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Monday Mind Games: What if “BPM”– the term – didn’t Exist?

If the collection of activities that we refer to as Business Process Management – aka BPM – wasn’t called BPM, what would it be called? Note, I’m assuming that the tenets and the underlying value...

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A BPM Doomsday Clock

I like visual metaphors, so imagine this one. You have three actors: “The Man” or “The Woman.” Those management types. “The Workers.” Those wage slaves “The Process People.” Those gurus who claim to...

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When the customer has end-to-end visibility, and you don’t

Interesting day, today. In dealing with a service provider, I found that I have more visibility into the process they are providing than they do. That’s pretty sad. Part of me wonders if they’ll call...

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BRM-aaS: Hot or Not?

John Dixon and I are writing research on Business Rules functionality delivered as a service in a “Platform as a Service” model. It’s a rare bird today. Demand for pure BRM-aaS? Not sure. BR...

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BPM Certification Remains #1 Search Topic

On my blog, “BPM Certification” is still the #1 search term at 9.3% of all searches. If you add in the variants (BPM Certificate, BPM certifications, Business Process Management certification), you get...

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The Right Tool at the Wrong Time

I lost a little leveling wheel in my move last weekend. It’s a round disk that sits on the bottom of each leg of my Jesper Sit and Stand fancy-pants desk. I guess it fell off in the moving trucks (yes,...

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The Ultimate Management Theory Book?

I’ve not been a fan of management theory books. I have my reasons, and you probably know that from my posts in 2008. Too many of the books on the shelf are temporal ramblings from someone who has done...

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Your Biggest Challenge with BPM?

I’m working on a list of prioritized client challenges to guide the 2012 BPM research agenda. It’s a list of the usual (vendors/tools), the new hot spots (innovation potential) and the few that will...

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This is Why We do Business Process Simulation

It’s not like you’re planning a trip to Mars, but your fancy new processes are just as alien and hostile until you’ve simulated them and refined them based on what you learn. Do it. It’s not a dark...

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Changing the Guard for Gartner’s BPM Leadership

I haven’t blogged in a bit, but then none of you sent me flowers or chocolates, so I guess we’re even. I’m blogging today to herald my last day leading the BPM team. Before you gasp or cheer or do one...

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