Thoppae was born in Madurai, India. He earned his engineering degree from Coimbatore Institute of Technology. Thoppae came to the United States in 2001, where he attended the University of Maryland and earned his master's in business. He currently lives in Frederick, Maryland, with his family.
