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- Business Process
- An action taken in the course of conducting business. Whether manual or automated, all processes require input and generate output. Depending on the level of viewing and modeling,...
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- BriefingsDirect analysts discuss business commerce clouds: Wave of the future or old wine in a new bottle?
- As the general notion of cloud computing continues to permeate the collective IT imagination, an offshoot vision holds that multiple business-to-business (B2B) players could use the cloud approach to build extended business process ecosystems. by Dana Gardner
- Tags: Business Process, Wine, B2B, Operational Planning, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Business Operations, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2009-11-16
- Streamline core business processes with IBM WebSphere MQ
- In today's constantly changing business environment, it is essential for applications and business processes to remain connected and integrated. View this interactive PDF and see how IBM WebSphere® MQ provides the flexible SOA messaging backbone needed to help streamline your core business processes.
- Tags: Business Process, IBM WebSphere, Streamline, IBM WebSphere MQ, IBM Corp., Operational Planning, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Instant Messaging, Business Operations, Software, Internet, Online Communications
- Webcasts 2009-11-16
- Business Analytics and Optimization for the Intelligent Enterprise
- Based on our survey of 225 business leaders worldwide, we found that enterprises are operating with bigger blind spots and that they are making important decisions without access to the right information. They recognize that new analytics, coupled with advanced business process management capabilities, signal a major...
- Tags: Business Process, Optimization, BPM, Business Analytics, Enterprise, Operational Planning, Business Process Automation, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Business Operations, It Operations, Management, Software
- White papers 2009-11-09
- Strategic Secret Weapon for Tightening Business & IT Alignment: Modeling!
- Achieving alignment between an organization's core goals and the IT infrastructure that supports an enterprise's strategic direction is an ongoing challenge. Learn how aligning business processes with data from information systems enables the development of a model-driven approach that will ultimately lead to heightened agility and greater productivity across the...
- Tags: Business Process, Information Technology, Sybase Inc., Modeling, Operational Planning, Strategy, Databases, Business Operations, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- White papers 2009-11-01
- BlueWorks: The easy on-ramp to Business Process Management (BPM).
- With BPM BlueWorks from IBM®, it's never been easier to get started with BPM. Using cloud-based processes and strategy tools, BPM BlueWorks allows you to capture and collaborate on BPM Business Designs, discover and contribute industry-specific BPM content and participate easily in the community. See how today.
- Tags: Business Process, BPM, Operational Planning, Business Process Automation, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Business Operations, It Operations, Management, Software
- White papers 2009-10-20
- Social Networking & Collaboration for the Workplace: How to Extend and Transform Business Processes With Social Networking and Collaboration Tools
- Research shows that informal learning accounts for over 80% of the learning that takes place in organizations1. As organizations realize the potential of informal learning, more and more they are looking for ways to help them harness this power and align those results with tangible business goals and strategies. This...
- Tags: Business Process, Workplace, Network, Collaboration Tool, Tool, Plateau Systems, Social Networking, Collaboration, Groupware, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2009-10-13
- Survey says slow, kludgy business processes hamper competitiveness
- Surveys.... sighI think it will be hard for any manager to say anything other than "yeah we're not there yet, we need to be more proactive etc." when asked "are you equipped to to respond to market or customer changes quickly enough to compete well in a global marketplace?"Right....
- Tags: Marketing research, business process, survey
- Discussion threads 2009-10-07
- Survey says slow, kludgy business processes hamper competitiveness
- The bottom line: An overwhelming majority of businesses still feel they have a ways to go before they are equipped to respond to market or customer changes quickly enough to compete well in a global marketplace. by Dana Gardner
- Tags: Business Process, Dana Gardner, Survey, Operational Planning, Marketing Research, Business Operations, Marketing
- Blog posts 2009-10-07
- Cloud computing by industry: Novel ways to collaborate via extended business processes
- Cloud ComputingThis is refreshing for a group of people to realize that the industrial food problem won't be solved by the local organics movement. We support local organics and eat that way to the best of our ability. But the real problem is corporate culture and those 40,000 items on...
- Tags: Virtualization, cloud computing, business process
- Discussion threads 2009-10-02
- Cloud computing by industry: Novel ways to collaborate via extended business processes
- As enterprises seek to exploit cloud computing, business leaders are focused on new productivity benefits, on how to make the most of cloud computing for innovative solving of industry-level problems. by Dana Gardner
- Tags: Business Process, Industry, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Hardware, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2009-10-01
- Control Solutions, Inc. Streamlines Business Processes and Improves Financial Reporting With Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12
- Control Solutions, Inc. wanted to replace legacy systems to improve data visibility and provide a single, accurate view of all company financial information and supply chain activity and provide a scalable solution capable of accommodating immediate company growth and expansion into new markets. The challenge was to facilitate the introduction...
