Happy Holidays from BPM

We will be taking some much needed time off for the holidays. We'd like to thank you for your readership and we encourage you to check back with us next year for more innovative thought, perspective and news surrounding the world of business process management.

We wish you a joyous holiday season!

Evolve BPM: Best of 2008

With the year drawing to a close, we're going to share the top five articles of 2008. Look for more news from BPM in 2009!

How do you Define Business Process Management?
Shocking Numbers for Business Process Management Adoption
SAP Introduces new Business Process Certification
Haldiram looks to Infogain Corporation for BPM
Pegasystems Launches an Industry-First BPM Platform-as-a-Service

Ascentn Expands to Romania

According to this post on eBizQ Ascentn, which is a provider of .NET-based Business Process Management System (BPMS) solutions, has announced that its further expansion by signing a partnership for the Romania-region. Read the full post here.

Agile Architecture

Researching through slideshare.net, I came across this interesting presentation from Mike Kavis, the CTO of M-Dot, in which he highlights how to provide business agility by leveraging a sound architectural vision and strategy made up of SOA, EDA, Cloud Computing. Enjoy!

Agile Architecture

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BPM Risk Management Outline

I came across this post on Business Process Management IQ that details a comprehensive outline for managing risk in any project as provided by PMBOK (the project management book of knowledge). I’ve copied the outline below. Enjoy!

Risk Management Outline
1. Risk Management Planning – approach to and plan for risk management as well as the approach an organization takes to execution of plans
2. Risk Identification – determining risks and identifying the characteristics of those risks
3. Qualitative Risk Analysis – prioritizing risks responses based on probability of occurrence and impact
4. Quantitative Risk Analysis – analyzing effect of risks should they come to fruition
5. Risk Response Planning – developing options and actions to minimize risks and their effects
6. Risk Monitoring & Control – tracking risks, monitoring residual risks, identifying new risks, executing risk response plans and evaluating effects of those plans

Note: PMBOK states some risks are positive and refers to them as Opportunities. Some risks are negative and are commonly referred to as Threats. I think it is a stretch to call a risk an “opportunity.” I prefer that you conduct a SWOT analysis.

BPM Solutions from IBM

Here’s an interesting clip I came across on YouTube. This clip, provided by IBM, provides an overview of a business process management solution based on service oriented architecture that can provide the flexibility your company needs to innovate and win in your marketplace. The video is 5 minutes long, so take a couple of moments to view it. Enjoy!