The importance of having an efficient system of business processes to drive an organization may seem like basic principle. If a business isn’t running efficiently, it may not be realizing or maximizing its financial, market coverage or other strategic goals. In a recent survey of 1,400 CIOs by Gartner Executive Programs, the top business priority identified by CIOs was business process improvement1. For individuals or organizations that are being asked to investigate process improvement, Business Process Management or BPM is a term that frequently associated with the process improvement. Unfortunately, BPM sometimes seems to have as many different meanings. Which definition is correct and how can BPM be applied to help achieve process improvement goals?
The BPM Lifecycle: Exploring Models for Strategy to Execution and Continuous Improvement
BPM lifecycle—the conceptual framework organizations use to describe how processes are managed, improved, and governed over time. But here’s the truth: we don’t have a standardized model of the BPM lifecycle. And in fact, that’s one of the things we love about BPM....