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Business Process Portfolio Management

By: Bob Curtice, Associate Researcher, Institute for Process Management - Babson College

Organizations typically undertake periodic process improvement that are focused on specific business processes and may or may not align with the business strategy. In order to realize all the benefits of sometimes disparate BPM efforts, there needs to be an ongoing, organization-wide effort to assess and measure the results and continue to use the successful implementations. A process portfolio is the answer.

Bob Curtice is Vice President of Performance Improvement Associates. He was previously Vice President of Arthur D. Little, Inc.

Standards and the Process Lifecycle

By: Bruce Silver, Principal, Bruce Silver Associates

In the BPM world, like the world in general, standards are like motherhood and apple pie. Vendors and buyers alike are vociferous in their support. After all, standards reduce the costs of vendor lock-in, simplify training and support, reduce risk of vendor failure, facilitate component integration and reuse, support interoperability of systems and processes, expand the choice of compatible technology, and promote agility in a changing world.

Leveraging Business Rules in a BPM World

The core of a business's integrity lies within its policies and rules and their management. The rules must be separated business processes if an organization is to know what the rules are, where the rules guide business decisions, and anticipated business impact when rules change. This presentation offers a practical approach for integrating a business rules approach, especially where BPM and BRE technology come together.

Why You Need A Source Rule Repository

By: Janet K. Wall, President, Knowledge Partners, Inc.

Businesses today are confined by budget and time more than ever, which in turn affects the projects that are approved. IT and business organizations must review each project to ensure that it will provide value to the overall business to attain business objectives.

Leveraging Business Rules in a BPM World

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Barbara von Halle, Managing Partner & Founder, Knowledge Partners International LLP

By: Jon Huntress, Special Events Correspondent, BPM Institute

Barbara von Halle is the founder of Knowledge Partners, a company specializing in business rule services. Her most recent book, "Business Rules Applied" is the first book to contain a systematic approach for delivering business rules systems. It was a finalist in the 2002 Jolt Awards from Software Development Magazine.

Supporting a BPM Reference Architecture and Compliance Framework

As organizations confront increasing complexity in their business environments, business leaders seek out technologies that allow them to automate, monitor, and optimize key processes across the enterprise. The ability to quickly develop business rules that not only define how these processes are executed, but also to drive customized user interfaces, tasks, monitoring, and automated processes have become key elements in business process management (BPM) application development.

Redefining BAM

By: Bill Chambers, Principal Analyst, Doculabs

For many people hearing the term “BAM,” the first thing that comes to mind is “business activity monitoring.” But for leading organizations and providers of business process management (BPM) solutions, BAM means something more; it means “business activity management.”

For too long, BAM has been relegated to the role of monitoring real-time transactions and events. But monitoring is only one part of managing the activity of your business.

Document Imaging and Business Process Management - A Partnership Built for Success

In this presentation, DeShoran Smith, 1199/SEIU National Benefit Fund, will share a case study presentation on how a self-administered, self-insured non-profit was able tosolve an out-of-control paperwork problem by placing the Fund's workflow under the control of Business Process Management (BPM) software, and replacing paper folders with electronic folders and digital images of member correspondence and other documents. Smith will discuss why the Fund turned to a BPM solution and how an Imaging/Retrieval system was also integrated into its processes.

Case Study: Document Imaging and Business Process Management - A Partnership Built for Success

By: Jon Huntress, Special Events Correspondent, BPM Institute

This presentation is a case study on how a self- administered, self-insured non-profit was able to solve an archaic paperwork document problem by placing the Fund’s workflow under the control of BPM software and replacing paper folders with electronic folders and digital images of member correspondence and other documents. Smith discusses why the Fund turned to a BPM solution and how an imaging and retrieval system was integrated into its processes. Smith offered insights into the benefits the Fund experienced since implementation.

Selection Criteria for BPM Software

By: Jon Huntress, Special Events Correspondent, BPM Institute

An interview with Bruce Silver- Principal, Bruce Silver Associates

Dr. Bruce Silver is an independent consultant and industry analyst specializing in enterprise content management and business process management technology. He writes the monthly "Business Rules" column for Transform magazine, as well as numerous white papers and reports available at www.brsilver.com. His new report, "The Manager’s Guide to BPM Software," provides an in-depth review of BPM technology and vendor offerings.