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Archives for January, 2009


Cost Cutting in Bad Economic Times: Do You have a Methodology?

by David McCoy  |  January 26, 2009  |  Submit a Comment

How are you doing your cost cutting?  Are you using a methodology? Does the idea of a methodology sound outlandish?  Are you cutting like a surgeon or are you cutting wherever you see something – anything – that looks extraneous?  A methodology would make a difference, wouldn’t it? I have one of our research teams [...]

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Who are the Luminaries in BPM?

by David McCoy  |  January 24, 2009  |  Submit a Comment

Simple question:  Who are the luminaries in BPM? Tell me who you see as industry visionaries.  Who are the light-bearers?  Be they academics, consultants, vendors, pundits or bandits, just let me hear from you.  I have my own little list, but there’s room for more.  Richard Welke and I were soaking up the buffet ambiance [...]

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Cost Cutting, Cost Savings, and Cost Optimization – Call on BPM

by David McCoy  |  January 22, 2009  |  Submit a Comment

Jim Sinur has an upcoming webinar on BPM and its economic impact.  Click below for more details CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS, JUST LIKE HE SAID ABOVE If you missed Elise Olding’s webinar, you missed a good show.  Don’t miss Jim’s.

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Do You Have a BPCC? Mangling Cartoon Quotes to Make Point.

by David McCoy  |  January 19, 2009  |  Submit a Comment

Elise Olding has picked up some nice press in Computerworld UK for her prediction that 50% of BPM Programs will fail.  Interpretive notes: The failure potential is at the program level and not at the project level.  The main cause of death will be failing to create a credible Business Process Competency Center (BPCC). We [...]

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The Business Rule Management Tutorial: Thanks for your Input!

by David McCoy  |  January 13, 2009  |  Submit a Comment

In an earlier post, I ask for the topics that you would like to see in a Business Rule Management tutorial.  Jim Sinur and I have now finished the tutorial and Jim will present it at our upcoming BPM conferences in London and San Diego. The presentation looks really nice!  To close the loop, I [...]

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BPM and Cost Management – Hot for 2009

by David McCoy  |  January 8, 2009  |  Submit a Comment

Everyone knows that BPM can reduce costs.  So, BPM should be a hot topic and investment area during 2009′s brutal reign, right?  Well, we at Gartner think so.  Elise Olding, Jim Sinur and I are going to be driving a full-court press on BPM and Cost Management this year and we are all excited about [...]

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