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Written by Vaseem Khan
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Monday, 03 August 2009 10:25 |
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Buying preferences of companies vary due to financial and organizational constraints. Some companies prefer to buy products/solutions based on emerging technology rather quickly. Hence they can be classified in the early adopters’ category. If your organization does not fall under this category and you are interested to read the article further, the good news is that over a period of time the features in the BPM suites have been updated. Updated BPM suites have ensured closing up of the loop holes that were identified by many BPM analysts.
The numbers of BPM suites which are present today in the market are quite significant. The woe of selecting the best which suits your needs is quite challenging. The answer as to which BPM suite fits your needs lies in your organization. Following the steps listed below will help you in selecting a suitable BPM suite by identifying your organizations BPM needs:1
- The primary step is to define the scope of your BPM needs. The scope can be defined by identification of how your processes operate. Listing of your process oriented goals in terms of short term and long term goals. The type of resources utilized to run your process in terms of manual or automatic operation of the processes. Identifying and listing the scalability of your processes “in terms of the number of processes, number of locations and geographic deployment.” 1
- BPM suites comprise of various features offered by multiple vendors. The features offered range from basic to advanced level. Depending on business and technical needs the features should be prioritized. Your next move will be to make sure if the solutions (such as content/document management or Six Sigma) that are already in use in your organization can be integrated with the BPM suite. Some of the best BPM vendors provide a packaged connecter so that integration between various solutions can be maintained.
- Once your priorities for the features you need in a BPM suite are documented, it is time to choose a BPM vendor. There are two types of BPM vendors one whose focus in on BPM based solutions the other who has a BPM based solution along with other solutions. The first type of BPM based vendors will have deeper understanding of the technology behind BPM based solutions and map it to your needs. Looking into analyst reports such as Gartner, finding the product reviews from their existing customers and reading through the case studies would further clarify your doubt as to which vendor to select and buy your BPM suite from.
Reference: - B. Mooney. (2009). Zdnet. 5 steps to choosing the right bpm suite. Retrieved July 23, 2009, from http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=243867
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