He is also a popular speaker at conferences and professional organisations, mixing content and insight with irreverence and humour. Among his many top-rated presentations are

  • Packaged Software Gone Bad –
    Lessons from the World of Project Recovery

  • The Process-Data Connection –
    How Concept Modelling Supports Process, Business Analysis, and Architecture Work

  • Getting to the Essence –
    How to Get to the “What” Beyond the “Who and How

  • Days not Weeks or Months –
    Process Change in Agile Timeframes

  • The Lost Art of Conceptual Modelling –
    Where Did it All Go Wrong?

    His 90-minute briefing “Five Things You Need to Know About Business Processes” has been delivered to senior executives at major organisations around the globe.

    Alec literally wrote the book on business process modelling, “Workflow Modelling: Tools for Process Improvement and Application Development, Second Edition.”  Popular with process improvement specialists, business analysts, consultants, and business professionals, it is consistently a top-selling title on business process modelling, analysis, and design, and is widely used as an MBA textbook. He was awarded DAMA's Professional Achievement Award, a global award given to one professional a year for contributions to the Data Management profession.

    Alec's educational workshops are conducted virtually and in-person at many of the world’s best-known organisations. These include Business-Oriented Data Modelling, Working With Business Processes, Business-Oriented Data Modelling Masterclass, Advanced Business Process Techniques, and Model-Driven Business Analysis Techniques. His classes are practical, energetic, and fun, consistently earning “excellent” ratings.