Jim Sinur

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Do Process Exchanges Really Work?

October 27th, 2009 · 4 Comments

A good number of BPMS vendors are setting up process exchange mechanisms, but the jury is still out as to their values to clients. I have not had many inquiries on this topic, so I am sensing that the vendors are building these exchanges in advance of the demand. I would like to start a [...]

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Tags: BPM · Business Proces Improvement

What are the Hot Questions in BPM?

October 26th, 2009 · 4 Comments

We are at a significant point in the maturity of BPM as a management discipline. The organizations that have been leading the charge in BPM are taking it to a new level, hence my previous posting on What’s Hot in BPM? http://blogs.gartner.com/jim_sinur/2009/10/22/whats-hot-in-bpm/
There is also a new wave of fast followers that are lined up to [...]

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Tags: BPM · Business Proces Improvement · Business Rules

What’s Hot in BPM?

October 22nd, 2009 · 5 Comments

In the last few weeks we have completed a successful BPM conference and a rousing Fall Symposium/IT Expo. While BPM is not yet scorching the earth yet, there are some hot trends and questions I have been sensing by listening to my clients and team mates. I would like to give you a quick run [...]

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Tags: BPM · Business Proces Improvement · Business Rules · Green · Optimization · Simulation

Oracle Open World 09: Oracle BPM 11g R1 Suite is Well Thought Through

October 19th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Oracle wants to engage the business user in BPM. With that as goal, Oracle has set out to have a more business friendly BPM experience at several levels. First the modeling environment is greatly improved, secondly the BAM environment is usable plus somewhat seamless and finally the integrated rules environment is finally usable by non-IT [...]

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Tags: BPM · Business Proces Improvement · Business Rules

Report from Oracle Open World 2009: Boy Does Larry Ellison Know How to Throw a Party

October 16th, 2009 · No Comments

I arrived on Wednesday during the mega rock concert featuring Aerosmith, Roger Daltrey of the Who and the Whalers. Unfortunately I was dining the Oracle BPM folks, but my tastes run more European these days with the likes of Stratovarius and HIM from Finland. You knew it was going to be Larryriffic with Ellison’s racing [...]

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Tags: BPM · Business Proces Improvement · Business Rules

TechEd 09/SAP’s BPM and BRM Progress to Date: Watch Out for Construction Cones

October 14th, 2009 · No Comments

The road to BPM is now usable with the SAP offerering, but get ready for some steerage. Like anything in this world there is “good news” and “bad news”. On balance, I would say that there is more good news than bad for current SAP customers. Until recently SAP was struggling to convince folks that [...]

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Tags: BPM · Business Proces Improvement · Business Rules

TechEd 09 First Impressions:

October 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment

I have never been to TechEd before and I have not been to the new Phoenix Civic Center since a recent redo. Even though the PCC is in my home town, I have not had a reason to visit it until now. I was quite impressed with the expansion. It is certainly a top flight [...]

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The Drum Beat for BPM Usability Continues

October 12th, 2009 · 8 Comments

While BPM might just be one of the easiest classes of software to use ,besides business intelligence, the demand for better work experiences will continue to drive BPM vendors. Right now BPM is good at easy to develop process flows and the visibility of work on those flows, but that is not good enough for [...]

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Tags: BPM · Business Proces Improvement · Business Rules · Green · Optimization · Simulation

Thanks for a Great BPM Conference in Orlando

October 9th, 2009 · 1 Comment

The BPM conference dust has settled and I am thinking back on what a great conference we had. While the numbers were not record setting, the quality of the event was high. Of course, we are planning our March 22 -24th Conference and we are planning a significant amount of new material. I’d just like [...]

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Tags: BPM · Business Proces Improvement

For Those Who are Following My Painting Progress

October 3rd, 2009 · 1 Comment

Between the time Gartner demands and the time my painting hobby, Sherry ends up not getting the time she deserves. So I decided to paint our little dog for her as a peace offering. She just loves the painting and it is now hanging in our bedroom. I’ve included the under-painting and the final oil [...]

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Tags: BPM · Green