A service-oriented architecture (SOA) provides businesses with the ability to rapidly deploy new applications and easily integrate with other component applications both inside and outside the organization. Yet while it provides a great deal of flexibility for business units and IT departments, an SOA also creates difficulty in managing the consistency of business decisions delivered through various applications. This white paper describes how business rules management systems (BRMS) can help companies manage decision processes and achieve decision consistency across an SOA-based enterprise.
Why BPM Efforts Fail Before They Start — And How to Avoid the Most Common Mistakes
A Strategic Guide for BPM Beginners Process improvement looks simple—on paper. Draw a map, fix a few issues, and everything should run smoother. But in practice, many Business Process Management (BPM) efforts struggle before they even get going. Not because teams...