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ALSO CALLED: Process Management, BPM DEFINITION: Business process management (BPM) is a systematic approach to improving an organization's business processes. BPM activities seek to make business processes more effective, more efficient, and more capable of adapting to an ever-changing environment. BPM is a subset of infrastructure management, the administrative area of concern dealing with maintenance and optimization of an organization's equipment … Definition continues below.
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Commodity Coding: Code It or Buy (Too Much of) It sponsored by DataFlux Corporation WHITE PAPER: This paper will present you with all the information needed to make an educated decision on whether to commodity coding is right for your organization and it will help with choosing the commodity coding that fits your company. Posted: 04 Nov 2009 \| Published: 04 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Business Process Management \| Business Process Outsourcing \| Data Governance \| Data Management \| Data Quality \| Database Management \| Inventory Management \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management

A Guide to the Value of Reliable Data in Retail Banking sponsored by DataFlux Corporation WHITE PAPER: Banks need to get smarter, attract the right customers, implement customer level risk management, and implement risk adjusted customer relationship pricing and all of this is dependent on trusted data. This paper examines the impact of unreliable data on retail banks. It then defines the requirements needed to guarantee data reliability in banking. Posted: 04 Nov 2009 \| Published: 04 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Banking Industry \| Business Process Management \| Customer Data Management \| Data Governance \| Data Management \| Data Quality \| Marketing \| Retail Banking Services \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management \| Sales \| Sales and Marketing Software

A Guide to the Value of Reliable Data in Insurance sponsored by DataFlux Corporation WHITE PAPER: Only when data is trusted can it be used in confidence in all insurance operational and analytical process activities. This paper examines the impact of unreliable data on insurance companies. It then defines the requirements needed to guarantee data reliability in insurance and offers a practical approach to creating and governing that data. Posted: 04 Nov 2009 \| Published: 04 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Business Process Management \| Business Process Outsourcing \| Data Governance \| Data Management \| Data Quality \| ETL (Software) \| Insurance Industry \| Master Data Management \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management

Desperate Times Calls for Strategic Measures: Get the most out of your SAP ERP System sponsored by Atos Origin WHITE PAPER: In this paper a veteran SAP consultant argues why now is the perfect time implement a Business Process Lifecycle Management (BPLM) enabled ERP system. Posted: 04 Nov 2009 \| Published: 04 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Best Practices \| Business Process Automation \| Business Process Management \| Business Process Modeling \| Business Processes \| ERP \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| Microsoft Office \| SAP (Product)

Business Process Lifecycle Management (BPLM) Enabled SAP Implementation sponsored by Atos Origin WHITE PAPER: In this paper a 20 year veteran in the chemical manufacturing sector provides Best Practices for BPLM enabled SAP implementations. Posted: 04 Nov 2009 \| Published: 04 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Best Practices \| Business Process Automation \| Business Process Management \| Business Processes \| Enterprise Content Management \| Enterprise Resource Management \| ERP \| ERP Software \| SAP (Product)

Strategies for Modernizing IT, Reducing Costs, and Improving Operational Efficiency sponsored by BMC Software, Inc WHITE PAPER: To meet business demands for higher levels of performance and availability – all while adding services and reducing costs – IT has to modernize. A strong service assurance capability enabled by available Business Service Management (BSM) solutions can help you modernize IT and deliver compelling business benefits. Posted: 03 Nov 2009 \| Published: 03 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Management \| Business Performance Management \| Business Process Management \| Business Service Management \| Service Level Management

Operational efficiency — how to save big with BMC Software sponsored by BMC Software, Inc WHITE PAPER: As the business demands more from your tight IT budget, it's helpful to know that you can actually fund the IT improvements your business needs from savings generated by improvements in operational efficiency. Read a short overview of how BMC Solutions drive operational efficiency. Posted: 03 Nov 2009 \| Published: 03 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Performance Management \| Business Process Management \| Business Systems \| ROI \| SOA \| TCO

Data Center Projects: Project Management sponsored by APC WHITE PAPER: This paper presents a framework for project management roles and relationships that is understandable, comprehensive, and adaptable to any size project. Posted: 02 Nov 2009 \| Published: 02 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Process Management \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Project Management \| Project Management Software \| Project Portfolio Management

