Archive for January, 2008

Can BPM Based Templates Compete with COTS Applications?

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

There is an evolution going on in the world of applications that is relegating the traditional way of leveraging COTS (commercial off the shelf) application packages a thing of the past.
The problem with COTS applications is that they are not interoperable, flexible nor component-based. They are generally only aimed at a traditional transaction-based solution with […]

The Interaction of Process Modeling with Process Execution:

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

Many folks I have talked to are confused about where to model a process. All the BPMS vendors have modeling baked into them and the stand alone modeling tools have been popular with the IT architects. We find business analysts using either for modeling their processes.
So what is the answer to “When should I use […]

Oracle buys BEA as Expected

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

Today, Oracle announced the acquisition BEA, finally. There have been rumors for years now about this acquisition, so this is no surprise to many. Oracle is painting this as a complimentary acquisition, but there are significant areas of technology overlap. Both organizations have deep integration capabilities, adapters, and system to system BPM. 
Bottom Line:
The integration […]

Process is Free

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

I remember when my daddy told me “nothing is ever free”.  I found his wise sound bite to be true until now. In fact, early in my adult life I thought I found an exception when I worked for a company that gave me a daily “free lunch”.
On the surface, I did not pay anything […]

What is the Difference between ERP and BPM?

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

ERP literally means Enterprise Resource Planning and BPM means Business Process Management. These are two different overlapping concepts that point to a more general fogginess around applications versus process.
If you have an ERP vendor, it does not mean you have a good enough process capability. If you have a BPM vendor, it does not mean […]

What is the Nature of the BPM/SOA Codependence?

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

I have had many discussions with business folks and IT types about the link of BPM and SOA and after several drinks we concluded that BPM and SOA are linked more than it appears on the surface, but the views going into the discussion are often at polar ends of the spectrum.
The BPM View:
Unless an […]