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ALSO CALLED: Management Operations, Business Functions, Business Operations DEFINITION: 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. Business process management (BPM) is a systematic approach to improving those processes. The Business Process Management Initiative (BPMI), a non-profit organization, exists to promote the standardization of common business processes, … Definition continues below.
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Business Rules and Gap Analysis: Discovery and Management of Business Rules Avoids Business Disruptions sponsored by Micro Focus, Ltd WHITE PAPER: This paper will assess how to locate and account for functionality gaps. It will also illustrate a methodology for realigning applications with business goals. Posted: 04 Dec 2009 \| Published: 04 Dec 2009 TOPICS: Application Portfolio Management \| Business Intelligence \| Business Process Automation \| Business Process Management \| Business Processes \| Business Systems \| ERP \| ERP Software

BPM Whitepaper: Business Process Management with a Competitive Edge: Implementing Transparent, Agile, and Consistent BPM sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This white paper explains how a business rule management system can make business process automation easier to understand, maintain and manage. Posted: 04 Dec 2009 \| Published: 04 Dec 2009 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Management \| Business Process Automation \| Business Process Automation Software \| Business Process Management \| Business Process Management Software \| Business Processes \| Business Systems

Smarter State Government Processes in 2010 - Enabling Citizen-Centric Processes, Transforming Service Delivery and Reducing Costs with IBM WebSphere® ILOG Business Rule Management System (BRMS) Technology sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Find out how technology can enable the delivery of better value for citizens and lower costs in this solutions brief. Posted: 03 Dec 2009 \| Published: 03 Dec 2009 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| Business Management \| Business Processes \| Business Systems \| Government Agencies (U.S.) \| Government Information Security

Smarter Healthcare Processes in 2010. Reduce Costs, Increase Productivity, Deliver Best Outcomes with IBM ILOG Business Rule Management System (BRMS) and Optimization Software sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Find out how the role technologies such as Business Rule Management Systems (BRMS) and Optimization software will play in helping Healthcare organizations of all types and sizes build smarter processes that allow you to adapt to change faster, overcome process silos and improve patient care and safety. Posted: 03 Dec 2009 \| Published: 03 Dec 2009 TOPICS: Business Management \| Business Process Automation \| Business Process Management \| Business Processes \| Health Care Applications Software \| Health Care Billing \| Health Care Industry \| Health Care Software

Google Communications Intelligence Report 2009: Business in the Cloud - 2009 Outlook sponsored by Google WHITE PAPER: This white paper will share the findings of a global, multi-industry study (sponsored by Google) of 1,125 IT decision makers to track perceptions about cloud computing and the key business drivers behind the growth in cloud-based solutions. Posted: 01 Dec 2009 \| Published: 01 Dec 2009 TOPICS: Business Process Management \| Business Processes \| Cloud Computing \| Data Management \| Email Security \| Google App Engine \| Regulatory Compliance \| Software as a Service

Staying in Control When Requirements Change: Learn Ways to Keep Schedules and Costs in Line sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: An effective change management process can help you better identify how alterations will affect cost and schedule so you can keep them in control. This paper will explore change management approaches and how you can use IBM Rational® solutions to manage changes to development, system and IT artifacts. Posted: 01 Dec 2009 \| Published: 01 Dec 2009 TOPICS: Business Process Automation \| Business Process Management \| Business Processes \| Change Management \| Process Control Software \| Workflow Software \| Workload Automation

SOA Whitepaper: Multichannel SOA and Business Rules Management Systems (BRMS) sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This paper presents service-oriented architecture (SOA) through the eyes of people with different roles within an organization. It will show their needs, challenges and tasks as they relate to SOA. Posted: 30 Nov 2009 \| Published: 30 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Application Development \| Business Intelligence \| Business Management \| Business Performance Management \| Business Processes \| Business Systems \| SOA

Integrating Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and SAP sponsored by Microsoft Corporation India Pvt Ltd WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes the innovations in Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007 that make interoperability with SAP easier than ever. Posted: 25 Nov 2009 \| Published: 25 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Application Integration \| Best Practices \| Business Processes \| Collaboration \| Collaborative Applications Software \| Microsoft Office \| Portals \| SAP (Product)

Improving Business by Improving Fax sponsored by Esker Inc. WHITE PAPER: The paper will discuss key factors to consider with regard to fax technology, the impact of your faxing system on business processes, product selection and project execution. This paper advises an approach centered around choosing a vendor who is still paying close attention to fax communication as it relates to business processes. Posted: 24 Nov 2009 \| Published: 24 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Business Process Automation \| Business Process Automation Software \| Business Process Management \| Business Process Management Software \| Business Processes \| Fax Equipment \| Fax Machines \| Fax Server Hardware \| Fax Services

Application Integration Using the SID: A Practical Approach for Project Scoping and Design in Five Steps sponsored by Progress Software WHITE PAPER: This paper focuses on the creation of an information "exchange" between applications or services in the context of the business process ticketing systems in an enterprise eBonding example. In this paper you will learn about application integration using the SID; Read on to learn a practical approach for project scoping and design in five steps. Posted: 24 Nov 2009 \| Published: 24 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Application Development and Integration Services \| Application Integration \| Application Monitoring \| Application Programming Interfaces \| Business Process Management \| Business Processes \| Databases \| SOA \| Web Services

