May 2007 UPDATE

NEW FEATURES MAY 2007

A blurb from Celia… Mention new columnists Sinar and ZurMuehlen

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Be sure to check out the complete BPM Events Calendar. We will be presenting and participating in the following events:

  • BPM Seminars:Sao Paulo, Brazil; Santiago, Chile; and Lima, Peru, June 11th, 13th and 15th, 2007
  • OMG 3rd Annual BPM Think Tank 2007, July 23-25, 2007

Bptrends Monthly Email Advisors

BPM and Project Management – May 15, 2007

There’s process management, which is associated with the day-to-day management of processes, and then there’s BPM Project Management, which is required every time a company undertakes a major project to improve a business process. In this advisor we consider some of the things a good BPM project manager needs to do. (LINK)

The OMG Moves Ahead on BPMD, BPMM, and a Finance Framework– May 29, 2007

The OMG Technical Committee met in April and launched several new business process initiatives, including a new effort on notation and the BP metamodel, a BP maturity model and a business process framework for finance. In this advisor we will discuss the OMG’s existing and evolving standards and the OMG’s upcoming BPM conference: the Think Tank 2007. (LINK)

Columns

(Fingar-Photo) Extreme Competition: Shift Happens

If you haven’t seriously considered the possible impact of globalization on your organization, read Peter Fingar’s column this month for some startling facts that will give you cause to consider it now. Peter offers counsel on rethinking BPM initiatives to meet the challenge the “Shift”, a consequence of globalization, will inevitably present to your enterprise. (Link)

(Jeston and Nelis-Photo)Down Under: A Powerful Metaphor for a Balanced BPM Implementation

Using the metaphor of a rowing team in a race to the finish line, John Jeston and Johan Nelis, examine the components necessary for team success and apply them to the implementation of BPM initiatives. Balanced implementation is the key, and the authors provide useful ammunition to present to managers who wish to slash implementation costs. (Link)

(Sinur-Photo) A Strategist’s Perspective:Business Process Management Maturity

In his initial column for BPTrends, Jim Sinur seeks to clarify and expand the definition of “maturity” in BPM. To do so, he proposes some sound oversight practices that will continuously improve your organization’s processes. (Link)

(Smith-Photo)Process Innovation: # 10 P TRIZ There Are Solutions in Polarities

This month Howard Smith examines Barry Johnson’s theory involving polarities, i.e. that there are some insolvable problems. Howard disagrees. Read his challenge to that theory and his solutions to Johnson’s unsolvable problems. (Link)

(Michael zur Muehlen-Photo) Class Notes: Research and Education in BPM.

In his first column on research and Education in the context of Business Process Management, Michael zur Muehlen presents a brief history of BPM research in the academy. This month, Michael examines an old business book from 1956 and discovers how pertinent the contents and questions posed by the author remain in today’s business environment. (Link)

Articles

Business Process Architecture and DesignOscar Barros of the University of Chile presents a detailed methodology for Business Process Architecture that has been used with success in more than 100 projects.(Link)

Do You Have a Business-Oriented Architecture? In his article, Rod Favoron describes BPM as a business-oriented architecture that enables owners of processes to set improvement goals and orchestrate actions across the company to achieve them. Recognition of this fact by CIO’s has made BPM tools and architecture one of the most sought-after technologies. (Link)

Future of SOA-Part 3 of 7 Keith Harrison-Broninski continues his examination of potential problems for adopters of SOA. In this article, he explores unforeseen dangers in the implementation of software changes. (Link)

Understanding Work and Work Control SystemsIn this clear and concise article, Fred Nickols presents a model of a work control system that has had proven success in making work more productive. (Link)

Book Reviews

Sales and Marketing the Six Sigma Way by Michael J. Webb with Tom Gorman

Webb and Gorman have written a book that shows corporate executives and sales managers how to improve their sales and marketing processes. In his review, Paul Harmon, who used to specialize in sales process improvement, concludes that this is the best sales improvement book he’s ever read.

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