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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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The Road to Smarter Computing sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: A smarter approach to computing can help you free up IT resources and drive innovation and growth. In this resource, explore the business drivers and technology advances that facilitate and enable smarter computing. Posted: 19 Jun 2013 \| Published: 31 Oct 2012 TOPICS: Business Performance Management \| Business Process Management \| Business Processes \| Business Systems \| CIOs \| Expert Systems \| IT Governance \| IT Management \| IT Systems \| Systems Maintenance \| Systems Management

5 Ways that Quote-to-Cash Can Boost Your Revenue sponsored by Apttus WHITE PAPER: This valuable resource explains how Quote-to-Cash processes and Revenue Velocity can increase revenue and close revenue faster. Inside, count down five key factors that influence Revenue Velocity. Posted: 14 Jun 2013 \| Published: 14 Jun 2013 TOPICS: Business Process Management \| Business Processes \| Contract Management \| Contracts \| Financial Management \| Financial Transaction Processing \| Price Quotes \| Pricing \| Revenue Projections \| Sales \| Sales and Marketing Software \| Sales Information Systems \| Sales Order Management \| Sales Representatives

IBM Blueworks Live sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Managing complexity, both internal and external, is by far the highest priority in organizations of all sizes and industries. This informative paper introduces a tool that will empower you to not only navigate through, but capitalize on the complexity in which your business operates. Read on to learn more about a cloud-based business process tool. Posted: 13 Jun 2013 \| Published: 28 Feb 2013 TOPICS: Business Process Management \| Business Processes \| Cloud Computing \| Collaboration \| Dashboards \| Data Analytics

LaSalle Solutions Achieves a 60% Reduction in Development Time Using Adeptia’s BPI Platform sponsored by Adeptia WHITE PAPER: This informative paper introduces a new approach that is enabling early adopters to support faster and more effective supply chain improvements by using a business process integration (BPI) approach. Discover how early adopters are realizing savings greater than 50% when compared to traditional techniques. Posted: 11 Jun 2013 \| Published: 15 Nov 2012 TOPICS: Business Process Management \| Business Processes \| Supply Chain Integration \| Supply Chain Management

Best Practice Guide to Allocating IT Costs sponsored by Apptio WHITE PAPER: This informative paper offers six best practice strategies for allocating IT costs for technology business management initiatives. Read on to learn more about the prevalent cost allocation methodologies in practice and gain guidance in terms of which one is the best fit in any given context. Posted: 11 Jun 2013 \| Published: 11 Jun 2013 TOPICS: Budgeting \| Business Process Management \| Business Processes

Adeptia Proposed Solution Design sponsored by Adeptia WHITE PAPER: This helpful guide aims to increase your understanding of how to approach a business integration problem, describes possible tools you can choose from, and gives you a roadmap that leads to a successful BPM implementation. Read on to understand how to gather the requirements for such a project, which questions to ask and what issues to focus on. Posted: 10 Jun 2013 \| Published: 05 Jan 2013 TOPICS: Business Process Management \| Business Processes \| Data Integration

The Road to Smarter Computing sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: A smarter approach to computing can help you free up IT resources and drive innovation and growth. In this resource, explore the business drivers and technology advances that facilitate and enable smarter computing. Posted: 07 Jun 2013 \| Published: 31 Oct 2012 TOPICS: Business Management \| Business Performance Management \| Business Process Management \| Business Processes \| Business Systems \| CIOs \| Expert Systems \| IT Asset Management \| IT Best Practices \| IT Departments \| IT Governance \| IT Management \| IT Systems \| Mobile Device Management \| Systems Maintenance \| Systems Management \| Systems Operations

Automating Cost Transparency sponsored by Apptio WHITE PAPER: In order to stay competitive, businesses are seeking ways to optimize and align future IT investment decisions with the strategic direction of the company. This informative paper introduces a software-as-a-service (SaaS) tool that makes automating cost transparency possible. Posted: 07 Jun 2013 \| Published: 07 Jun 2013 TOPICS: Business Process Automation \| Business Process Management \| Business Processes \| Cost Benefit Analysis \| Software as a Service

