Business rules and validations related to an automated Business Process are generally hidden deep within the application source code and configuration settings. They are not openly accessible, easily to change or review. They might be duplicated several times across the source code. Operational Decision Management (ODM) systems try to remedy this situation by providing a…
Following is a brief survey of some of the popular Business Process Management Suites available in the market. BPM Suite Platform Open Source / Free trial Cloud / On Premises Recognition PegaSystems No – Tops the chart in Forrester in BPM Suites 2013 Q1 publication – Tops the chart in Gartner 2010 BPM publication IBM…
Read ‘BPM Basics for Dummies (from Software AG)‘. It is a basic introductory book on Business Process Management, similar to the one by IBM. The book talks about: how BPM relates to other technologies like SOA and process improvement standards like Lean, Six Sigma, CPI, SCOR etc. the value proposition of BPM (Automation, Agility, Flexibility,…
Read ‘Business Process Management for Dummies (IBM Limited Edition)’. It is a very basic introduction of BPM promoting IBM products. In particular, it talks about IBM Blueworks Live. IBM Blueworks Live is the latest BPM offering from IBM based in the cloud. You can explore IBM Blueworks Live as IBM offers a free 30-day trial. The…