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Business Process Improvement - The project begins
In this second post about a process improvement initiative at Westminster College, Scott Lowe responds to some of the thought-provoking comments left by TechRepublic readers in the first post. The project is underway, so read on! by Scott Lowe
Tags: Process, Business Process, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Scott Lowe
Blog posts 2008-06-12
Business Intelligence, Business Process Improvement and more
There are a ton of buzzwords out there: IT/business alignment (I hate this term, by the way), business intelligence, business process improvement, and the list goes on... and on.  Moving forward, I will become intimately familiar with these buzzwords as well as the meaning behind them. A...
Tags: Business Process, Information Technology, Payroll, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Management, Scott Lowe
Blog posts 2008-05-30
Combine decision strategies to maximize results
Organizations have been using Business Intelligence BI, Business Process Management BPM, and Business Rule Engines BREs successfully as standalone technologies for several years. But today a number of factors - including an increased demand for IT to partner with the rest of the business and a need for effectiveness and...
Tags: Process, Business Process, BPM, Compliance, Data, Information, Rule, Technology, Rules, Jim, Operational Planning, Business Process Automation, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Databases, Strategy, Business Operations, It Operations, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management, Jim Wray
Blog posts 2008-05-07
Strategies for enabling more effective IT-Business collaboration with business rule technology
Effective collaboration between business and IT is essential to the success of both SOA and BPM; as Microsoft points out, "SOA by itself is not sufficient to guarantee alignment of business and IT." A Business Rule Engine can act both as a technology and collaboration enabler; this...
Tags: Business Process, Application, Business Analyst, Collaboration, Information Technology, Business Logic, Business, Calculation, SOA, Rule, Workflow, Organization, Logic, Business Rule Engine, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Operational Planning, Enterprise Software, Strategy, Software, Business Operations, Management, Theresa ONeil
Blog posts 2008-05-07
Why Business Process Execution Language
BPEL stands for Business Process Execution Language, and comes from standards consortium consisting of BEA Systems, IBM, and Microsoft, BPEL combines and replaces IBM's WebServices Flow Language WSFL and Microsoft's XLANG specification. BPEL provides an orchestration engine for describing exchanges of information internally or externally. BPEL deals explicitly with the...
Tags: Business process automation, Web services, kashif.akram@..., BPEL, business process
Discussion threads 2007-11-06
Developers need to lead the way in a business revolution
So now what?I certainly agree with the idea of IT's role in business. I have seen this work first hand. Like when you show an exec some cool and useful product you've built and they start talking about to everyone else. It's the kind of stuff that makes me do...
Tags: Strategy, duc.rider@..., developer, information technology, business process
Discussion threads 2007-11-01
Components of a Service Broker application in SQL Server 2005
SQL Server 2005 Service Broker applications provide powerfully robust functionality that allow for scalability and asynchronous processing. Tim Chapman takes a look at how you can use Service Broker to model business processes. Last week, I wrote an introduction to message-based applications in SQL Server 2005. In the...
Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Databases, Tim Chapman, service program, Service Broker, Service Broker application, SQL Server Newsletter, Message, Business Process, Application, Conversation, Idea, Description, Operational Planning, Enterprise Software, Business Operations, Software, Data Management
Technical articles 2007-01-29
Global Services Model
My customer is a global utilities company engaged in the business of transmission & distribution of gas & electricity. He is looking for a flexible global services model to support the global operations of his business. Though the business of my client
Tags: business process, hsjuvekar@..., it management, project management
Discussion threads 2006-10-31
10+ things you should know about service oriented architecture (SOA)
This article is also available as a PDF download.#1: SOA is not a purely technical approachIt's important to understand that service oriented architecture,when practiced successfully, is not just a technology architecture. The SOA paradigmis really about modeling the business processes, which are not always supporteddirectly by technology components. Ultimately, services...
Tags: Brian Schaffner, business process, service oriented architecture technology, SOA
Technical articles 2006-09-07
System Testing
Hello,I need an expert opinion on system testing. More specifically, I need a list of checklist or pre-requisites that must be in line before I can dig me feet right into it. Whose responsibility is it? Do the guys at Quality Assurance worry about system testing and should the business...
Tags: Testing, system testing, requirements, point of sale, Optimistic Maverick, programming, Business Process Testing
Discussion threads 2006-06-28
videos for business processes
blog rootI am facing a problem while teaching OOAD now-a-days on which I need help. Most of the students are from Bachelor of Engineering(IT,E&TC,Mech) and they dont know what are the business processes. What are the systems going on in differnt verticals viz.manufacturing, banking and finance, insurance and many more?...
