France Processus

What France Processus does

France Processus is a French non-profit association (loi 1901), founded in 2005 and headquartered in Paris, that operates as the leading francophone reference community for process management (management par les processus). It is governed by a Board of Directors and a Strategic Orientation Council, employs approximately 12 people, and is supported by 16 Membres Bienfaiteurs — leading BPM software vendors and consultancies such as SAP Signavio, Camunda, BOC Group, Software AG/ARIS, Bonitasoft, Bizzdesign, PYX4, Sopra Steria, and Afnor.

The association's core intellectual property consists of the Modèle France Processus© framework, the Modèle EPC® process evaluation tool, the French-language edition of the ABPMP CBOK (Guide du Management par les Processus, published by Afnor Éditions), and the Transversus professional journal. It does not develop software products; rather, it curates methodology, publishes content, and orchestrates community and learning services. Offerings include monthly plenary sessions (11 per year), an annual convention (~200+ attendees), themed workshops, an Observatoire de Maturité, a Jamespot-powered community platform, and CBPA/CBPP certification preparation training delivered through Afnor Compétences.

The business model is a diversified non-profit revenue stack: individual membership fees from ~280 active members, low-ticket publication and journal sales via an online boutique, training revenue routed through Afnor (CPF-eligible), and event registration fees (typically 30-50€ for non-members). University partnerships with UniLaSalle, IAE Bordeaux, and UHA embed the methodology into degree programs, while vendor partners co-fund activities as Membres Bienfaiteurs. The 2026 approved budget is 80 K€, with the 2025 fiscal year closing at a deficit of 8,685€.

Name

France Processus

Legal name

Association France Processus

Website

https://franceprocessus.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

France Processus is a Paris-based non-profit association and the leading francophone reference community for process management, serving ~280 active members and ~1,600 community platform users with methodology frameworks, publications, monthly plenaries, an annual convention, and CBPA/CBPP certification training delivered through Afnor.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association – Process Management / BPM

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Project, Quality & Operations (PMP PDUs, Six Sigma, Quality CE) (EDAAALAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Digital Process Automation (DPA) & Orchestration Suites (HDAEAHAF)

Keywords

• Process management association
• Business process management
• BPM certification training
• Process optimization methodology
• Professional community network

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Annual membership fees from active members (around 280 members). Members receive full access to the Transversus journal and community platform.
2. Publication sales: Sale of Transversus journal issues (PDF format) and individual articles via an online boutique. Articles priced 1–20 EUR depending on age and format. Revenue supports association operations as it is a non-profit.
3. Certification training programs: Training for CBPA and CBPP international certifications delivered via Afnor Compétences. Training sessions range from 2-day to 5-day programs. Eligible for CPF (continuing professional education funding).
4. Event participation fees: Revenue from annual conventions, workshops, and symposiums. Non-members pay registration fees (e.g., 30–50 EUR for certain events) while members often attend free.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

France Processus is a non-profit professional association that develops and promotes process management methodology through its proprietary Modèle France Processus© framework, EPC® evaluation model, and the French-language CBOK V4 reference guide. It delivers services including membership-based community access, the Transversus professional journal, CBPA and CBPP certification training via Afnor Compétences, monthly plenary sessions, an annual convention, workshops, and a maturity observatory.

Product overview

France Processus is a non-profit association (association loi 1901) that serves as a reference community for process optimization, value chain management, performance management, and digital transformation. The organization offers a portfolio of professional services including a knowledge base (CBOK Guide), the Transversus review, training programs with certification preparation (CBPA and CBPP), monthly plenary sessions, annual conventions, workshops, and an observatory. These offerings are interconnected through the France Processus Manifesto and Model, which provide a framework for process-oriented management approaches.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Guide du Management par les Processus (CBOK): The association's comprehensive guide to process management, developed in partnership with ABPMP and published by Afnor Editions, serving as the international reference for BPM certifications.
• TRANSVERSUS
• Modèle France Processus
• Observatoire France Processus

