Free SOA and BPM Webinar Roundup August 28, 2009
Posted by Ian Louw in Analysis & Research, BPM, BPM Resources, Resources, SOA.Tags: BPM, BPM Resources, Business Process Management, Business Strategy, Forrester, Gartner, IT Strategy, SOA
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There has been a lot of talk in the press recently about SOA and BPM and convergence. In a recent article from Joe McKendrick entitled ‘Will vendors finally force SOA and BPM to mingle?‘ the following observation was made wrt BPM and SOA convergence:
It may take time for the SOA and BPM worlds to come together anyway. It’s like the separate Francophone and Anglophone cultures that exist in Canada; the Scotts, Welsh, English, and Irish in the UK; the Flemish and Francophones in Belgium; or the residents of North and South New Jersey. They’ll all agree to exist under one roof, but that’s about it — they still want their own ways of doing things.
As a result, I thought it may be useful to share some of my resources on SOA and BPM….
Gartner who have made 2 complimentary BPM webinars available:
- Using BPM to Survive, Thrive and Capitalize in a Turbulent Economy
- How to Use Process as a Competitive Weapon
Free registration for both can be found here
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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