Mark McGregor

A former Research Director at leading IT industry analysis firm Gartner, Mark has an extensive background in enterprise architecture, business process management and change management, having held executive positions with a number of technology companies. Since retiring from Gartner he now works as an independent consultant with clients such as Changepoint, Erwin, Mega, Planview, Signavio and LeanIX.

Mark has authored or co-authored four books on business and process management, including “Thrive! How to Succeed in the Age of the Customer” and “In Search of BPM Excellence” and “People Centric Process Management. Widely respected for his knowledge and views on business change, he is the creator of “Next Practice” and has variously been described as a ”BPM Guru”, a “Thought Leader” and a “Master of Mindset”.

Mark is passionate about the people aspects of change, he has spent much of the last fifteen years travelling the world, learning, teaching and researching the cultural aspects of change and how executives perceive business and process improvement In this capacity he has literally taught hundreds of people and been fortunate to interview and interact with many CEO’s.

Mark holds certifications in Six Sigma, PRINCE2, Sales, Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Hypnosis! Mark suggests that it is the variety of his studies, which provide the depth he offers to his clients, in his words “It is the difference that makes the difference”.

Connect with Mark via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmcgregor

“Chunking” as a Tool for Effective Communication and Change

September 2, 2019 , By Mark McGregor

Mark opines, “Sometimes as BPM or Process professionals, we get hung up on maps and models etc, and we forget that there are other tools and techniques we need to leverage.” In his Article, he introduces a technique labelled “Chunking”. Read the Article to learn what it is and how it might work for you.

The Death of Process Mining?

In his June Column, Paul Harmon mentioned process mining as a tool to assist process analysts and made a reference to the first “International Conference on Process Mining.” Mark McGregor attended the meeting and, in this article, he shares his insights and observations.

From Process Excellence to Customer Excellence

Mark McGregor believes the process community is facing new opportunities and threats in equal measure. The threats are coming from the various Customer Service communities which, his analysis suggests, are intensely aligned with the agenda of the business leadership. Their success is due to a great extent to their “outside in” approach. Read Mark’s Article to better understand “outside-in” and why combining Customer Service with Process Management delivers a vastly improved customer experience.

Modern Compliance Management in Times of Constant Change

Mark McGregor, Senior Vice President of Strategy at Signavio,states that compliance violations can quickly lead to penalties, reputational damage, or even public scandals, there is a lot at stake. An here he offers sound advice for avoiding the pitfalls that can lead to such violations.