Products and services

• Guide du Management par les Processus (CBOK V4) The definitive French-language reference guide for process management, internationally recognized as the BPM body of knowledge, translated and enriched for European/French context. Serves as the basis for CBPA and CBPP international certifications.
• Revue Transversus

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

29 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• ElemateminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Joined as Membre Bienfaiteur in 2026. Founded by Thomas Robert and Grégoire Baggio. Contributes to the association's ecosystem.
• ABPMP (Association Business Process Management Professionals)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 July 2020France Processus holds an affiliation contract with ABPMP, the American association that developed the CBOK international framework and BPM certifications. This affiliation grants France Processus exclusive French-language rights to translate and enrich the CBOK, published by Afnor Éditions. All France Processus trainers are CBPP-certified.
• Afnor CompétencescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 4 July 2020Afnor Compétences delivers CBPA and CBPP certification preparation training on behalf of France Processus. Exams are administered at Afnor Certification centers. All trainers are CBPP-certified members of France Processus.
• HEFLOminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFounding member (Membre Bienfaiteur) of France Processus. Provides BPM software platform support and contributes to the association's activities.
• SAP SignaviominorGTM or Marketing PartnerFounding member (Membre Bienfaiteur) of France Processus. Contributes to association activities as a leading BPM/process mining software vendor.
• CamundaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFounding member (Membre Bienfaiteur) of France Processus. Contributes as a process automation and orchestration platform provider. Joined in 2025.
• DigilenceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFounding member (Membre Bienfaiteur). Digital transformation consultancy contributing to France Processus.
• Call BoosterminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFounding member (Membre Bienfaiteur). Contributes to France Processus activities.
• BizzdesignminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFounding member (Membre Bienfaiteur). Enterprise architecture and BPM software provider. Joined in 2025 alongside Camunda and SAP Signavio.
• Software AG (ARIS)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerFounding member (Membre Bienfaiteur). ARIS process mining and enterprise architecture platform.
• ESQESEminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFounding member (Membre Bienfaiteur). Contributes to France Processus.
• Sopra SteriaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFounding member (Membre Bienfaiteur). Major French systems integrator contributing to process management events and hosting someplenaries at its Paris office.
• SindupminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFounding member (Membre Bienfaiteur). Specializes in competitive intelligence and strategic watch. CEO Mickaël Réault is a sponsor of the association and launched Le Grand Rebond observatory.
• PYX4minorGTM or Marketing PartnerFounding member (Membre Bienfaiteur). BPM software provider. Has co-authored the book 'Manager par les processus: Levier de performance pour les organisations' with France Processus experts, published by Afnor.
• MACIFminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFounding member (Membre Bienfaiteur). Major French insurance mutual. Hosted the 2025 annual convention at its Paris headquarters (17/21 Place Etienne Pernet, 75015 Paris).
• BonitasoftminorGTM or Marketing PartnerJoined as Membre Bienfaiteur in March 2021. Open-source BPM platform provider. Co-organizes webinars with France Processus and contributes case studies at plenaries. Joint events with Crédit Agricole Leasing & Factoring on BPM projects.
• BOC GroupminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFounding member (Membre Bienfaiteur). Enterprise architecture and process management software provider (BOC Group).
• AFNORcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner for publication (CBOK V4 via Afnor Éditions), training (Afnor Compétences), and joint events (AFNOR/C2P conferences on process management). Also developed the EPC® process evaluation model in cooperation with France Processus.
• Dream Collective (IQO)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerFounding member (Membre Bienfaiteur). Contributed to the book 'Processus et transversalité(s)' and process management publications.
• IFACI (Institut Français de l'Audit et du Contrôle Internes)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in joint conferences on process management, internal control, and risk management (e.g., April 2019 conference at Aix-en-Provence).
• AMRAE (Association pour le Management des Risques et des Assurances de l'Entreprise)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for regional conferences on risk management and process management synergies. Joint conference in Bordeaux (November 2019). Developing training programs with AMRAE in 2025.
• IAE Bordeaux (Université de Bordeaux)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for the DU (Diplôme Universitaire) 'Pilotage par les Processus et Management Collaboratif' launched in 2019. Joint conferences on data-driven performance and risk management.
• Club Urba EAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of the 2019 Symposium on 'AI and Customer Relations: Process and Information System Impacts' at Tour First, Paris La Défense.
• EY (Ernst & Young)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of the 2019 Symposium on AI and customer relations. Provided speaker (Arnaud Larroche, Partner AI Analytics) for the event.
• Mozart Consulting (WillBe Group)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMembre Bienfaiteur partner (through Sindup association). Co-developed the IBET (Indice de Bien-être au Travail) with Sindup for measuring employee engagement and stimulating collective intelligence.
• AFOPE (Association Française des Organisateurs d'Entreprise)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerContributed to the translation and enrichment of the CBOK at European level alongside France Processus members.
• UniLaSalleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntegrates France Processus process management concepts into its 4th-year engineering curriculum. Partner in academic dissemination of the approach.
• UHA (Université de Haute Alsace)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaster CGAO program integrates a session on 'Strategic Alignment and Process Management' taught by Prof. Marc Bollecker.
• ABBYYminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMembre Bienfaiteur. Provides process intelligence and digital intelligence content. Co-organized webinars on process mining and data-driven performance with France Processus.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• BPM.com / BPTrends: BPTrends (BPM.com) is an English-language BPM thought-leadership publication and conference organizer (BPTrends Conference). It is an adjacent, English-language ecosystem player in BPM community-building with overlapping practitioner audience but no direct French-market overlap.
• Syntec Conseil (Fédération Syntec): Syntec Conseil is the French federation of consulting firms including many of the same consultancies and BPM software vendors that participate in France Processus. It is an adjacent ecosystem organization representing the supply side of the consulting and digital transformation market FP serves.

