Tag Archives: bpmn
The Process of Processes
Let’s start with one simple definition: A business process is a series of steps performed by a group of stakeholders to achieve a concrete goal. Ok, if the series of steps are repeatable and standardized (sort of), then it sounds … read more
FollowThe BPM elements: Of Charts, Forms and Variables
In the ever evolving and in complexity growing arena of business process management – that sometimes seems to be excessively inflated with acronyms like iBPMS, S-BPM (download the book to S-BPM at Springer Open: link), RW-BPMS (call for papers and … read more
Briefing on Effektif: Introducing a new cloud-based business process platform
In March 2013, we already announced the launch of the company Effektif, founded by Tom Baeyens, a long-time BPM veteran and driving force behind open source initiatives jBPM and Activiti. Together with Signavio (www.signavio.com), Tom started Effektif to bring a new … read more
How to Create Intelligent Business Processes thanks to Big Data
I had a talk at EAM / BPM conference in London about “How to create intelligent Business Processes thanks to Big Data“. I wanted to share the story and the slides with you. Big Data and BPM BPM is … read more
Processes, Feedback and Management
In the 26th Feb 2013 edition of BPTrends [Harmon 2013], Paul Harmon wrote about the role feedback and group activities play in business processes. In particular, he pointed out an easy to miss and difficult to model common snippet that needs … read more
Briefing: Effektif for BPM in the cloud
Last week, I was contacted by Tom Baeyens for a briefing on a new business initiative in the cloud BPM arena. My initial take was to say “no” as doing briefings is something I’d consider more appropriate for commercial BPM … read more
8 Best Practices for a Successful Introduction of BPM
Business Process Management (BPM) is complex, expensive, and often fails! If you agree (in the year of 2012+), then you should read the following rules to do BPM correctly in your next project. I have written an article for “Service … read more
Presentation vs. Content: What Matters Most to Executives
A collaborative team of employees, consultants and leadership work into the night to prepare a presentation for an executive meeting the following day. This story plays out regularly in business environments where teams face the challenging decision, “What do the … read more
Building a Business Process Map Using BPM Tools and BPMN Notation (part 2)
The first part of this blog discussed business process management tools and the BPMN notation, identifying particular strengths of these tools and notation. In this second part, we will describe an example project case on business process re-engineering, called the “Buldeza’s Project”. … read more
Building a Business Process Map Using BPM Tools and BPMN Notation
The first part of this article aims at discussing business process management tools and the BPMN notation, identifying particular strengths of these tools and notation, supported by an example project case on business process re-engineering in part two of this … read more
