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| These papers are provided free of charge. In reverse chronological order: |
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Issues and Best Practices for the BPM and SOA Journey takes a look at the issues associated with combining BPM and SOA, how the two approaches complement each other, identifying a range of best practice observations and pitfalls to avoid. The paper also explores a couple of modeling techniques to help coordinate the bottom-up approach of SOA, with the top-down methodology of BPM. Paper development sponsored by TIBCO.
Getting Past The First BPM Project (Developing A Repeatable BPM Capability) – As BPM takes off within the organization, the challenge becomes one of delivering on the promise across a broad front. This paper focuses on how to create an effective methodology and organizational capability to meet this challenge. It presents a wide variety of best practice tips and pitfalls to avoid, highlighting the experiences of several major enterprises pursuing business transformation via BPM. Paper Development sponsored by Lombardi Software.
The Keys To BPM Project Success – Explores the best practices for ensuring success when approaching your first BPM project. This paper provides advice on how to develop your BPM Project Blueprint, defining 9 key stages and suggesting techniques that can support each phase. It also discusses some of the ways in which the BPM Project Blueprint should develop as the firm becomes more familiar with BPM implementation success. Paper development sponsored by FileNet.
Rules are from Mars & Processes from Venus – Investigates the relationship between business rules and business processes, evaluating what is possible when the two approaches are effectively combined. Paper development sponsored by Pega.
BPM Driving Business Performance – Discusses how BPM is primarily a management philosophy, with supporting capability from the technology side, how together these aspects can be used to drive business performance. Paper development sponsored by FileNet.
BPM and Management - Too Much BP not enough M – Explores the issues associated with the management of business processes within the enterprise.
The Split Personality of BPM – Explores the link between Business Strategy, BPM Technology and Process Architectures, highlighting the need for, and difficulty in achieving both procedural ‘control’ and business ‘agility’. This paper includes an exhaustive discussion on the Procedures & Practices perspective.
BPM - A Primer - A shorter summary of some of the issues covered in The Split Personality of BPM.
Older Process Product Watch (PPW) assessments can be found here for Fuego and Staffware
BPM traning programs
BPM Training Programs – Best Practices in BPM Development & Deployment
This material provides a broad range of best practices for BPM project delivery and methods. Working in conjunction with a leading academic institution, we recently overhauled our BPM training material, developing a learning framework in conjunction with BPM-Focus to providing a number of ways of dicing and slicing the training requirement, catering for a wide variety of needs as follows: |
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Understanding BPM – General Overview of BPM and the benefits it can bring. It is particularly focused on the needs of senior Line of Business, IT and Executives. See BPM Module One for an outline of this content. |
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Starting Out – Ensuring your BPM projects are successful and creating the right organizational context for BPM. It focuses on achieving success in the first set of BPM projects, with the core objective of securing organizational buy-in. This module is most relevant to those setting up, planning or managing a BPM initiative within the organization. |
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Rolling Out – Creating a “Repeatable BPM Methodology” and the formation of a BPM Center of Excellence (BPM CoE)/Business Process Management Office (BPMO). This module is designed for those involved in managing the ongoing delivery of BPM projects. It complements some of the concept in the Starting Out module, taking them much further, while exploring the implications for roll-out across the business as success is achieved. See BPM Module Two for an outline. |
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| Underpinning these more general courses are advanced programs designed for Business Analysts, Process Architects and other BPM change agents who are looking to grow their expertise. These specialized components are based on separate one-day or half day sessions. They can be grouped across three broad dimensions: |
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Modeling – BPMN, Role Activity Diagrams (RADs), EPCs, Petri Nets, etc. See BPM Module Three for an outline) |
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Design – Approaches to Process Architecture, BPM Frameworks, Process Design for Case Handling, RIVA, etc. |
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Analysis – Business Analyst Improvement Techniques, Systems Thinking, BPM & Six Sigma, etc. |
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Other – BP Standards Ecology, The Role of IT, etc. |
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| Each of these training modules will be available publicly and may also be customized for in-house delivery. Some of this courseware is based on the licensed IP of third parties. Over time, this training framework will be extended and formally certified through relationships with leading academic institutions |
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| BPM Suites Report |
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Working in partnership with the BP Trends, Derek Miers produced the most comprehensive review of virtually all of the leading BPM Suites. To date, it is still the most up to date and comprehensive report available on BPM Suites. The report series is published on the BP Trends site here and is available Free Of Charge (with Registration).
The report includes an extensive introduction section that explores all of the key issues to consider when evaluating BPM products and the generic approaches taken by vendors. Vendors included in the study are TIBCO/Staffware, FileNet, M1 Global, Pega, CommerceQuest, Chordiant, Ultimus, Ascentn, Appian, IBM, InSession Technologies, B2B Internet and eg Solutions. In October 2005 the report was extended to include Oracle, Graham Technology, Singularity, Clear Technology and HandySoft. |
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BPM Solutions
BPM Labs Inc offers an extensive range of consulting, design, development, delivery, and support services and professional expertise needed to successfully design, develop, implement, and maintain a business process solution, ensuring delivery of anticipated benefits, return on investment, and reliability of mission-critical processes.
BPM Labs Inc consultants have wide-ranging experience and specialization in process management design, business process re-engineering and application integration. Our software architects and engineers specialize in the delivery of enterprise solutions, endorsing our commitment to providing quality advice, guidance, implementation, and support to customers globally.
BPM Labs Inc can take responsibility for the end-to-end solution delivery, from initial analysis through design and implementation to installation, support, and maintenance.
We work closely with the customer's process management team during the project, ensuring that the customer's controls and standards are observed and the maximum use of in-house expertise is obtained. Where the company has the required technical or project management resources in-house, BPM Labs inc can assist at key project stages by making experienced and highly skilled engineers and specialists available for consultation.
The skills and technology transfer to our customers is recognized as one of the most critical services required for the development, maintenance, and enhancement of a successful business process systems.
Benefits of BPM
By providing a comprehensive, customized BPM solution, BPM Labs Inca creates for its clients a solid foundation for competitive advantage and the infrastructure for unprecedented growth. Among the primary benefits are: |
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Increased efficiency and organizational productivity
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Reduced errors |
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Reduced processing time |
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Consistent adherence to business rules |
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Comprehensive monitoring and reporting |
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Full audit trail recording and reporting |
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Improved customer service |
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Enhanced process control |
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Adherence to statutory, industry and management regulations |
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Enhanced competitive advantage |
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Outstanding return on investment and payback from the rapid deployment of process automation and application integration solutions, designed to exact requirements |
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