- Tags: Business Process, Financial Reporting, Oracle Corp., Financial, Oracle E-Business Suite, Control Solutions Inc., Financial Accounting, Finance
- Case studies 2009-10-01
- Services or subtasks? SOA and BPM may mean the same thing
- We've been debating on these pages whether SOA and business process management go together, or if they're actually two very different disciplines. Jason Bloomberg recently provided his take on the SOA-BPM discussion, saying that SOA and BPM are structurally the same. They may, in fact, be an...
- Tags: Business Process, BPM, SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operational Planning, Business Process Automation, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Middleware, Strategy, Software, Business Operations, It Operations, Management, Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2009-09-22
- Forklift Manufacturer Improves Business Processes, Reduces Costs With xRM
- Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift Europe MCFE is a joint venture between forklift manufacturers Mitsubishi and Caterpillar. The company manufactures, sells, and distributes 18,000 forklifts and related spare parts each year. MCFE relied on manual or sometimes paper-based processes to support dealer inquiries and orders, resulting in missed orders or unanswered dealer...
- Tags: Microsoft Dynamics, Business Process, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Microsoft Corp., Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift Europe, Operational Planning, Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Business Operations, Marketing, Software
- Case studies 2009-09-21
- Deploy metrics to revolutionize business processes [video]
- In lean times, a business process metrics program might seem like something that’s nice to have but not essential. However, identifying, redesigning, and monitoring just one critical business process can quickly reap benefits in cost savings or happier customers. This episode of CIO Sanity Savers shares some pointers to help...
- Tags: Business Process, Video, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2009-09-14
- Adobe LiveCycle solutions for business process automation
- In today's business environment, companies must be able to react to customer demands, competitive threats, and compliance requirements. With Adobe® LiveCycle® Enterprise Suite (ES2) solutions for business process management BPM, organizations can quickly respond to all of these challenges. Download your FREE white paper here
- Tags: Business Process, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe LiveCycle, Operational Planning, Business Process Automation, Enterprise Software, Business Operations, It Operations, Software
- White papers 2009-09-01
- Sorouh Real Estate PJSC Streamlines Business Processes With Enterprise Resource Planning Solution
- Sorouh Real Estate PJSC wanted to streamline business processes with centralized access to financial, project, procurement, Customer Relationship Management CRM, and Human Resources HR data and increase and integrate reporting capabilities to accelerate report generation and improve data accuracy. The challenge was to improve budgetary controls over spending across the...
- Tags: Business Process, Oracle Corp., ERP, Sorouh Real Estate PJSC, Operational Planning, Real Estate, Enterprise Software, Business Operations, Software
- Case studies 2009-09-01
- Reducing the Costs of Government Compliance With Business Process Automation
- Government compliance regulations have significantly raised the costs of doing business in recent years. The 2008 federal takeover of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has increased pressure for additional regulations that will further drive up costs for public companies. This paper summarizes compliance costs, describes technologies that reduce...
- Tags: Cost, Business Process, Compliance, Government, Business Process Automation, EnterpriseWizard
- White papers 2009-08-22
- EnterpriseWizard Cloud Computing: A Reliable and Scalable Platform for Business Process Applications
- The combination of a grid infrastructure and a CRM software suite architected to exploit its capabilities gives customers the benefits of a SaaS service coupled with the advantages of on-premise software for security, direct database access and the timing of up-grades. The result is an enterprise-class CRM system and infrastructure...
- Tags: Business Process, CRM, EnterpriseWizard, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Advertising & Promotion, Software As A Service (SaaS), Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Emerging Technologies
- White papers 2009-08-22
- The Process Architect: The Smart Role in Business Process Management
- Today, more organizations that are facing aggressive market challenges share the same opinion: To be more agile in reacting to market changes, companies have to understand their business processes better and in more detail, and also have to be able to change them quicker. Business processes represent the organization's key...
- Tags: Business Process, BPM, Operational Planning, Business Operations
- White papers 2009-08-18
- Cloud pushes enterprise architects' role beyond IT into business process optimization czar
- Most successful businesses have looked for these skills for a number....of years now. Cloud computing may be forcing the issue more, but serious IT managers and CIOs have business backgrounds today, and have for a number of years. A really great CIO is also a Business Process Engineer. That's why...
- Tags: Operational planning, business goal, business process, information technology
- Discussion threads 2009-08-07
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