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What mistakes do businesses still make with BPM?

pschooff — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:18:24 -0500

Big or small, what mistakes do companies still persistently make that prevents them from realizing the full benefits of BPM?...

How disruptive will social networks be to business processes?

pschooff — Tue, 21 May 2013 09:57:27 -0500

A question raised here, which quotes, "Social networks will displace business processes, not socialize them." So how big of an impact do you see social networks having on business processes? ...

Is the CIO as we know it an endangered species?

pschooff — Thu, 16 May 2013 09:21:41 -0500

As quoted on Chris Taylor's blog, "CIOs do not understand where the business needs to go, and CIOs do not have a strategy, in terms of opportunities to be pursued or challenges to be addressed in support of the business." So do you think today's CIO will survive?...

What feature of BPM solutions is most overlooked by businesses?

pschooff — Tue, 14 May 2013 09:33:47 -0500

From Scott Menter, prompted by this discussion, what BPM feature do you think is most often overlooked by companies?...

What do you think of IBM moving away from BPM and towards the term 'smarter process'?

pschooff — Thu, 09 May 2013 09:15:55 -0500

As Scott Francis blogged, "It would have been easy to walk away from the conference thinking IBM didn't care about BPM - because they were using the words 'Smarter Process' all the time." What do you think?...

Are inflexible/structured processes on the way out?

pschooff — Tue, 07 May 2013 09:22:04 -0500

As Jim Sinur writes in this blog, the days are numbered for rigid processes. What do you think?...

Do most businesses fail to get the most out of their BPMS?

pschooff — Thu, 02 May 2013 09:14:30 -0500

As Sandy Kemsley reported from a Paul Harmon keynote at bpmNEXT, "Most BPM technology vendors are selling the ability to implement level 5, yet most organizations are at level 1 or 2, and struggling to improve their process maturity." Is this true of most companies, and how can it be changed?...

How important are processes to a company's competitive advantage?

pschooff — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:29:33 -0500

A point that came up in this forum, Jaisundar wrote, " With due respect (to other references here), BPM done right is definitely about unlocking competitive advantage." So when it comes to competitive advantage, how key are a company's processes?...

How important is SOA to a company's mobile strategy?

pschooff — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:40:28 -0500

As Forrester says here (which requires registration), "SOA is driving such new software architecture trends as mobile applications." So exactly how important is SOA and enterprise architecture in executing the mobile strategy for a company? ...

Has standardization become synonymous with BPM?

pschooff — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:26:51 -0500

As Elise Olding from Gartner writes here, "Standardization has become synonymous with BPM. Whether right or wrong, I hear many execs refer to 'standardizing business processes' as their view of what BPM achieves." Is this a good or bad thing for BPM?...

What tools does every business UI need?

pschooff — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:41:17 -0500

User interface (UI) keeps coming up as essential to user buy-in. So what tool or component does every user interface need to achieve that?...

Is BPM now irrelevant without social?

pschooff — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:06:47 -0500

From this ZDNet blog, "Matt made the case that social and BPM technologies must be linked." So how dependent are BPM and social? Also, is social now irrelevant without BPM? ...

Is the future for both BPM and case management being combined into a single solution?

pschooff — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:28:26 -0500

Is the future for both BPM and case management being packaged together in a single solution?...

Should businesses not use BPM as a solution for a specific problem?

pschooff — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 09:59:29 -0500

From this Theo Priestley interview: "They are still approaching BPM as a solution for a specific process or department. Some BPM gurus and BPMS vendors will argue that this is short-sighted." What are your thoughts?...

How do you make sure BPM stays relevant across the business strategy?

pschooff — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:58:12 -0500

This question was raised at Gartner's BPM summit, which Anne Stuart is covering here: How do you make sure BPM stays relevant across the business strategy and does not just become the "program of the day" or part of the IT function?...