Archives for April, 2009
by David McCoy | April 28, 2009 | Submit a Comment
I know some really smart patent attorneys who would be willing to speak at one of our BPM conferences. They could speak on the legal aspects of business processes: murky patent rulings affecting processes, protecting process IP when dealing with BPO and other external providers, protecting your own process innovations, etc. This is not normally [...]
Category: Business Process Management (BPM) Rabble-Rousing and General Hoopla Technowishing Tags:
by David McCoy | April 28, 2009 | Submit a Comment
Gartner defines agility as, “the ability of an organization to sense environmental change and respond efficiently and effectively.” Sounds simple doesn’t it? And who doesn’t want to be agile? Daryl Plummer and I have led Gartner’s agility research for years and you know… “being agile” is a lot harder than it sounds. Besides all the [...]
Category: Business Process Management (BPM) Business Rule Management (BRM) Philosophy Rabble-Rousing and General Hoopla Technowishing Tags:
by David McCoy | April 17, 2009 | Submit a Comment
Scenario 1: Truck marked “Law Enforcement” towing a trailer with no working brake lights. Stops in front of me and I almost rear-end him. Scenario 2: Van marked “Police” races past me and runs a full red light while I stop. This was a “work detail” van – roadside trash collection with prison labor. No [...]
Category: Business Rule Management (BRM) Philosophy Rabble-Rousing and General Hoopla Tags: Business Process Management (BPM), Business Rule Management (BRM), David McCoy, Gartner
by David McCoy | April 16, 2009 | Submit a Comment
I’m doing some basic data gathering from several sources – typical work of an analyst. In this blog posting, I’m looking for some current anecdotal evidence around BPM investment analysis mechanics – nothing fancy. From our BPM survey, we know that cost savings are critical BPM measures of success. I’m interested in the mechanics of [...]
Category: Business Process Management (BPM) Business Rule Management (BRM) Tags: Business Process Management (BPM), David McCoy, Gartner