http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/bpm_view/ Scott covers ground-level BPM issues of interest to enterprise users who are tasked to do more with less while improving business processes. en Copyright 2012 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:54:40 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.37 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Last year, ebizQ Forum managing editor Peter Schooff asked his readers and contributors if processes should "be fixed" before migrating them to a BPM platform. At first I thought he was asking if processes should be rendered incapable of reproducing, but then... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/bpm_view/2012/04/just-do-it.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/bpm_view/2012/04/just-do-it.php Business Process Management Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:54:40 -0500 scottmenter 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... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/bpm_view/2011/11/bpm-and-employee-engagement.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/bpm_view/2011/11/bpm-and-employee-engagement.php Business Process Management Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:23:04 -0500 scottmenter 0 0 1 289 1650 BP Logix 13 3 1936 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt;... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/bpm_view/2011/08/you-say-you-want-a-revolution-well-you-know.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/bpm_view/2011/08/you-say-you-want-a-revolution-well-you-know.php Business Process Management Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:27:52 -0500 scottmenter 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... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/bpm_view/2011/07/open-wallet.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/bpm_view/2011/07/open-wallet.php Business Process Management Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:17:57 -0500 scottmenter 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... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/bpm_view/2011/06/driving-a-stake-through-the-heart-of-single-purpose-apps.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/bpm_view/2011/06/driving-a-stake-through-the-heart-of-single-purpose-apps.php Business Process Management Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:16:20 -0500 scottmenter 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... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/bpm_view/2011/05/bpm-in-the-mid-market.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/bpm_view/2011/05/bpm-in-the-mid-market.php Business Process Management Mon, 02 May 2011 13:35:02 -0500 scottmenter 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... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/bpm_view/2011/04/adoption.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/bpm_view/2011/04/adoption.php Business Process Management Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:40:05 -0500 scottmenter 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... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/bpm_view/2011/03/simulation-evolution-prediction.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/bpm_view/2011/03/simulation-evolution-prediction.php Business Process Management Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:39:38 -0500 scottmenter 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... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/bpm_view/2011/03/simulated-benefits.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/bpm_view/2011/03/simulated-benefits.php Business Process Management Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:37:52 -0500 scottmenter 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-... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/bpm_view/2011/02/growing-with-bpm.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/bpm_view/2011/02/growing-with-bpm.php Business Process Management Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:28:48 -0500 scottmenter 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... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/bpm_view/2011/02/big-data.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/bpm_view/2011/02/big-data.php Business Process Management Thu, 10 Feb 2011 12:53:30 -0500 scottmenter One of the great things about BPM is its ability to connect the 500-pound gorillas of the IT software portfolio, such ERP, HRIS, and CRM, to the mundane processes that form the heart of a typical employee's workday. Take travel... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/bpm_view/2011/01/taming-the-500-pound-gorilla.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/bpm_view/2011/01/taming-the-500-pound-gorilla.php Business Process Management Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:49:22 -0500 scottmenter My career has taken me a lot of places over the past two-and-a-half decades. As a technologist, I spent a lot of time creating purpose-built solutions for a variety of business needs. As a manager, I faced the challenge of... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/bpm_view/2011/01/bpm-the-view-from-all-sides.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/bpm_view/2011/01/bpm-the-view-from-all-sides.php Business Process Management Tue, 11 Jan 2011 20:28:59 -0500 scottmenter