BPM has evolved past the hype by delivering impressive business results. See how companies have solved business problems quickly through their BPM platform, and how some companies are pushing the envelope by taking BPM to the enterprise level. Recognize that BPM is real, and it is happening.
Learn how BPM is an integrator par-excellence, bringing all the functions of a company onto a common process platform through its four-part architecture. BPM brings all roles within the company onto a common meta-model of the business, thus eliminating miscommunication and mis-alignment between functions. BPM also synchronizes strategic plans with operational, tactical activities. BPM puts the customer first by forcing visibility into the entire value chain of the customer.
What works in implementing a BPM initiative? How to get started? How to build on success? What is the role of a BPM Center of Excellence? Some of smartest practitioners and early adopters are asking these questions. Hear about some of the best practices in BPM adoption and implementation.
Featured Speakers
Kiran Garimella, Vice President, BPM Solutions, Software AG
Kiran Garimella is Vice President, BPM Solutions, Software AG, responsible for strategy and evangelism. He chairs the company’s BPM Advisory Council, a think-tank of independent, external thought leaders in BPM and closely related disciplines. He is a frequent writer and speaker on business, management and technology and contributes to three blogs on BPM. Dr. Garimella is the author of the 2006 business novel, The Power of Process: Unleashing the Source of Competitive Advantage, for senior managers and executives in IT and business. The book has been adopted as a supplemental text at the University of Florida and Georgia State University.
Michael Lees, Senior Director, Product Marketing, BPMS, Software AG
Michael Lees is Senior Director, Product Marketing, BPMS, at Software AG and is responsible for global product marketing initiatives for the company’s BPM product line. Prior to joining Software AG/webMethods, Mr. Lees was founder and CEO of Cerebra, Inc., a leader in metadata management solutions. Cerebra, originally located in the U.K., moved to the U.S. in 2004 and was acquired by webMethods in 2006. Mr. Lees has worked with many large corporate and federal organizations on their use of metadata and semantic technologies as enablers (along with BPM and SOA) of agile business, information and IT strategies. Mr. Lees is a graduate of Durham University (Business Economics) and is a fully qualified Chartered Accountant. Prior to founding Cerebra, he was a technology analyst and technology fund manager for one of the U.K.’s largest investment houses.
