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
The following free SOA webinars are from soalib.com:
Free registration is required for both.
Forrester talking to SearchSOA.com about how to navigate the market for BPM products and learn how applying SOA principles can enhance BPM:
Enjoy!
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Business Process Management (BPM)-InSights 
Ian there is also a ton of free BPM material in http://www.processgenie.com as well as a repository of process models.