Monthly Archives: February 2009

Far Flung Analytics – BPAF

Posted on February 23, 2009 by

Michael zur Muehlen has written a short article on “The Business Process Analytics Format (BPAF)“. This is a portable format that will allow the history events from multiple BPM servers to be aggregated together to a single process analytics server. … Continue reading →

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Model Strategy & Simulation

Posted on February 14, 2009 by

Most BPM systems offer some form of simulation capability. Simulation capabilities range from the very simple ability to walk through a process, to very sophisticated case-arrival/activity performance models, and even to goal-seeking optimization capabilities.  In this post I explore the … Continue reading →

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Model Strategy & Performance

Posted on February 13, 2009 by

In an earlier post, I introduced the concept of a “Model Preserving Strategy” versus a “Model Transforming Strategy” and defined them as two approaches that a BPMS can take in the lifecycle of a business process. I then posted a … Continue reading →

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Model Strategy, Round-Trip & Agile Development

Posted on February 12, 2009 by

We often talk about the process “round trip”. The process lifecycle is explicitly about moving the process through different people with different specializations. The business analyst draws a high-level model and the systems integrator includes details for connecting the systems. … Continue reading →

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Model Strategy & Analytics

Posted on February 11, 2009 by

A by-product of automating work is the records is made that indicate precisely when each task is started and completed. Analytic information about how your organization is working can actually be far more valuable than the cost savings derived from … Continue reading →

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Model Strategy: Preserving vs. Transforming

Posted on February 9, 2009 by

It started out as a casual conversation over drinks at the Oct 2008 BPM Tech Show in DC, late in the afternoon, after the tutorials and presentations had finished. We wanted to know: “why is there such a variation in … Continue reading →

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Is the BPMN/BPEL Debate a Dead Horse?

Posted on February 4, 2009 by

Bruce Silver’s latest post “Reframing the BPMN vs BPEL Debate” calls to question whether it is worth continued discussion of the definition of BPM. Like most of Bruce’s posts, it is insightful and well worth reading. This is in response … Continue reading →

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