Down Under: A BPM Engagement Model to Achieve Sustainable Results
In their Column this month, John Jeston and Johan Nelis propose an engagement model for the business to ensure that BPM initiatives and results are enforced as part of “Management as Usual”. They include a case study to illustrate their argument.

John Jeston
John has serious experience getting things done—the right way. For over 30 years he has covered Business Process Management (BPM), business process re-engineering, project management, systems development, outsourcing, and general management. He has held the positions of Financial Controller, Divisional Manager, Company Director, HR Director and Chief Information Officer. John is internationally recognised as a key opinion leader in BPM strategy and implementation. He has provided these services to significant organisations throughout Australia, Europe, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, the United Kingdom, U.S.A., Singapore, Mexico and Brazil. He has authored a number of books and more than 20 articles on BPM and high performance management. He is a regular speaker at conferences and a Master Project Director, with the Australian Institute of Project Management and is a Chartered Accountant.
John has authored or co-authored:
Business Process Management: Practical Guidelines to Successful Implementations (2006 and 2008)
Management by Process: A Roadmap to Sustainable Business Process Management (2008)—the only book to provide a roadmap to sustainable BPM and High Performance Management
Beyond Business Process Improvement, On To Business Transformation (2009)
He also writes a regular column in the international BP Trends Monthly Update. He can be reached at johnjeston@managementbyprocess.com.

Latest posts by John Jeston (see all)
- Performance Management and Measurement – Are KPIs all we need? - February 3, 2014
- Down Under: The Perpetual Question: What is BPM—A New Perspective - November 5, 2013
- Down Under: Business Process Maturity and Technology (IT) - June 4, 2013
- Down Under: What do BPM and Lego have in Common? - January 8, 2013
- Down Under: Business Architecture: A Down Under Perspective - October 2, 2012