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BPM Standards Update – The Cost of Compliance
Prohibiting Competition and Restricting Industry Growth
The value of a BPM system lies in the added productivity and decrease in errors it brings to an organization. While that seems like the logical, most functional criteria for selecting a BPM system, many vendors are beginning to add another layer to the conversation – BPM standards (BPEL, BPMN, XPDL). They applaud the standards for how they reduce cost, simplify integration and support of a BPM system. To outsiders of the industry, that sounds just right. But BPM standards are anything but what they appear to be.
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Written by Brian Dwyer
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Workflow Automation Systems versus Canned Applications
What Factors Determine the Best Choice?
As a provider of a Business Process Management (BPM) or Workflow Automation (WFA) system, it is common for a prospect to come to us with single process automation project in mind. In these instances competition includes not only BPM/WFA providers, but also application specific providers; what we call “canned” solutions.
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Written by Brian Dwyer
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Why HighOrbit & High End BPMs can Co-Exist
Many years ago when we first took our Business Process Management (BPM) to market, our initial marketing and sales plan put us head-to-head against the “big boys”: Industry pioneers like MetaStorm, HandySoft, and Ultimus. Although we competed favorably with regard to features, capabilities & technology, success was limited. Sadly, we determined that large corporations just don’t purchase enterprise-wide BPM’s from small companies in St. Louis. A very valuable lesson was learned from the failure of this initial strategy. That lesson led to a comprehensive overhaul of our plan with a new focus on a small/medium business target.
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Written by Brian Dwyer
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A Growing Industry in a Sagging Economy?
The search for “why” continues
These days it is difficult to escape any business event without discussions centered on the struggling economy. In nearly all cases, it revolves around how business revenues have been negatively impacted, or specific industries are in trouble. The story is all too common. I can certainly empathize, as I have many friends and family members being hit by the recession. But for reasons I have yet to put my finger on, the economy has had no negative effect on my company. In fact, I’m beginning to suspect that it may actually be helping.
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Written by Brian Dwyer
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The Big Payoffs of Workflow Automation
You've heard it before, "Streamline Operations", "Reduce Operating Expenses", and "Cut Labor Costs". But what does it all mean? How much can a company expect to save? How can Workflow Automation achieve this goal?
The Current State of Workflow
Every company has their procedures and methods for handling day-to-day operations such as invoicing, timesheets, new account setup, status reports, and everything else that makes their business tick. The term "Workflow" refers to the tasks, procedural steps, personnel, required information, and tools needed for each step in a business process.
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