Data Governance: A Business Value-Driven Approach sponsored by DataFlux Corporation WHITE PAPER: This white paper by Dr. Walid el Abed, CEO of Global Data Excellence, discusses how an effective data strategy embedded within the business strategy can turn data into a real competitive advantage, deliver short and longer term value and enable business success and sustainability. Posted: 20 Nov 2009 \| Published: 20 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Process Automation \| Business Process Management \| Business Processes \| Data Governance \| Data Management \| Data Quality \| Data Stewardship \| Master Data Management

Returns Management Process: Software Maturity Model sponsored by TAKE Supply Chain WHITE PAPER: This paper is designed to provide a blueprint for evaluating software solutions that have the potential to assist organizations in meeting their returns objectives. This model can also serve as a useful tool in objectively identifying compelling yet rudimentary products. Posted: 16 Nov 2009 \| Published: 16 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Business Process Management \| Business Process Modeling \| Business Processes \| Logistics Outsourcing Services \| Manufacturing \| Manufacturing Industry \| Manufacturing Software \| Supply Chain Collaboration \| Supply Chain Management \| Supply Chain Software \| Supply Chains

A Practitioner’s Guide to More Efficient Network Management sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn the four key initiatives for attacking network management inefficiency and how automation solutions from HP can help. Posted: 13 Nov 2009 \| Published: 13 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Business Process Automation \| Business Processes \| Change Management \| Configuration Management \| IT Management \| Network Configuration Management \| Network Management \| Network Performance

Empowering the Business to Sense and Respond: Delivering Business Event Processing with IBM WebSphere Business Events sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This paper addresses one of the critical IBM technologies for supporting agility and alignment, Business Event Processing (BEP). Posted: 11 Nov 2009 \| Published: 11 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Business Activity Monitoring \| Business Process Management \| Business Processes \| SOA \| Software Selection \| Web Services

Whitepaper-- IBM InfoSphere Software: Trusted Information sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn how you can use IBM's InfoSphere software, and integrated platform for trusted information, to align business and IT, accelerate your projects for faster time to value, leverage your existing infrastructire, and adapt to the changing needs of your business. Posted: 11 Nov 2009 \| Published: 11 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| Business Processes \| Data Integration \| Data Management \| Information Management \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| Master Data Management

Using Performance Drivers to Enhance Business Success: Identifying, Visualizing and Analyzing Key Performance Drivers (KPD metrics) sponsored by myDIALS Inc. WHITE PAPER: This paper examines performance metrics and focuses on the nature, identification and use of Key Performance Drivers to enhance business success. It illustrates how these KPD metrics can be visualized and logically related to the Key Performance Indicators that measure those outcomes. Posted: 04 Nov 2009 \| Published: 04 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Business Models \| Business Process Management \| Business Processes \| Equity Financing \| Operational Amplifiers \| Performance Testing \| Sales \| Sales Force Automation \| Sales Representatives

Desperate Times Call for Strategic Measures, Part II sponsored by Atos Origin WHITE PAPER: This is a follow up to "Desperate Times Call for Strategic Measures" which argued that now is the time to consider an IT transformation project. This article will explore the viability and benefits of upgrading to SAP 6.0. Posted: 04 Nov 2009 \| Published: 04 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| Business Performance Management \| Business Process Automation \| Business Process Management \| Business Process Modeling \| Business Processes \| ERP \| SAP (Product)

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)

IBM Security Framework Blueprint (Redbook August '09) sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: IBM has created a pair of complementary views to bridge the communication gap between the business and the technical perspectives of security to enable convergence in thought and process. The IBM Security Framework addresses the business view, and the IBM Security Blueprint addresses the technical view. Posted: 28 Oct 2009 \| Published: 28 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| Business Management \| Business Processes \| Business Systems \| Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Payment Card Industry \| Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance \| Security Management \| Security Policies

Take a Holistic Approach to Business-Driven Security sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This paper introduces actions that organizations can take to drive security efforts from a business and operational perspective and discusses how security leadership from IBM can help enable their success. Posted: 28 Oct 2009 \| Published: 28 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| Business Management \| Business Processes \| CRM \| Risk Management \| Security Management \| Security Threats \| SOA \| Vulnerability Management

Securing a Dynamic Infrastructure sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes how security that is built into a dynamic infrastructure can mitigate risks, enabling agility, secure collaboration, and business transformation. The IBM Security Framework and lifecycle approach can help address changing business requirements. Posted: 27 Oct 2009 \| Published: 27 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| Business Processes \| Business Systems \| Collaboration \| IT Infrastructure \| Risk Management \| Security Infrastructure \| Security Management

SAP® Business All-in-One Fast-Start Program: Creating Affordable, Flexible Solutions for Faster Value sponsored by SAP AG WHITE PAPER: The SAP® Business All-in-One fast-start program enables you to configure a solution online, obtain an estimate of costs, and implement the solution quickly and cost-effectively. It delivers rapid time to value and lets you tailor the solution to meet your changing needs, protecting your long-term investment. Posted: 26 Oct 2009 \| Published: 26 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business IT Alignment \| Business Processes \| IT Services \| IT Spending \| Operational Metrics (Systems) \| SAP (Product) \| SMBs

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)

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BUSINESS PROCESSES DEFINITION (continued): … 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. Business process management (BPM) is a systematic approach to improving those processes. 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.
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