Because Process Matters

Archive for December 2009

Businesses: don’t be a “dumb moment” in 2010

Posted by: Derek Weeks in: ● December 28, 2009

Fortune Magazine recently released its annual “Dumbest moments in business” list for 2009. This year the business world saw enough absurd, nonsensical and even shocking moments to last it the next decade entirely! Well, one can hope anyways.

Happy holidays from Metastorm

Posted by: Derek Weeks in: ● December 23, 2009

One of the greatest joys of the season is the opportunity to say ‘thank you’ and to wish you the very best for the New Year. Please open our holiday card that was made just for you. Happy Holidays!

Lean process agility breeds green viability

Posted by: Derek Weeks in: ● December 16, 2009

The new normal business approach is all about purity, and so is the green movement. Businesses today want to eliminate wasted resources, and the green movement wants to stop us from wasting the Earth’s resources. Funny—we’re learning more and more that the two go hand-in-hand.

Olympic lessons: gain and maintain process advantage

Posted by: Derek Weeks in: ● December 9, 2009

My college soccer team had a catchphrase, “good athletes adjust,” that we applied to everything from facing poor field conditions to fixing flaws in our performance. The truth is; if we hadn’t adjusted, then we would have failed. This philosophy holds true in today’s business environment—if businesses do not adjust and evolve in response to past [...]

Build the business of tomorrow, today (with EA)

Posted by: Derek Weeks in: ● December 7, 2009

IT Business Edge recently featured an interview between Dr. Leon A. Kappelman and Lorain Lawson that explores the future of Enterprise Architecture (EA). During the interview Kappelman asserts that EA is only in its infancy, and that its potential for innovation is great. With EA, he says, IT has the opportunity to make a real, [...]

BPM: don’t be the last one without it

Posted by: Derek Weeks in: ● December 3, 2009

Business Process Management (BPM) initiatives are growing in popularity — largely because so many organizations have proven the value that BPM can deliver. With a relatively low investment in technology and resources, huge gains in process efficiency, productivity, control, and business agility can be achieved. On the fence about a BPM investment?


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