Broad incumbents

• PMI (Project Management Institute): PMI is the international professional association for project management with PMP and related certifications. While its core domain is project rather than process management, it serves the same enterprise practitioner audience with a comparable certification-training-publication model.
• IIBA (International Institute of Business Analysis): IIBA is the international professional association for business analysis with its own CBAP/ECBA certifications and chapters in France. It is a broader incumbent in the adjacent business-analysis discipline, with comparable professional-certification and chapter-based community model.
• ASQ (American Society for Quality): ASQ is the large global quality-management professional association offering certifications (CQE, CSSBB, CMQ/OE) that overlap with process management. It is a broad incumbent in the same professional-certification and continuous-improvement space.
• ISACA: ISACA is the global professional association for IT governance, risk, and control (CISA, CISM, COBIT). It is a broad incumbent offering comparable certification and thought-leadership programs for governance and process-oriented practitioners in France and globally.

Regional players

• IFACI (Institut Français de l'Audit et du Contrôle Internes): IFACI is the French professional association for internal audit and control, partnered with France Processus for joint conferences on process management, risk management, and internal control synergies. It is a regional peer serving an adjacent risk-and-control discipline with overlapping enterprise audience.
• AMRAE (Association pour le Management des Risques et des Assurances de l'Entreprise): AMRAE is the French enterprise risk management association and a France Processus partner for joint conferences and developing training programs. It is a regional peer in the adjacent enterprise risk and governance discipline.

Direct peers

• ABPMP International: ABPMP International is the global professional association for business process management that developed the CBOK and CBPA/CBPP certifications — the very framework France Processus translates, enriches, and offers certification preparation for under an affiliation contract. It is the parent peer organization in the same niche.
• AFOPE (Association Française des Organisateurs d'Entreprise): AFOPE is the French association for enterprise organizers and contributed alongside France Processus members to the translation and enrichment of the CBOK. It is a direct French peer operating in overlapping organizational design and process management territory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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