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BPM and Employee Engagement

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By Scott Menter on November 16, 2011 4:23 PM 0 Vote 0 Votes
It's 8 PM, you haven't had dinner, and the end of the work day is nowhere in sight. You've got management reports to prepare and a presentation to deliver in the morning.  Those are the highest priority items on... Read More..
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You Say You Want a Revolution? Well, You Know...

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By Scott Menter on August 3, 2011 8:27 PM 0 Vote 0 Votes
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Open Wallet

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By Scott Menter on July 15, 2011 3:17 PM 0 Vote 0 Votes
This week's announced acquisition of Global 360 by OpenText had me scratching my head.  Didn't OpenText only just recently acquire Metastorm?  My mom would no doubt disapprove of OpenText's voracious appetite for BPM firms:  she always taught me to take... Read More..
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Driving a Stake Through the Heart of Single-Purpose Apps

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By Scott Menter on June 20, 2011 9:16 PM 0 Vote 0 Votes
The dead walk among us. I'm not referring to zombies, though if I were, I would definitely refer you to this important resource. No, I'm talking about business apps that serve a single, dedicated purpose; apps that have comprised the... Read More..
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BPM in the Mid-Market

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By Scott Menter on May 2, 2011 1:35 PM 0 Vote 0 Votes
Last time I touched on the frequent (though, to my mind, inaccurate) observations about BPM's adoption and maturity in the marketplace. Today I'll zoom in on a specific part of that marketplace, the mid-sized organization.Anyone taking the time to read... Read More..
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Adoption

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By Scott Menter on April 21, 2011 12:40 PM 0 Vote 0 Votes
I'm curious about those analysts who talk about the widespread adoption, even maturity, of BPM, because I ain't seeing it. My employer is doing a brisk business selling to customers who usually have no BPM solution currently in place, and... Read More..
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Simulation > Evolution > Prediction!

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By Scott Menter on March 29, 2011 5:39 PM 0 Vote 0 Votes
Last time, I ventured to suggest that the value of simulation in the BPM world lies somewhere between slim and none. A number of you took issue with my comments, which was fun, because it gets awfully boring around here... Read More..
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Simulated Benefits

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By Scott Menter on March 10, 2011 6:37 PM 9 Vote 0 Votes
I once suggested on Twitter that simulation in the BPM world is a non-starter. I don't remember my exact words, but the gist of it was, "Nobody uses simulation." A famous and influential analyst called me out, asking me if... Read More..
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Growing with BPM

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By Scott Menter on February 18, 2011 4:28 PM 0 Vote 0 Votes
Last time I discussed the merits of tactical, or modest-sized BPM solutions as compared with the strategic, high-dollar variety often selected by large enterprises. Ultimately, the two categories aren't in competition at all, because tactical BPM is geared towards small-... Read More..
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Big Data

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By Scott Menter on February 10, 2011 12:53 PM 0 Vote 0 Votes
Last time we talked about BPM's ability to pull together data from a variety of sources, including those big-dollar software suites with the famous acronyms: CRM, ERP, HRIS, and so forth. As exciting as it is that BPM can tie... Read More..
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Scott Menter

E. Scott Menter is the VP of Business Solutions for BP Logix, a provider of business process management (BPM) solutions to corporate, non-profit, and government organizations. In addition to technology leadership positions in financial services and higher education, Scott also spent over a decade leading his own identity management software firm. Contact Scott at Scott.Menter@bplogix.com
or http://twitter.com/ESMatBPL.

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