Process

Power, Process, Project, People – Force Two

Recently I have started a series about Power, Process, Project and People. After I have touched Power, I now like to reflect a bit on Process and what I am doing with processes in my daily Enterprise Architecture work. Just to repeat…

Power, Process, Project, People

I keep writing about People, because I strongly believe that in the end the only thing which really matters is people, like in the Agile Manifesto: Individuals and Interactions over Processes and Tools.In the past days I have seen plenty of interesting…

The social construction of process

That previous post on process was, yes, I’ll admit it, a bit long: but the key point is that the term ‘process’ is necessarily a bit blurred, and that we get into trouble if we try too hard to sharpen up its definition.…

The meaning of process

What do we mean by the term ‘process’? What is a process? For that matter, what isn’t a process? This came up in a great Skype-conversation today with Kevin Smith, creator of PEAF (the Pragmatic EA Framework), about yet another LinkedIn somewhat-circular discussion –…

Uncle Sam….Agile??

I subscribe to the free investigative reports generated by the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO). For my foreign readers and those not familiar with GAO, the agency describes itself as follows:"The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent, nonpartisan agency…

Customer-Driven Conversation

Understanding how to handle customer needs and expectations is critical to success. From better service levels to lower costs to new, innovative product offerings, the pressure is on for organizations to go above and beyond. And, as consumerization continues its exponential growth,…

Measure What Really Matters

I ran across a very interesting op-ed by Tim Jackson on productivity today in the New York Times. The gist of his well-articulated argument is that due to our relentless drive for increased output, certain professions and their attendant tasks become negatively…

Measure What Really Matters

I ran across a very interesting op-ed by Tim Jackson on productivity today in the New York Times. The gist of his well-articulated argument is that due to our relentless drive for increased output, certain professions and their attendant tasks become negatively…

Must-See Guide to Gartner EA

As many of you are aware, the Gartner Enterprise Architecture (EA) Summit starts tomorrow in National Harbor, MD!  This year’s agenda looks promising – focusing heavily on how EA can and should deliver business value, growth and transformation. In our second annual…

High-Velocity BPM Comes to the Cloud

For years, we have been known for our ability to rapidly deliver BPM solutions to our clients. It is also known that as a result of our intuitive user experience, many of our customers have quickly become self-sufficient in building a large…

Expanding the Envelope of BPM

Organizational leaders face difficult decisions when it comes to balancing change against ROI expectations. Does change justify the cost in terms of time, money and resources? At the end of the day, executives are looking solutions that can help them create and…
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