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BPM should focus on people, not technology

Chartered Management Institute

The breadth and variety of BPM tools has never been greater, yet the increasing availability of tools has not increased the success of BPM projects. The biggest barrier to BPM success is so often human related. So your BPM efforts should start with one relatively easy and well-defined problem that you need to address.

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5 ways to avoid BPM failure

Chartered Management Institute

Gartner have identified 5 key pitfalls that can cause your BPM efforts to fall short. All BPM projects should have a clear idea about how to measure success. Starting BPM without understanding BPM - It's no good attempting a BPM project simply because a technology vendor has sold you on the splendour of their latest tool.

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Fueling Business Process Management with the Automation Engine that Can!

Strategy Driven

Organizations deploy automation technologies as the primary resource in their Business Process Management. Gone are the days were BPO meant Business Process Outsourcing, with Robotic Process Automation technology fueling new millennium enterprises, BPO has taken on a new meaning, Business Process Optimization.

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Macro Maps Help You Align Processes and Strategy

Strategy Driven

Some organizations create a Business Architecture graphic to show how business strategy, functions, processes, technology and data relate. When you add baseline data to a Macro Map, you visualize the criteria that the organization has chosen to use to prioritize their projects. that could influence the choice of one project or another.

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Adventure Team Challenge 2011

CO2

Hearing my heart rate monitor (provided by our sponsor EKHO ) signal that my heart elevated over 152 bpm (target rate), Sue said, “Gary, you’re doing great! Sadly, Ryan and our team gave them great insight into what challenges can be found with today’s technology. Swing your arms; it will help you.&#

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Five Coaching Tips to Help Business Process Management Leaders Succeed

Strategy Driven

When organizations want to build a process culture, they need to identify leaders for each process improvement effort—namely an Executive Sponsor, Process Owner, Project Lead and Business Process Management (BPM) Team Facilitator. The Executive Sponsor and Process Owner bring different strengths to the BPI Project.

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How Cloud Computing Is Changing Management

Harvard Business Review

Theories and practices of management often spring from the opportunities created by new technologies. Client-server technology begat enterprise resource planning systems, and the consequent system-wide visibility that was required for what we call business process management (BPM). How organizations are changing.