The Business Benefits of Enterprise Mobile Solutions sponsored by IFS WHITE PAPER: This resource offers advice to help your organization unlock the full potential of mobile. Inside, learn where and how mobile can provide a competitive business advantage, discover your options for implementing a mobile strategy, and much more. Posted: 05 Jun 2013 \| Published: 31 Jan 2013 TOPICS: Applications Management \| Business Management \| Business Performance Management \| Business Process Management \| Business Processes \| ERP \| ERP Software \| Mobile Device Management \| Mobile Device Management Software \| Mobile Workers \| Smart Phones \| Tablet PC

BPM Patterns & Practices in Industry sponsored by Oracle India Pvt. Ltd WHITE PAPER: This paper reviews common BPM adoption patterns and best-practices across different industries to illustrate the value of BPM. Posted: 31 May 2013 \| Published: 25 Jun 2012 TOPICS: Business Process Automation \| Business Process Automation Software \| Business Process Management \| Business Process Management Software \| Business Processes \| Oracle (Product)

Vodafone Ireland implements world-class service excellence with HP BSM sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company CASE STUDY: This case study explores how Vodafone Ireland Implemented an integrated, end-to-end IT management solution framework to deliver and track measurable business services with quantifiable benefits. Learn how they improved their major incident root cause identification success rate by 50%. Posted: 24 May 2013 \| Published: 24 May 2013 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| Business Management \| Business of Information Technology \| Business Performance Management \| Business Process Automation \| Business Process Automation Software \| Business Process Management \| Business Process Management Software \| Business Processes \| Business Service Management \| Business Service Management Software \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| IT Service Management

Softbank Mobile reforms operation of its mobile internet service infrastructure sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company CASE STUDY: This case study explores how SoftBank Mobile leveraged business service management software to enhance the capabilities of the infrastructure group that supports mobile internet services and automated the series of processes from failure detection to recovery. Posted: 24 May 2013 \| Published: 24 May 2013 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| Business Management \| Business of Information Technology \| Business Performance Management \| Business Process Automation \| Business Process Management \| Business Processes \| Business Service Management \| Business Service Management Software \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| IT Service Management \| IT Services

Avoiding BPM Project Hiccups sponsored by OpenText EGUIDE: When it comes to business process management (BPM), there are many pitfalls you could come across that can lead to failure. Read this expert resource today to learn how to avoid BPM project hiccups from key experts in the space and find an analysis on the future of BPM. Posted: 22 May 2013 \| Published: 22 May 2013 TOPICS: Business Process Management \| Business Processes \| Predictive Analytics \| Predictive Analytics Software

The Business View of BPM sponsored by OpenText EGUIDE: This expert resource outlines how data people and process people can come together at the unavoidable intersection of big data and BPM. Read on to discover how changes to your processes and new formal processes will transform your business. And learn best practices for setting up a BPM strategy. Posted: 22 May 2013 \| Published: 22 May 2013 TOPICS: Business Process Management \| Business Process Management Software \| Business Processes \| Unstructured Data

The Tao of IT Portfolio Management sponsored by Innotas WHITE PAPER: This resource offers ten steps to achieving IT portfolio management enlightenment. Learn how, by integrating APM and PPM solutions, CIOs can achieve better visibility into their entire IT portfolio, creating improved efficiency, lower costs and overall business harmony. Posted: 20 May 2013 \| Published: 20 May 2013 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| Business Management \| Business of Information Technology \| Business Process Management \| Business Process Management Software \| Business Processes \| Project Management \| Project Management Software \| Project Portfolio Management

A Comprehensive, Integrated Approach to Cash Flow Management in SAP® Applications sponsored by Dolphin WHITE PAPER: Many businesses overlook cash flow management as a strategic asset - but this could be a huge mistake. In this resource, learn how you can optimize Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Order Management, and other document-based business processes for a comprehensive, integrated approach. Posted: 20 May 2013 \| Published: 20 May 2013 TOPICS: Accounting \| Business Process Management \| Business Processes \| Cash Flow \| Financial Management \| Order Management Systems \| SAP (Product)

A Leader in Forrester's Smart Process Applications Wave sponsored by Kofax, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This evaluation from Forrester looks at both the current capabilities of vendors to support cases and their potential to support projects and operations. Read now for an in-depth smart process application evaluation so you can make a more informed decision. Posted: 16 May 2013 \| Published: 16 May 2013 TOPICS: Business Development \| Business Environment \| Business IT Alignment \| Business Management \| Business of Information Technology \| Business Performance Management \| Business Process Automation \| Business Process Automation Software \| Business Process Management \| Business Process Management Software \| Business Processes \| CIOs