SAP® BusinessObjects™: The Preferred Business Intelligence Choice Designed for Growing Companies sponsored by SAP AG WHITE PAPER: SAP® BusinessObjects™ Edge software is the business intelligence (BI) choice of midsize companies hoping to improve business processes, discover new opportunities and edge out the competition. It includes affordable solutions addressing just about any BI requirement, like operational reporting and analysis, dashboards and visualization. Posted: 30 Oct 2009 \| Published: 30 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Business Process Management \| Dashboards \| Data Integration \| Data Quality \| Reporting Software \| SAP (Product) \| SMBs

Riding the Growth Wave: Leveraging Economies of Scale sponsored by SAP AG WHITE PAPER: This paper examines how an integrated information technology solution can help you take advantage of economies of scale to boost manufacturing utilization, enhance service levels, and improve the efficiency of your sales and administrative activities. Posted: 30 Oct 2009 \| Published: 30 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Business Management \| Business Process Automation Software \| Business Process Management \| Manufacturing \| Manufacturing Industry \| Operational Metrics (Systems) \| Productivity \| ROI \| Small Businesses \| SMBs

Achieving Sustained Growth through Operational Excellence sponsored by SAP AG WHITE PAPER: Operational excellence is a simple concept with complex implications. Consistently doing things well across every element of the value chain is clear enough in principle. The ultimate goal is a "single source of truth" where senior executives have shared visibility into all parts of the organization, enabling management by facts. Posted: 29 Oct 2009 \| Published: 29 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| Business Metrics \| Business Process Management \| Enterprise Resource Management \| Financial Reporting \| Financial Systems \| Financing \| Marketing \| Operational Metrics (Systems) \| Sales Information Systems

Using Market Influence to Grow Your Business: Collaborate with Partners and Win More Customers sponsored by SAP AG WHITE PAPER: This paper looks at ways in which an integrated information technology solution can help you keep on top of your chosen markets and sustain growth. Posted: 29 Oct 2009 \| Published: 29 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Business Management \| Business Process Management \| Business Process Management Software \| Customer Satisfaction \| SAP (Product) \| Small Businesses \| SMBs

Ready Access to Real-Time Data Helps Small Businesses Thrive sponsored by SAP AG WHITE PAPER: Today there is new and affordable technology that enables small businesses to access current data from any location, respond quickly to change, and thrive in a volatile business environment. A good example of this technology is the SAP® Business One application. Read this white paper to learn more! Posted: 29 Oct 2009 \| Published: 29 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Business Process Automation Software \| Business Process Management \| Business Process Management Software \| CRM Software \| Data Management \| Data Management Software \| Real-time Analytics \| SAP (Product) \| Small Businesses \| Workflow Software

Operational BI: Getting Real Time About Performance sponsored by SAP AG WHITE PAPER: This report provides a roadmap for the strategies and capabilities that Best-in-Class companies are employing to improve operational performance. Posted: 26 Oct 2009 \| Published: 26 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Business Activity Monitoring \| Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Business IT Alignment \| Business Performance Management \| Business Process Management \| Business Processes \| Inventory Management \| Manufacturing Systems \| Operational Metrics (Systems) \| SAP (Product)

Using Advanced Analytics: Gain Insight into Your Revenue Stream sponsored by SAP BusinessObjects WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn how analytics can help you leverage the right combination of people, processes, and information. With analytics, you can analyze your sales and marketing processes to gain insights more quickly and improve business performance. Read on to learn how by using analytics you can increase top-line revenue. Posted: 26 Oct 2009 \| Published: 26 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Performance Management \| Business Process Management \| Business Processes \| Marketing \| Reporting Software \| Revenue Projections \| Sales \| SAP (Product)

The Importance of Measuring ROI: The Indicator of Business and IT Performance sponsored by SAP AG WHITE PAPER: A disciplined IT performance measurement program is critical not only for business growth but also for economic viability. This paper provides a framework for a Return on IT (ROIT™) methodology and discusses how to deploy it within a company's business processes. Posted: 26 Oct 2009 \| Published: 26 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| Business Process Management \| Business Processes \| Business Systems \| Enterprise Resource Management \| Enterprise Systems \| IT Spending \| ROI \| SAP (Product)

Business Network Transformation: Product and Service Leadership sponsored by SAP America Inc WHITE PAPER: For manufacturers today, achieving strategic goals requires not only intimately understanding technology and markets but also overcoming higher hurdles that have been exacerbated by trends toward globalization and outsourcing. Read on to learn more about how your company can achieve product and service leadership. Posted: 21 Oct 2009 \| Published: 21 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Process Management \| Business Processes \| Manufacturing \| Manufacturing Industry \| Manufacturing Industry Organizations \| PLM \| Product Development \| Product Life Cycles \| Product Management

