by Jim Sinur | June 28, 2010 | 10 Comments
Today there was an earthquake in San Francisco and I heard about from my teammate and Twitter before anything appeared on the news. This got Elise Olding (our SFO connection) and I thinking about using social media as event sources to scan when looking for events that may affect business processes. Sometimes business processes are [...]
Category: BPM Business Process Improvement Tags: BPM
by Jim Sinur | June 24, 2010 | 2 Comments
GUEST POST FROM ELISE OLDING (Thoughts from the eBizQ BPM in Action June 23, 2010 http://www.ebizq.net/eventsv2/bpminaction2010.html) Social BPM is not something you go out and get.” It is a technique that is applied as a response to a business outcome. It will not be the only solution, but part of a BPI toolkit. A business [...]
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by Jim Sinur | June 24, 2010 | 2 Comments
Riding on airplanes for a living puts you next to a number of interesting people. The most common neighbor I find are MBA spreadsheet jockeys and Minitab maniacs(minitab is a statistical package used by many six sigma devotees). These folks are usually characterized by intense stares that we usually see on vampires as they scope [...]
Category: BPM Business Process Improvement Optimization Tags: BPM, business
by Jim Sinur | June 21, 2010 | 3 Comments
Like or not, the world view on IT falls into some generalities that seem to fit. BPM brings some hope to pulling the reputation out of the basement. Some of this is going to hurt, but I hear the following common themes when I hear business executives talk about IT. I was in Europe last [...]
Category: BPM Business Process Improvement Business Rules Green Optimization Simulation Strategic Planning Tags: BPM
by Jim Sinur | June 16, 2010 | 4 Comments
We have seen BPM, the latest movement to improve processes, really take off with the economic downturn starting in the U.S. and continuing in Europe as we speak. Is it coincidence that BPM is flourishing in challenging economic times and will BPM remain in vogue as we move to better times? Counter Cyclical: In the [...]
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by Jim Sinur | June 11, 2010 | 2 Comments
Now that I have your attention with the word “free”, ebizQ is sponsoring a “BPM in Action” webinar. This looks pretty exciting. Topics include: Business Process Competency Center Social BPM Decisioning for Process Management BPM and Cloud Computing Business Benefits, and Best Practices Sign up now: http://www.ebizq.net/eventsv2/bpminaction2010.html
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by Jim Sinur | June 9, 2010 | 2 Comments
The basic premise underlying BPM is that business and IT collaborate around in and around business processes. Well there are several ways to pull this off. One is to have the business lead and the other is where IT leads. The recent efforts have been lead by the business leaders, but we are at a [...]
Category: BPM Business Process Improvement Business Rules Optimization Tags: BPM, Business Rules, Optimization
by Jim Sinur | June 3, 2010 | 1 Comment
The mess in the gulf could have been avoided with the right ingredients. In Europe, where deep sea drilling is common, companies are required to have a relief well nearly pre-drilled and ready to go quickly. Norway uses better blowout technology. Europe is showing me that proactive scenario planning is a better choice than waiting [...]
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by Jim Sinur | June 2, 2010 | 11 Comments
It is sometimes difficult to change behavior. BPM causes people to have to change the way they do their work and behave. One of the dangers of BPM is to develop a cost cutting and even innovative process that works for a while and snaps back to traditional behavior. Or worse yet, glean benefits of [...]
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by Jim Sinur | June 1, 2010 | 1 Comment
One of the downsides of picking remote places to spend your holiday is that it keeps one from staying connected. Not that I was eager to blog on my holiday, but St Martin makes it difficult and expensive to stay connected. I am glad to be back and ready to provide some thoughtful content. I [...]
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