Business Process Management

Doing More with Less, the Smart Way

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A few weeks ago I was paging through an issue of Mother Jones and the article, “All Work and No Pay: The Great Speedup” caught my eye. The story discussed how more and more, managers are asking their employees to take on heavier workloads with longer hours without any incentives. What was even more striking […]

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Three Big Topics in Financial Services

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In the wake of this historic, global economic downturn there is little room for error among financial services companies. Volatile market conditions, impending regulatory requirements, and an intense competitive atmosphere have banking and insurance companies of all sizes rethinking risk, streamlining operations, and seeking new ways to create a more adaptable enterprise. Now, more than […]

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Battling Regulatory Pressures in Life Sciences

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It’s no secret that Life Sciences is one of the most highly regulated industries with ever-increasing obligations and scrutiny. As these requirements increase it is essential that you are prepared for changes that you can expect will continue to come. Life Sciences companies should build into their operational structure a plan for continuous change and […]

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Five Benefits of Using BPM for Regulatory Document Submission

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Regulatory Document Submission is one of the most time consuming, yet critical steps pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies must take to meet government requirements, ensure patient safety, and get a new product introduced to the market. While it is essential to the health of a pharmaceutical company to get its submissions issued efficiently, many […]

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Using Business Model Canvas for non-profits

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How do we use Alex Osterwalder’s Business Model Canvas for the business of a not-for-profit organisation? Or, for that matter, the non-monetary aspects of a commercial organisation?
Over the past while have been asked by quite a few folks – Shawn Callahan, Alan Rodriguez, Robert Phipps and others – about how to use the Business Model Canvas in […]

Evolving the Way Work Gets Done

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Taking into account the needs of our customers and partners and the rapid technology advancements in social computing, today Metastorm released Version 9.1 of the Metastorm BPM software suite, Version 9.0 of Metastorm Smart Business Workspace and the new Metastorm Business Process Intelligence (BPI) dashboards. These new editions include enhanced Social BPM capabilities, a completely […]

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From Social Stigma to Social Synergy

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It is remarkable how quickly social technologies have become the primary way that many people communicate and collaborate. Yet in many companies the use of these technologies is seen as detrimental time wasters that should be prohibited in the workspace. One of the reasons that social technologies have gotten a bad rap stems from their […]

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Extending Our Leadership

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We’ve got some great news! Last week, IDC MarketScape announced that Metastorm has is a Leader in Business Process Platforms – citing our consistent ROI, product innovation, cost management strategy, planning capabilities, and portfolio strategy, including our technical platform and vision around integration with content management.   So what does this mean for us and our […]

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The Battle of Our Times: Capabilities vs. Process

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Photo by Tim Hipps, FMWRC Public Affairs I’m a little ashamed to admit I’ve spent far too much of my career debating colleagues on the merits of capability versus process. In the worst example, I engaged in an intense debate … Continue reading →

Oil & Gas Companies Under Pressure

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Oil companies [are] essentially spending twice as much to undertake the same amount of work as in 2000¹. It’s evident that oil and gas companies are under an incredible amount of pressure. Pressure to meet increasing demands for energy, pressure to provide consistency in operations amid (or in spite of) price fluctuations, pressure to find […]

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Thoughts from Gartner BPM Summit

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Gartner Business Process Management Summit is in full swing and after a jam-packed day of keynotes, sessions, roundtables and one-on-one conversations with BPM users, vendors and industry experts, we are seeing three major themes driving  BPM interest and adoption today – Visibility, Change and Results. Collaboration between business and IT Bringing together business and IT […]

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BPMN vs. EPC revisited, part 1

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There were several posts and discussions on the topic of “BPMN vs. EPC”. One of them is quite comprehensive and its discussion thread very interesting. But there are still many important points untouched and I’d like to share some of them for those facing a choice of business process notation. That doesn’t mean that there […]