Posted by: Lubor Ptacek in: ● February 22, 2011
OpenText announced Friday the completion of the Metastorm acquisition. We do many acquisitions at OpenText but this particular acquisition is very interesting for a multitude of reasons. Metastorm is the leader in business process management (BPM) which is a discipline quite related to enterprise content management (ECM). In fact, enterprise content management has long included [...]
Posted by: Derek Weeks in: ● February 18, 2011
Today, OpenText announced it has completed the acquisition of Metastorm. In the two weeks since news of the pending transaction hit the wire, we have been in a quiet period and unable to comment. During that time, we have continued with business as usual and continued to deliver materials in support of our 2011 theme [...]
Posted by: Derek Weeks in: ● February 15, 2011
Having trouble managing ongoing business transformation projects – large or small? You’re not alone. Last week, I held a webinar in which I discussed how business transformation efforts are often unsuccessful— and an overwhelming majority agreed. When I asked the attendees to describe their ability to handle major and ongoing changes within their organization [...]
Posted by: Derek Weeks in: ● February 8, 2011
Enterprise modeling, enterprise architecture, and process analysis are often seen as “expert” activities, limited to a select set of individuals within an organization. The output and deliverables may be widely consumed, in many formats, but on a daily basis the tools and methodologies used to create enterprise models – and often even detailed process models [...]
Posted by: Derek Weeks in: ● February 3, 2011
The reality is change is inevitable. To keep up with today’s fast paced business environment you need to start thinking about how to prepare and handle potential business transformations. From managing a merger or acquisition to upgrading to SAP to selecting a sourcing strategy, business transformations take many forms. Business transformations, big or small, give [...]
Posted by: Derek Weeks in: ● February 2, 2011
Today, Metastorm announced that Forest Laboratories has selected Metastorm’s enterprise software suite for its business process improvement initiatives. Forest has selected several business processes for analysis and automation – including a strategic initiative to model, analyze and automate business processes related to Aggregate Spend Management and compliance with the U.S. Federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act. [...]