Optimizing Service – Driven Businesses sponsored by Ramco Systems WHITE PAPER: This white paper introduces an approach to service resource and planning (SRP) that allows you to tackle the challenges of the professional services sector head-on by gaining true visibility into resource availability, consolidating disparate systems, processes and data, and more. Posted: 09 May 2013 \| Published: 09 May 2013 TOPICS: Business Management \| Business Performance Management \| Business Process Management \| Business Process Management Software \| Business Processes \| Enterprise Asset Management Software \| Enterprise Resource Management \| ERP \| Professional Services Automation Software \| Professional Services Industries \| Service Process Optimization Software

10 Tech Skills Heading the Way of the Dinosaur - 2013 Edition sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: There are many articles devoted to what is hot in the IT industry, so we won't rehash them here. Instead, we will focus on skills that are going away. If these skills are all you have, soon you may be in an unemployment line. If these skills are the most recent ones you have, NOW is the time to update your skill set and prepare for the future. Posted: 08 May 2013 \| Published: 08 May 2013 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| Business Management \| Business of Information Technology \| Business Process Management \| Business Processes \| IT Asset Management \| IT Best Practices \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| IT Service Management \| IT Services

Supply Chain Digest: Benchmarking Global Transportation Management Strategies and Practices 2013 sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This benchmark study of over 300 organizations provides insight into the current state of global transportation management. Read on to find proven and practical advice that will help ensure your organization drives global transportation success. Posted: 07 May 2013 \| Published: 07 May 2013 TOPICS: Business Process Management \| Business Processes \| Manufacturing \| Manufacturing Industry Organizations \| Manufacturing Software \| Procurement \| Supply Chain Management \| Supply Chain Software \| Supply Chains \| Transportation Industry \| Transportation Management \| Transportation Management Software

Application Performance Management for SAP Explained in 2 Minutes sponsored by Compuware VIDEO: This brief video explains how the right application performance management platform provides visibility into SAP performance from the perspective of the end-user, allowing you to more easily identify and remediate problems in your SAP environment. Posted: 06 May 2013 \| Premiered: 02 Jul 2012 TOPICS: Application Monitoring \| Application Monitoring Software \| Application Performance Management \| Application Performance Management Software \| Applications Management \| Business Performance Management \| Business Performance Management Software \| Business Process Management \| Business Processes \| SAP (Product)

As your network gets complex, managing it must get simple sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: This white paper demonstrates how automated network management (ANM) can deliver the availability and performance today's fast-paced businesses demand while unifying fault and performance management and automating change and configuration functions. Posted: 01 May 2013 \| Published: 01 May 2013 TOPICS: Business Process Automation \| Business Processes \| Network Architectures \| Network Best Practices \| Network Capacity \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Monitoring \| Network Performance \| Network Processing \| Network Security \| Network Traffic Analysis \| Networking

Developing an Information Strategy in the Financial Services Industry sponsored by Information Builders WHITE PAPER: In this resource, financial services organizations will learn how they can use five key actions to develop a successful information strategy in order to improve processes, boost productivity, enhance decision-making, and more. Posted: 01 May 2013 \| Published: 31 Dec 2012 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Management \| Business Performance Management \| Business Process Management \| Business Processes \| Data Analytics \| Data Governance \| Data Management \| Data Quality \| Financial Industry Organizations \| Financial Services Industry \| Information Governance \| Information Management \| Productivity

Proactively Track and Maintain Assets to Keep Operations Running Smoothly sponsored by Kony WHITE PAPER: This white paper introduces a mobile application for Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) that offers a comprehensive and consolidated view into all inventory and the condition of resources, so that you can make informed decisions on capital and operational investments. Posted: 30 Apr 2013 \| Published: 31 Dec 2012 TOPICS: Asset Management (Finance) \| Asset Management Services \| Business Processes \| Cloud Computing \| Enterprise Asset Management Software \| Mobile Device Management \| Software as a Service

Business Information University: A CIO's Guide to Launching a Big Data Analytics Strategy sponsored by SearchCIO.com VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT: This classroom addresses the challenges enterprises face as they attempt to centralize the BI strategy and the tools and methodologies that are addressing these challenges. Posted: 25 Apr 2013 \| Premiered: 16 Mar 2013 TOPICS: Analytic Applications Software \| Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Business IT Alignment \| Business of Information Technology \| Business Processes \| CIOs \| Data Analytics \| Data Management \| Data Management Software

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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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