For decades, organizations have invested heavily in technologies that automate business processes, manage unstructured content, and track crucial customer and product data. For example, ERP, CRM and a litany of other enterprise suites, plus content and data management technologies, websites and digital channels (and many more tools) — have helped organizations differentiate their products and… read more >
Download free report. Business process automation and information management technologies are two different markets and disciplines addressing two very different kinds of problems. Yet, after being on the scene for more than 2-3 decades, process technologies and information technologies are still inextricably linked. Why? The symbiotic nature of the two markets is best understood by… read more >
I just attended an interview at Appian World that’s particularly relevant to organizations focused on bringing process and data together for business transformation. The speaker was Martin Resch, Executive Vice President at Bank of the West. Michael Heffner, Global Financial Services & Insurance Industry lead at Appian, was the interviewer. The bank’s transformation journey started… read more >
Not too long ago, I posted a blog entry about how Briova used a simple but high-impact approach to provide a great customer experience. Here’s the post: Delighting customers doesn’t always require a huge investment and massive effort. The customer was me, and here’s what I liked: I just talked with Briova yesterday,… read more >
If you are seeking the latest best practices and implementation trends in business process management (BPM), you should look at the recent winners of the Workflow Management Coalition (WfMC) BPM Excellence Awards, described below, for a forward perspective. These winners, announced in December 2017, exemplify successful deployments around the world while also showcasing many of… read more >
If you are like me, you’ve probably wondered what is so sizzling hot about robotic process automation. After all, two of its main selling points are 1) the ability for business users to write their own automation scripts (we’ve seen this before with Lotus Notes applications) and 2) providing a tool to automate manual activities…. read more >
Robotic process automation (RPA), also known as intelligent automation or robotics, is getting significant attention from business and technology executives as companies seek big jumps in productivity by deploying tools powered by artificial intelligence (AI). At operational excellence, business process management (BPM), and AI conferences, sessions about robotics implementations, best practices, and case studies are… read more >
I am literally amazed at the enthusiastic level of interest/hype in robotic process automation, also known as intelligent automation. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen hardened IT execs and seasoned business people get so excited by a technology (much less a non-glamourous product category that automates clerical/administrative work.) Need some examples? Here’s a few:… read more >
In early 2017, we declared that operational excellence (BPM) practitioners and customer experience (CX) experts would join forces this year to transform the business, starting from initial customer interactions and then going all the way through to back office operations that support those customer interactions. It was a powerful statement, especially since the project teams… read more >
Over the past six months, I’ve had an opportunity to participate in an exciting project related to business transformation, business process management (BPM), Lean, Six Sigma, and operational excellence. Roger Tregear, a Consulting Director with Leonardo Consulting in Australia, has just published Process Precepts, a collaborative book that also includes contextual contributions by sixteen… read more >
