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Archives for April, 2009


Is There Any Interest in Legal Aspects of Process?

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 [...]

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The Curse of Agility: Politics, Politics, Politics!

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 [...]

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Live By The Rules; Die By The Rules

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 [...]

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Tell Me About the Mechanics of Your BPM Investment Analysis Efforts

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 [...]

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