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All Articles By Bruce Silver BPMS Watch Rates 11 Business Process Management Suites The BPMS Watch Ratings Report for the Second-Quarter 2008 takes a close look at the integration, human workflow, production workflow and case management capabilities of industry-leading BPM suites. All-around standouts include BEA and Lombardi, Oracle, Software AG, EMC and Global 360. Put to the Test: Savvion BPM Once business users master Savvion's modeling tool, it's easy for IT to turn the designs into executable processes. Change Agent: Getting Started in BPM Most people curious about BPM don't think of it as a software technology or an "implementation" at all. They see it more as a new way to understand and measure their business. Change Agent: BPM With or Without SOA Both BPM and SOA talk about agility, reuse, business-IT alignment, service-level agreements and BAM. But in reality, they're quite different. BPM works today, but broad use begs for better ties to SOA. Analysis: Where Rules Management and BPM Meet Rules management and process management are both aimed at improving business agility and performance, but they're fundamentally different technologies designed for complementary purposes. So which tasks do you handle in each toolset? We'll show you how to strike the right mix of techniques and score that perfect 10! Change Agent: Don't Bank on Reusing Services Some service-oriented architecture evangelists make reuse out to be some sort of Holy Grail. Yet other practitioners on both the SOA and BPM sides believe that reuse is a 'phantom,' something not really there after all. So is reuse real? Change Agent: Don't Bank on Reusing Services Some service-oriented architecture evangelists make reuse out to be some sort of Holy Grail. Yet other practitioners on both the SOA and BPM sides believe that reuse is a 'phantom,' something not really there after all. So is reuse real? Two Ways to Win at Process Improvement Business process management suites cover all the bases, but you can score big savings with process analysis and activity monitoring alone. Two Ways to Win at Process Improvement Business process management suites cover all the bases, but you can score big savings with process analysis and activity monitoring alone. Change Agent: Process Modeling Will Deliver on SOA's 'IT Agility' Model-driven implementation will mark a tipping point for BPM, making it a significant force in IT -- perhaps the killer app for service-oriented architectures. Change Agent: Three No-Cost Ways to Get Started with BPM Whether you're a business analyst or a hard-core SOA developer, you don't have to spend a lot for BPM. Several free tools let you model processes, analyze performance and create an executable design. Change Agent: Three No-Cost Ways to Get Started with BPM Whether you're a business analyst or a hard-core SOA developer, you don't have to spend a lot for BPM. Several free tools let you model processes, analyze performance and create an executable design. Three No-Cost Ways To Get Started With BPM Several business process management vendors now offer free, downloadable tools that let you model processes, analyze expected performance improvement and create most, if not all, of an actual executable design. Three No-Cost Ways To Get Started With BPM Several business process management vendors now offer free, downloadable tools that let you model processes, analyze expected performance improvement and create most, if not all, of an actual executable design. Five Reasons To Invest in Process Management Here are 5 reasons you need business process management. Analysis: Five Reasons to Invest in Process Management BPM is both a management philosophy and a software tool. Bruce Silver outlines what it can do for your organization. Analysis: Five Reasons to Invest In Process Management BPM is both a management philosophy and a software tool. Bruce Silver outlines what it can do for your organization. Sizing Up the BPM 'Leaders' Time to demand change from the perceived process leaders. Sizing Up The BPM 'Leaders' Time to demand change from the perceived process leaders. Put Plug and Play on the Process Checklist The latest analysis from Gartner holds that "pure-play BPM" is dead; the new game is "BPM suites." Put Plug And Play On The Process Checklist The latest analysis from Gartner holds that "pure-play BPM" is dead; the new game is "BPM suites." The difference is a bunch of stuff that used to be part of other software categories. Content: The Other Half of the Integration Problem Counting file systems, e-mail servers and disparate repositories, unstructured information is all over the place. Content integration consolidates search, access and management control, but which approach is best for your enterprise? Dust Off Your 'Shelfware' There's new hope we'll tap the process know-how trapped in Visio. Dust Off Your 'Shelfware' There's new hope we'll tap the process know-how trapped in Microsoft Visio. Content in the Age of XML Can you manage documents with the ease and automation of data? Is there a payoff in a structured approach? Will compliance demands usher in a new era? The answer to all these questions is yes, but complicated authoring tools and the burden of enterprisewide planning stand in the way of change. Here's how, and in which industries, management will adapt. Content In The Age Of XML Can you manage documents with the ease and automation of data? Is there a payoff in a structured approach? Will compliance demands usher in a new era? The answer to all these questions is yes. |
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