Tags: Operational planning, Corporate communications, sghalsasi@..., business process, video
Discussion threads 2006-03-29
Business Process Management and BP Reengineering
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Tags: BP Plc, BPM, business process, laticia.alexander@..., re-engineering
Discussion threads 2006-02-22
Create a dynamic electronic environment through business process virtualization
Business process virtualization BPV is the application of intelligent network-enabled automation to leverage what you already have—people, capital, and intellectual property—to achieve quantum improvements in productivity, profitability, and competitiveness.This sample chapter, taken from Case for Virtual Business Processes, The: Reduce Costs, Improve Efficiencies, and Focus on Your Core Business, discusses...
Tags: automation, business process, Business process virtualization, Cisco Systems Inc., competitiveness, Improve Efficiencies, network, Virtual Business Processes, virtualization
Download resources 2006-02-21
How to show effort, duration on business process diagrams?
I am doing some BA work for my client and have to create diagrams for all of their business processes. We are currently using Visio. However, we want to be able to show, on the diagram, effort expended for individual processes and/or durations. Is there a simple...
Tags: AlbanyPMP, bpm, business analysis, business process, duration, it management, Microsoft Visio
Discussion threads 2006-01-12
Overcoming the challenges of integrating information across the enterprise
Enterprise integration enables delivery of the right information to the right user in a timely manner. Unfortunately, many existing information systems were developed and deployed using ad hoc approaches, resulting in information silos that make data sharing and integration among business units difficult. Integration practitioners must deal with the issues...
Tags: Enterprise Computing Institute, Prentice Hall Inc., integration, practitioner, silo, information system, CIO, BPM, business process, enterprise integration, SOA, Web, Web service, Wisdom II, workflow management, data sharing, heterogeneity, scalability
Download resources 2005-10-12
Financial services telecommuters require strong policies and business processes for success
Mark Vernon explores the challenges of telecommuting workers in financial services. In addition to security and safety issues, remote workers face a lack of management support and social networking opportunities. Here is one firm's solution for managing the telecommuting worker. There are plenty of cheerleaders for telecommuting workers....
Tags: Mark Vernon, business process, financial service, telecommuting, Financial Service IT Newsletter, Worker, Telecommuting Worker, Home Worker, Human Resources, Workforce Management
Technical articles 2005-09-27
Get up to speed on service level management with this Cisco Press sample chapter
Learn about Service Level Management SLM, which is a key for delivering the services that are necessary to remain competitive in the Internet environment.This sample chapter, taken from Cisco Press' Practical Service Level Management: Delivering High-Quality Web-Based Services, explains the basics of SLM and lays part of the groundwork for...
Tags: groundwork, validation, Cisco Press, granularity, business process, Internet, Service Level Management, SLA, Cisco Systems Inc.
Download resources 2005-09-01
Promote process mapping in your organization with carrot-and-stick approach
Tradition in government, perhaps more than in any other industry,often plays a substantial role in carrying out the day-to-day activities of theorganization. Legacy methods and processes that were developed at the start ofa particular program, grant, or department are seemingly etched in stone. Andin fact, some were created by a...
Tags: business process, Business Process Mapping, information technology, Ramon Padilla Jr.
Technical articles 2005-07-11
Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
Infoworld recently posted an article about BPO and how it is now opening and expanding. Article link: http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/05/09/19FEbpo_1.html?source=NLC-SR2005-05-10I am curious what your thoughts are as we continue to grow outsourcing. Instead of buying software from vendors to do payroll or HR, companies are outsourcing to companies specializing in these items....
Tags: Business process outsourcing (BPO), Outsourcing, IT Services, BPO, business process
Discussion threads 2005-05-11
Outsourcing help desk pays benefits in asset management
This is the second article in a series on IT outsourcing in the financial services industry. Mark Vernon reports on Business Process Outsourcing, an especially hot initiative in financial services. Read about the benefits Merrill Lynch realized in a deal with Unisys. Stay up to date with the latest...
Tags: BPO, Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Unisys Corp., Mark Vernon, Business process outsourcing (BPO), Operational planning, IT Services, Call centers, asset management, asset, benefit, business process, outsourcing, help desk, Financial Service IT Newsletter, Financial Service, Carmichael, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
Technical articles 2005-05-03


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