Continuous Innovation for Product and Service Leadership: An Approach Driven by Business Value sponsored by SAP America Inc WHITE PAPER: The need to keep product and service offerings fresh is not a new concept in business today, but the new approach is involving a network of business partners and even customers in their quest to innovate. This process is called "continuous product and service innovation." Posted: 21 Oct 2009 \| Published: 21 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Business Process Management \| Business Processes \| ERP \| Manufacturing \| Manufacturing Industry \| Manufacturing Industry Organizations \| Manufacturing Systems \| PLM \| Product Life Cycles \| Product Management

Creating a Case for Accounts Payable Automation in SAP® Systems: Streamlining Cost Containment and Maximizing Cash Flow sponsored by Dolphin Corporation WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper discusses best practices options and a solid approach to implementing solutions for automating and optimizing Accounts Payable in the SAP environment. Posted: 19 Oct 2009 \| Published: 19 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Business Process Automation \| Business Process Management \| Business Process Management Software \| Business Processes \| Corporations \| ERP \| ERP Software \| Financial Management \| SAP (Product)

Migrate to Online Services sponsored by SHI WHITE PAPER: Business Productivity Online Standard Suite delivers hosted communication and collaboration tools that feature simplified IT Management, high availability and comprehensive security. This whitepaper will help you understand what is needed to prepare to migrate your current systems to a hosted model. Posted: 19 Oct 2009 \| Published: 19 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Business Communications \| Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Business Management \| Business Process Management \| Collaboration \| Collaborative Applications Software

TCO Analysis for Modernizing an AS/400 Application to HP Integrity sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: This paper examines the development costs, ongoing staffing costs, and hardware costs associated with modernizing your business-critical AS/400 applications. It will also discuss how the resulting environment can assist organizations to deliver new and competitive business services as well as reduce IT administrative costs. Posted: 19 Oct 2009 \| Published: 19 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Process Management \| SOA \| SOA Governance \| Systems Management \| Systems Management Software \| Systems Operations \| TCO

Transforming Insight Into Action with Business Process Management sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Take action based on deep process insight with business process management. This white paper shows how your business can not only acquire deeper insight into current business operations, but also how to use that insight to drive performance, productivity and savings throughout your organization with BPM from IBM. Posted: 15 Oct 2009 \| Published: 15 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Management \| Business Process Management \| Business Process Reengineering \| Knowledge Management \| Operational Support Systems \| SOA

The Business Case for Automating Document Driven Business Processes sponsored by Kofax, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides the compelling case for taking an enterprise approach to automating document driven business processes. Find out how document capture is quickly moving toward mainstream adoption and how the shift from scan-to-archive to scan-to-process is profoundly changing the strategic importance of capture as an enterprise standard. Posted: 14 Oct 2009 \| Published: 14 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Business Process Automation \| Business Process Management \| Business Processes \| Data Management \| Document Management \| Document Management Software \| Enterprise Content Management \| Records Management

Winning the Performance Battle: Standardizing Best Practices with Technology sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: This white paper highlights the important elements and key benefits of standardizing business processes and operating procedures based on uniform, organization wide technology. It also serves as a guide for engineering and construction (E&C) firms choosing the right technology to promote standardization across their organizations. Posted: 09 Oct 2009 \| Published: 09 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Best Practices \| Business Process Automation \| Business Process Management \| Business Process Modeling \| Business Process Reengineering \| Business Processes \| Construction Industry \| Engineering Services Industry

Business Analytics and Optimization for the Intelligent Enterprise sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Executives recognize that new analytics capabilities, coupled with advanced business process management, signal a major opportunity to create business advantage. Those who have the vision to apply new approaches are building intelligent enterprises positioned to thrive. Posted: 07 Oct 2009 \| Published: 07 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Business Management \| Business Performance Management \| Business Process Management \| Decision Support Systems \| Executive Information Systems \| Knowledge Management

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BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT DEFINITION (continued): … and core operations.A business process is a set of coordinated tasks and activities, conducted by both people and equipment, that will lead to accomplishing a specific organizational goal. The Business Process Management Initiative (BPMI), a non-profit organization, exists to promote the standardization of common business processes, as a means of furthering e-business and business-to-business (B2B) development. To this end, the organization has developed the Business Process Modeling Language (BPML), an Extensible Markup Language (XML)-based metalanguage for modeling business processes.Getting …
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