What kind of a year will it be for BPM at your organization?
January 4, 2016 @ 8:45 am
Check all of the items below that you think ought to be part of a rigorous analysis of a business process:
November 30, 2015 @ 8:55 am
How is your organization using BPM software? (Choose more than one)
October 27, 2015 @ 9:21 am
What is the state of BPM today? (Check all that apply)
October 2, 2015 @ 11:32 am
Please indicate which one you think most likely to impact BPM practices at your organization over the course of the next 3-5 years. (One answerplease.)
August 29, 2015 @ 9:49 pm
- We didn’t do any process work in 2015, but will launch a process initiative in 2016 (8%, 3 Votes)
- We didn’t do much process work in 2015, and probably won’t do much in 2016 (10%, 4 Votes)
- We didn’t do much process work in 2015, but will probably do more in 2016 (18%, 7 Votes)
- We did a lot of process work in 2015, but will probably do less in 2016 (15%, 6 Votes)
- We did a lot of process work in 2015, and will do even more in 2016 (49%, 20 Votes)
Total Voters: 40
Check all of the items below that you think ought to be part of a rigorous analysis of a business process:
- A description of contingencies that managers enforce on those who perform the various activities (4%, 12 Votes)
- A description of data that is required for each activity and a description of data that is created or modified as a result of the execution of the activity (9%, 24 Votes)
- A description of resources consumed as each activity is executed (7%, 19 Votes)
- A description of decisions that are made within each activity and the rules used to make the decision (12%, 32 Votes)
- A description of policies or management goals that apply to each activity (10%, 26 Votes)
- A description of who works at each activity (9%, 24 Votes)
- A description of who is responsible for each of the activities in the sequence (12%, 32 Votes)
- A description of the branching points that occur in the sequence of activities (11%, 30 Votes)
- A description of the sequence of activities that transform the inputs into outputs (14%, 37 Votes)
- Source, Input, Output and Customer for the process (14%, 37 Votes)
Total Voters: 41
How is your organization using BPM software? (Choose more than one)
- IT people use BPM software to develop new software to support improved business processes. (17%, 4 Votes)
- IT people use BPM software to help define business processes. (4%, 1 Votes)
- Business analysts or BPM consultants use BPM software to help define and suggest improvements in business processes. (29%, 7 Votes)
- Business managers use BPMS software not only to define, but also to manage business processes. (13%, 3 Votes)
- Business managers and analysts use modeling software to define processes. (38%, 9 Votes)
Total Voters: 16
What is the state of BPM today? (Check all that apply)
- Business processes at our organization are in good shape. We aren't spending much time worrying about how to improve them. (6%, 4 Votes)
- BPM is transitioning. It will probably reemerge soon under a new label, like Case Management or Cognitive Computing (13%, 8 Votes)
- BPM is at a low ebb. It was stimulated by BPM Software in 2003, but that interest has died down. It's waiting for some new thing to stimulate new interest. (10%, 6 Votes)
- BPM is evolving slow and steady. We are doing it and learning. (19%, 12 Votes)
- BPMS tools haven't provided much value and aren't being used much. (11%, 7 Votes)
- BPM as a process improvement practice is alive and well. Management may not be excited, but process and IT people are actively working to evolve better business processes. (21%, 13 Votes)
- Process change is a hot topic. Management is concerned about it. (21%, 13 Votes)
Total Voters: 31
Please indicate which one you think most likely to impact BPM practices at your organization over the course of the next 3-5 years. (One answerplease.)
- Energy/Water/Global Warming Regulations (6%, 3 Votes)
- Drones (0%, 0 Votes)
- Automatic Driving Vehicles (2%, 1 Votes)
- 3D Printing (4%, 2 Votes)
- Smart Watches (0%, 0 Votes)
- Digital Assistants (iPad, Smart Phones, etc.) (8%, 4 Votes)
- Cloud Computing (19%, 10 Votes)
- Cognitive Computing (8%, 4 Votes)
- Decision Management (37%, 19 Votes)
- Case Management techniques or tools (16%, 9 Votes)
Total Voters: 52
