Jim SinurWe all know, of course, that TNT and dynamite are different chemically, so the headline is metaphorical. I am attempting to draw your attention to the power of two techniques used together to deliver the benefits of BPM as quickly as possible. In today’s economic reality, there is not a tolerance for long process efforts that do not deliver to the bottom line in short order. To complicate matters worse, sometimes short term process projects can promote sub-optimization of an end to end process inadvertently.
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The first “T is about time boxing process efforts to prove that BPM works to increase productivity and/or remove costs. Please see:
http://blogs.gartner.com/jim_sinur/2009/07/09/can-you-time-box-bpm-efforts/
If you have worked with BPM technologies you will find that the majority of them end up executing the process (modeling/measurement only technologies are the exception). Iterative development has proven itself in a number of technology arenas, such as application development. Why wouldn’t iteration work with the bounds of a time boxed business process effort?
The danger with this approach is that the processes, scoped short and sharp, will collide down stream with a larger end to end process effort. One could establish a process competency center and one could jump start a strategic effort to give these quick hitting efforts a proper context, but these approaches are time consuming. I would suggest another approach
The second “T” is about practicing “T Modeling” to provide a “good enough” context to avoid serious down stream conflict and endangering the future of process efforts going forward. Please see:
http://blogs.gartner.com/jim_sinur/2009/04/06/end-to-end-processes-that-fit-you-to-a-t/
Under better economic conditions having a complete strategy that gives process the proper context and organizational outcomes to drive results would be the norm. Using “T modeling” and “Time Boxing” together allows organizations to glean short term benefits without the dangers of taking short term benefits without thinking about long term damage to organizations. Using these two simple techniques can move organizations towards better processes while saving money in the short term.
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Category: BPM Business Process Improvement Tags: BPM, Business Process Improvement
