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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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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

Healthcare Case Study: The Doctor Will B.R.M.S. You Now (New York Times article) sponsored by IBM TECHNICAL ARTICLE: Learn how Vanderbilt University uses business rules in complex, critical patient care decisions to deliver increased speed and accuracy and arrive at better outcomes. Posted: 01 Dec 2009 \| Published: 01 Dec 2009 TOPICS: Business Process Automation \| Business Process Automation Software \| Business Process Management \| Business Process Management Software \| Health Care Industry \| Health Care Software

ILOG is Now IBM sponsored by IBM RESOURCE CENTER: Check out this page of links to learn what ILOG has to offer as it is now part of IBM. Read on for more information about IBM WebSphere ILOG BRMS, optimization, and visualization products. Posted: 01 Dec 2009 \| Published: 01 Dec 2009 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business IT Alignment \| Business Process Automation \| Business Process Automation Software \| Business Process Management \| Business Process Management Software \| SOA \| Supply Chain Management

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

Beyond MES: Achieving Business Value From Manufacturing IT sponsored by Apriso Corporation ANALYST REPORT: This Report examines best practices for aligning IT investments with the product supply goals of compliance, agility, and right-first-time manufacturing. Posted: 30 Nov 2009 \| Published: 30 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Business Process Automation \| Business Process Management \| Compliance Best Practices \| IT Management \| Manufacturing \| Manufacturing Execution Systems \| Manufacturing Industry \| Manufacturing Systems \| Supply Chain Management

Platform-as-a-Service Private Cloud with Oracle Fusion Middleware sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: Download this free white paper to learn how platform-as-a-service private cloud offers enterprises one of the best ways to take advantage of cloud computing. Posted: 30 Nov 2009 \| Published: 30 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Application Security \| Business Process Management \| CIOs \| Cloud Computing \| IT Managers \| Middleware \| Oracle (Product) \| Platform as a service \| SOA

Thriving in the Ecosystem: How Web Application Interdependencies are Transforming the Business of IT sponsored by Webmetrics, a Neustar service WHITE PAPER: This white paper, based on unique, primary research, will provide you with a window into these new Web ecosystem dynamics - what they are, what are the trends, who is impacted most, and what strategies are most likely to help to minimize business risk and optimize growth opportunities. Posted: 25 Nov 2009 \| Published: 25 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Application Development \| Autonomic Computing \| Business Process Management \| Cloud Computing \| Grid Computing \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Service Management \| Utility Computing \| Web 2.0 \| Web Services \| Web Services Architecture

Presentation Transcript: Data Warehousing Basics for SQL Server Analysis Services sponsored by Flowerfire, Inc. PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: In this transcript of the "Data Warehousing Basics for SQL Server Analysis Services" webcast, learn how to build your data warehouse for your SQL Server environment. Discover the necessary steps involved and learn about major concepts, including relational data warehousing and supported SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) storage formats. Posted: 25 Nov 2009 \| Published: 25 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Backups \| Business Intelligence \| Business Process Management \| Clustering \| Data Warehouses \| Disaster Recovery \| High Availability \| SQL \| SQL Server \| Storage Capacity

Measuring Return on Investment of Real-time Feedback Analytics sponsored by MarketTools, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This white paper demonstrates how Real-time Feedback Analytics (RFA) has very high ROIs, even under conservative estimates, both in absolute terms and relative to the many productivity investments. Posted: 25 Nov 2009 \| Published: 25 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Management \| Business Process Management \| Economic Environment \| Investments \| ROI \| TCO

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

How to Achieve 100% Electronic AR Invoicing Realistic Steps to Quit Paper sponsored by Esker Inc. WHITE PAPER: This paper illustrates that solutions exist today with a proven track record of success in helping companies make the transition to 100% electronic AR invoicing while satisfying their customers' needs. Posted: 24 Nov 2009 \| Published: 24 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Accounting \| Business Process Automation \| Business Process Automation Software \| Business Process Management \| Business Process Management Software \| Email Management \| ERP \| ERP Software \| Print Management \| Software as a Service

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

Risk Management: Protect and Maximize Stakeholder Value sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: All companies must take risks to survive, and the most successful companies are those that actively integrate risk management into their decision-making processes. This white paper explains how a risk management program can help identify opportunities for value creation while also protecting against potential threats. Posted: 23 Nov 2009 \| Published: 23 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Performance Management \| Business Process Management \| Data Management \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management \| Security \| Security Threats

Microsoft Office SharePoint 2007 Evaluation Guide sponsored by Microsoft Corporation India Pvt Ltd EGUIDE: This evaluation guide is designed to give you a solid understanding of the design goals and feature set for Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007 and a familiarity with the product implementation. Posted: 23 Nov 2009 \| Published: 23 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Process Management \| Collaboration \| Collaborative Applications Software \| Data Management \| Microsoft Office \| Server Software

