Why these six
I've sat through enough discovery workshops to notice the pattern: every manufacturer I work with as a manufacturing consultant in Bangladesh has the same six flows. Names change. Departments change. The shape doesn't. So I keep these as blank scaffolds and walk into Day 1 with them on a wall.
What you get below isn't a finished BPMN diagram — it's a starting prompt. The lanes are right. The decision points are right. The actors are wrong on purpose, so the room argues productively about who owns what. This is the visual half of a structured discovery session.
Notation legend
Bare-bones BPMN 2.0. If your team has never seen this notation before, three glyphs cover 90% of what we need to draw on Day 1.
The templates
Get the pack
The six diagrams above are workshop-ready starter scaffolds — lanes pre-named in English, decision points placed, actors deliberately wrong so the room argues productively. Print them straight from this page, or get the editable source files to adapt in Camunda Modeler or draw.io.
A blank canvas in front of ten department heads is a recipe for silence. A wrong diagram is a recipe for a real conversation.
Tip from the field: print the templates A3, lay them on the table, and hand out red pens. The first 20 minutes will tell you more about the business than any spreadsheet you'll be sent later. This is exactly how we approach our Odoo Partner consulting sessions. Once the maps are agreed, the same processes become the backbone of the UAT script that proves the configuration before go-live.
FAQ
What is BPMN and why does it matter for ERP implementation?
BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation) is a standardised diagram language for mapping business workflows. In ERP implementation it creates a shared visual language between business users and technical consultants, replacing ambiguous written requirements with precise process maps showing sequence flows, decision points, and system boundaries.
Which manufacturing processes should be mapped in BPMN before Odoo implementation?
At minimum, map procure-to-pay (purchase requisition to vendor payment), order-to-cash (customer order to receipt), plan-to-produce (MO creation to finished goods), and record-to-report (month-end close). For Bangladesh manufacturers, also map LC management, Mushak (VAT) invoice flow, and any industry-specific compliance processes.
What tools can I use to create BPMN diagrams for Odoo configuration?
draw.io (free, browser-based) is the most practical tool for Bangladesh ERP teams — it supports BPMN 2.0 notation, exports to PDF/PNG, and allows collaborative editing. Lucidchart and Bizagi Modeler are strong alternatives. Avoid PowerPoint flowcharts — they lack standardised notation and create ambiguity during configuration.