Free BPM Modeling Tools July 10, 2009
Posted by Ian Louw in Business Process Management, Process Modelling, Resources.Tags: BPM, Business Process Management, Free_BPM_Modeling_Tools, Modeling, Process_Modeling, Tools
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I recently was asked by a customer if I know of any free process modeling and automation tools. This got me thinking of how many vendors provide a free edition of their software for unlimited use i.e. no trial basis or try before you buy editions. After some research I came up with the following short list:
Free BPM and Process Modeling Tools:
- BizAgi Process Modeler
- Questetra BPM Suite
- Tibco Business Studio
- Aris Express (soon to be released)
- Process Maker
- Open ModelSphere
- Visual Paradigm – Smart Development Environment (Community Edition)
- Visual Paradigm for UML (Community Edition)
I have not evaluated each application so could not comment on their strengths and weaknesses but would be interested to hear about other free BPM and/or Enterprise Architecture tools so I can add them to my resource list.
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A 15 min BPM Workout – Lombardi June 23, 2009
Posted by Ian Louw in BPM, BPM ROI, Business Strategy, IT Strategy, Tutorial.Tags: BPM, BPM ROI, Business Process Management, Business Strategy, How To, Lombardi Software
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As someone who works with customers to deliver business value through BPM, I have definitely noticed an increased interest from organisations exploiting existing BPM investments as well as those that are new to BPM trying to determine its potential.
Lombardi Software recently released this 15 min (more like 30 but who’s counting) introduction to BPM. Thought it may be informative for those of you trying to understand the value of BPM.
Quoting Lombardi marketing:
…let us help you share the BPM vision with your co-workers. ‘How To Explain BPM To Your Co-workers In 15 Minutes or Less’ is an informative webinar to help you discover what to present and how to answer the most frequently asked questions.
To view, click here.
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New IT Capability Maturity Framework (IT-CMF) – Assessment Tool Released June 12, 2009
Posted by Ian Louw in Analysis & Research, Enterprise Architecture, IT Strategy, Resources.Tags: Business Performance Management, Capability Maturity Model, EA, Frameworks, IT Governance, IT Strategy, IT-CMF, Operational Cost Reduction, Risk Management, Standards
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The Innovation Value Institute (IVI) at the National University of Ireland (NUI) has launched the IT Capability Maturity Framework (IT-CMF).
It is said to provide a concise management roadmap to optimize business value derived from IT investments. This framework is postioned as a tool that can be used to deliver greater business value from IT while reducing the complexity of IT choices for CIOs.
According to IVI, the IT-CMF provides a management roadmap to optimize business value derived from IT investments. IT-CMF provides an integrated roadmap that:
- Leverages the power of existing best practices
- Open Innovation: is being developed by a diverse consortium of academic and business leaders
- Is being tested in the real world at every stage of development
- An actionable approach that helps IT design, deliver and manage for business value
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