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

EMA Impact Brief: CA Spectrum Service Assurance Bridges Service Management Gap sponsored by CA WHITE PAPER: Read this brief paper to learn how the new CA integrated service management product offers real hope for beleaguered IT organizations that are trying to bring together the pieces to build an integrated service management story. Posted: 19 Nov 2009 \| Published: 19 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business IT Alignment \| Business Process Management \| Business Systems \| Dashboards \| IT Management \| IT Service Management \| IT Services

E-Guide: Increase Quality and ROI with SAP Certification and Training sponsored by SkillSoft Corporation EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE: Read this E-Guide and explore how certifications can help SAP gauge market levels of training and experience to deliver a better and faster ROI. Discover how the Business Process Expert certification can enhance the skills needed to create and compose business processes as well as bridge the gap between IT and business. Posted: 18 Nov 2009 \| Published: 18 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Business Process Automation \| Business Process Management \| Certification Programs \| Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) \| ROI \| SAP (Product) \| SOA \| SOA Governance \| Training \| Training Software

The Last Software You'll Ever Buy? The CRM Platform as Development Platform sponsored by Pivotal CRM, a CDC Software solution PODCAST: Can't decide whether to build or buy a CRM system? This podcast presents a third solution that is an application development platform that provides the building blocks for faster, cost-effective application development that achieves a better fit for your business’ processes. Posted: 18 Nov 2009 \| Premiered: 18 Nov 2009 TOPICS: .NET \| Application Development \| Application Development and Integration Services \| Application Infrastructure \| Application Infrastructure Providers \| Business Process Management \| CRM Software \| Open Source \| Open Source Software

eBook: PPM: From Efficiency To Alignment sponsored by SearchCIO.com EBOOK: Following project and portfolio management methodologies can help you keep a handle on costs and pursue the projects with the greatest value to the business. Here's how. Posted: 18 Nov 2009 \| Published: 18 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Process Management \| CIOs \| Project Management \| Project Management Software \| Project Portfolio Management \| ROI \| TCO

The Value of Good Database Development Software: Expert Evaluation of SQL Developer and Toad Development Suite sponsored by Quest Software WHITE PAPER: In this technical brief, John Weathington, President and CEO of Excellent Management Systems, Inc.,explores Toad® Development Suite and Oracle's SQL Developer. He provides an honest look at both solutions, and helps you see how a simple side-by-side comparison isn't enough when choosing the right tool. Posted: 16 Nov 2009 \| Published: 16 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| Business Process Management \| Database Administration \| Database Management Software \| Oracle (Product) \| SQL

The Six Hidden Costs of Reverse Logistics sponsored by TAKE Supply Chain WHITE PAPER: For many companies reverse logistics is the last frontier of waste in today's supply chain. To help identify where poorly managed returns may be affecting your bottom line, this paper takes a look at the six hidden costs of reverse logistics. Posted: 16 Nov 2009 \| Published: 16 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Business Process Automation \| Business Process Management \| Enterprise Asset Management Software \| ERP \| Manufacturing \| Manufacturing Industry \| Manufacturing Software \| Supply Chain Management \| Supply Chain Software \| Supply Chains

Protecting Sharepoint With Double-Take Availability sponsored by Double-Take Software WHITE PAPER: Double-Take Availability provides the only complete protection solutions for your SharePoint implementations. It protects the data, customizations and Web Parts, SharePoint configuration and the server state. Download this paper to see how Double-Take Availability protects your Sharepoint implementations across the enterprise. Posted: 16 Nov 2009 \| Published: 16 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Process Management \| Collaboration \| Collaborative Applications Software \| Collaborative Master Data Management \| Collaborative Product Development \| Microsoft Exchange

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

Reducing Costs from Supplier Part Nonconformance Through Collaboration sponsored by TAKE Supply Chain WEBCAST: This webcast discusses a new method for dealing with part nonconformance. Additionally, this webcast will present a demonstration of software that will was created to deal with part nonconformance that can reduce costs and save time for any organization. Posted: 16 Nov 2009 \| Premiered: 16 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Business Process Automation \| Business Process Automation Software \| Business Process Management \| Business Process Management Software \| Manufacturing \| Manufacturing Industry \| Manufacturing Software \| Supply Chain Automation \| Supply Chain Management \| Supply Chains

Seven Proven Strategies to Succeed in Reverse Logistics sponsored by TAKE Supply Chain WEBCAST: In this webcast you'll learn about the seven best practice strategies that your company needs to transform your reverse logistics into a value-added process. You will also gain a fresh perspective on developing the practices and methods needed to recapture value from returned items, protecting your brand’s integrity, and more! Posted: 16 Nov 2009 \| Premiered: 16 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Business Process Management \| Business Process Modeling \| Business Processes \| Demand Chains \| Manufacturing \| Manufacturing Industry \| Supply Chain Management \| Supply Chain Software \| Supply Chains

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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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