Business Process Management: Bridging the Gap between Business and IT
Business process management tools help solve many of the problems with traditional architectures by isolating application code from rapidly-changing business processes. This article is a good managerial overview of the issues, benefits, and components of BPM.
by Joydip Kanjilal
November 15, 2006
rganizations the world over are looking for better flexibility and higher productivity. They need software applications that are not only long-lasting but also adaptable to change. Business process management (BPM) is a revolution in the software industry today that's providing such capabilities. BPM may be defined as the practice of improving the efficiency, effectiveness, and operational agility of an enterprise by automating, optimizing, and managing its business processes. BPM enables business processes to be designed independently of any single application and then leveraged as shared business logic.
This article provides an overview of BPM and workflow, and then briefly discusses how the two differ. It then highlights the features and benefits provided by a complete BPM solution and links to widely used BPM products (both proprietary and open source).
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rganizations the world over are looking for better flexibility and higher productivity. They need software applications that are not only long-lasting but also adaptable to change. Business process management (BPM) is a revolution in the software industry today that's providing such capabilities. BPM may be defined as the practice of improving the efficiency, effectiveness, and operational agility of an enterprise by automating, optimizing, and managing its business processes. BPM enables business processes to be designed independently of any single application and then leveraged as shared business logic.
