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Beyond BPM: Runtime SOA: Beyond BPM: Runtime SOABusiness "Nirvana"I agree with Ron. SOA is indeed one step forward in the abstraction of the process layer from the implementation layer.Basically, we should be able to layer business processes over the constituent application modules that comprise these business processes. The processes themselves could comprise and be...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Operational planning, Business process reengineering (BPR), Web services, Enterprise software, Strategy, BPM, Ronald, business process, SOA, BPR; Discussion threads 2005-07-12
E-Government Solutions: CBOSS provides Internet technology solutions and consulting services that help customers streamline workflow processes and optimize operational performance. With CBOSS solutions and services, customers can transform their business operations to improve cost control, achieve greater overall efficiency and increase communication across the enterprise. The company specializes in the design and...; Tags: Business Process, Solution, BPR, CBOSS, Business Process Reengineering (BPR), Operational Planning, E-government, It Operations, Business Operations, Government; White papers 2005-05-13
Successfully Implementing CRM Solutions in High Growth, High-Tech Companies: The promise of substantial improvements in sales performance, customer acceptance and corporate communications is helping to fuel the broad acceptance and implementation of Customer Relationship Management CRM solutions within the high-tech community. In fact, within certain high-tech circles, the lack of an auto-mated sales system is the exception rather than...; Tags: Business Process, CRM Solution, BPR, CRM, Business Process Reengineering (BPR), Sales Strategy, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Advertising & Promotion, Operational Planning, Sales Force Management, Enterprise Software, It Operations, Sales, Software, Marketing, Business Operations; White papers 2005-02-08
Business Process Reengineering Manufacturing Industry Perspective: The manufacturing industry today is significantly challenged by slow growth and a tough global economy. In order to remain competitive in the global marketplace, manufacturers are adopting radical corporate strategies, like flattening the organization, globalizing production, forming strategic alliances with customers, suppliers and competitors, merging with other companies to form...; Tags: Business Process, Wipro Technologies, BPR, Business Process Reengineering (BPR), Operational Planning, It Operations, Business Operations; White papers 2004-03-30
BPM 2.0: Process without Programming: This white paper focuses on business process management BPM which is used to describe the new generation of technology designed to automate, integrate, and optimize processes across the extended enterprise. While it shares some characteristics with the workflow and business process reengineering technology of the 1990s, BPM is based on...; Tags: Business Process, BPM, BPR, Programming, Operational Planning, Business Process Automation, Business Process Reengineering (BPR), Strategy, Enterprise Software, Business Operations, It Operations, Management, Software; White papers 2003-10-27

Comprehensive Re-Engineering With SAP R/3: Pharmaceuticals company Pfizer Germany combined migration to SAP R/3 with comprehensive business process re-engineering efforts. Greater efficiency through optimized processes and improved customer service were the objectives for the project which had been initiated by the Top Management. The implementation was completed successfully in 1998, giving Pfizer stable foundations for...; Tags: Business Process, Pfizer Inc., SAP R/3, SAP AG, BPR, Re-engineering, Business Process Reengineering (BPR), Operational Planning, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), It Operations, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software; Case studies
Business Process Re-Engineering: Creating Opportunities for Evolution or Revolution: As organizations begin to adopt modern approaches for their analytic and business intelligence needs, many are taking notice of how feature-rich these technologies are, and are assessing whether or not they should simply migrate to these newer technologies and use it as they have in the past, or evaluate the...; Tags: Business Process, BPR, Organization, Pricing, Business Process Reengineering (BPR), Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, It Operations, Software, Data Management, Management; Webcasts

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Rescuing software trainwrecks, without sacrificing goats: Rescuing software trainwrecks, without sacrificing goatsSome good advice, but goats can still be usefulWhat you need is a special business process reengineering goat.Instead of the usual complex and time consuming hunting around for someone to blame, with the task split over several departments, the goat, following the principles of BPR,...; Tags: Business process reengineering (BPR), software, goat; Discussion threads 2007-09-07
Next big thing?: Next big thing?MaybeI see the logic of Mike Neven's argument, but I doubt his prognosis.Software companies able to handle content and data? Software companies able to handle Business Process Re-Engineering BPR?Nevins' comment: "Enterprise customers complain that software vendors disappoint all too often. However, if you examine many of...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Oracle Corp., Neven, software, Extranet, Information and Communication Technology, software company, Nevins; Discussion threads 2005-07-21
The new alignment: The new alignmentYou have a choiceEither change your business processes to conform to the software or visa-versa. Problems are: Change is hard - and good software is hard to write. Result? Too hard . . .Why align to marketing buzz-word vapor?Sadly, SOA is just the latest marketing buzz-word. There...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, SOA, Web; Discussion threads 2005-02-18
Business Process Modeling (BPM): This white paper discusses about business process reengineering BPR and business process improvement BPI which have become the ?hot topics? of the 1990s as management faces up to the need to continually reinvent businesses in the context of a changing technological and sociological world. Such initiatives are customer and technology...; Tags: Business Process, Business Process Modeling, Operational Planning, Business Process Reengineering (BPR), Business Operations, It Operations; White papers 2003-10-29
Sukhmani: Process Reengineering to Improve Government-Citizen Interfaces: Government of Punjab has realized the potential of Information Technology for SMART (Simple, Moral, Accountable, Responsive and Transparent) governance. With a view to offer an integrated set of services to the citizens, the Sukhmani Society for Citizen Services was created. To ensure that services were handled in a timely manner,...; Tags: SLA, Process Reengineering, Service Level Management, Business Process Reengineering (BPR), Government, It Operations, It service Management; Case studies
Intranets.com Case Study: Barokas Public Relations: Established in 1998, Barokas Public Relations BPR is a Seattle-based agency that focuses solely on providing outstanding public relations counsel and key editorial contacts to companies in the technology sector. Barokas Public Relations agency had an immediate need for a user-friendly online communication solution to facilitate daily collaboration and coordination...; Tags: Intranets.com Inc., Public Relations, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Corporate Communications; Case studies
CA Solutions Help illycaffe Grow Their Business Without Growing Their IT Budget - And Keep the Coffee Flowing to Over 130 Countries: Founded in 1933, illycaffe is in the business of coffee. illycaffe's sales grew over 8% from 2003 to 2004, and they continue to grow. This means more employees, more distributors and an increasingly complex IT infrastructure that needed to accommodate a significant rise in demand. Naturally, this growth called for...; Tags: Information Technology, Computer Associates International Inc., Business Process Reengineering (BPR), Operational Planning, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Automation (SFA), Strategy, It Services, It Operations, Business Operations, Sales, Enterprise Software, Software, Management; Case studies