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BPM vs BPS

2013-01-24T16:52:00.003+00:00

Business process management (BPM) is the approach to aligning an organisation's business activities. It promotes business effectiveness and efficiency whilst striving for innovation, flexibility, and integration with technology.

BPM Suites provide the platform to develop and improve processes continuously and enables organisations to be more efficient, more effective and more capable of change. The only drawback being the upfront costs and investment of time and resource...

In recent years Business Process Solutions (BPS) built on BPM methodologies have come to market, responding to the pressing need that today’s businesses have to operate more effectively and efficiently. BPS inherits all the advantages that BPM provides and offers a point solution to the organisations needs and reduced costs.

But a question arises; is it better for organisations to buy licences for a BPM platform where you can build a multitude of bespoke solutions to suit your organisation requirements or choose a BPS readymade point solution?

A good analogy of BPM and BPS would be comparing them to eating at home and eating at a restaurant.

Home cooking requires tools such as appliances in a kitchen along with an initial investment of raw ingredients and taking the time to learn through recipe books on how to prepare a meal. Over time the meal is tweaked to suit your own taste buds until perfection is reached. This approach provides you with the skill and platform to cook many different dishes and over time works out far better and cheaper than eating in restaurants.

But what if there is not enough time or the inclination to learn how to cook in the kitchen? In this case a restaurant provides the best option. A set menu of tried and tested meals without the fuss! The drawback being that each time you want to try a different dish you have to visit the restaurant and over time it becomes quite expensive.

In life we strike a balance between eating at home and going to the restaurant. Should businesses consider opting for a BPM platform for ongoing in-house solution developments but also consider looking at BPS for immediate needs, mission critical needs and time critical solutions?

Whether choosing a BPM platform or the readymade BPS solution, one thing is for sure; food always seems to taste better when someone else cooks it for you J

Connected while on the move

2011-03-02T21:15:00.001+00:00

It is true to say that these days organisations are becoming increasingly decentralised, with locations spanning multiple time zones and employees being connected through mobile devices whilst we work on-the move. The ability to complete electronic forms, gather data , and manage everyday tasks makes it essential for organisations to facilitate information management and process sharing to the mobile way of working.

At ask-4® Business Solutions we have expanded our solution offering to connect people with organisational processes, while on the move. Our web based mobile solution allows employees to stay connected, informed and empowered to make important business decisions regardless of where they are. It further extends BPM participation and diminishes boundaries to accommodate the mobile way of working.

Metastorm is OpenText

2011-02-18T17:02:00.000+00:00

OpenText has completed its acquisition of Metastorm, Inc.

The combined teams of Metastorm and OpenText will continue to serve their customers, and at the same time offer expanded opportunities to deliver the next-generation of business process improvement applications and solutions.

At ask-4 Business Solutions we look forward to building a stronger, long-term relationship with OpenText and are grateful for your continued support.

BPM is core

2010-11-26T14:34:00.003+00:00

Business Process Management (BPM) is core to organisations, continuously enabling them to be more efficient, more effective and more capable for change.

The one truth about today's business environment is that change is the only constant. To survive and prosper, organisations will require an integrated business and IT infrastructure that allows them to respond to changes in the market as they occur. BPM allows this to be achieved today and can be used across a whole host of systems and applications to provide universal control. Experts predict that BPM is clearly on the rise and that it will experience even greater levels of enterprise adoption before the end of 2011.