Expand your universe! The 2011 Metastorm Global User Summit and Partner Symposium is taking place November 7-9^th at the Hyatt Regency Reston in Virginia. 

Regardless of where you are on the spectrum of enterprise architecture, business process analysis, and business process management, there is opportunity to innovate and extend your reach to drive further strategic and operational improvements. 

Join us this November to explore:

–   Best practices for your transformation initiatives

–   How leveraging social BPM and online collaboration tools can support your process improvement efforts

–   New Metastorm Cloud technologies and how they help build a stronger EA roadmap for success

–  The future of Metastorm’s software applications and solutions

Stay tuned for more about the Metastorm Global User Summit registration information and program details!

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But Metastorm is no stranger to business transformation.  In my almost 8 years with the company, we have undertaken four acquisitions and successfully grown the company from a pure-play BPM vendor to a recognized market leader in enterprise and business architecture, business process analysis and business process management software – software that is in use by large organizations all over the world.  Now we are on to the next stage of our transformation – merging with a global leader in Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions.  The wealth of resources and opportunities within OpenText is tremendous – powerful technology, a vast global network of professional services and customer support expertise, and a vision for adding EA, BPA, and BPM to its portfolio to allow customers to get the most comprehensive view of their organization to date – from the strategy and goals that drive the business, to the day-to-day systems, processes and people that run it, to the content needed to make the best business decisions. 

So, we will continue to preach the value of Business Transformation to our customers and encourage them to take advantage of Metastorm’s software and our new Business Transformation Practices Framework.  We are excited to be part of OpenText.  We believe that our customers and partners will benefit from the expanded resources that OpenText offers, and we remain committed to delivering on our product vision for integrated EA, BPA and BPM.  Most importantly, we look forward to developing new, innovative industry solutions jointly with OpenText – because agility and the ability to embrace change are a must for any company seeking market leadership.

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Norman Baldwin, global BPO operations director for Logica, discusses how Metastorm solutions have helped Logica generate a formal focus on organizational and customer success.  When selecting a business process analysis and business process management vendor, Logica was looking for software that fostered an openness culture between their employees and clients.  Baldwin explains that Metastorm software has allowed them to deliver their services in an economic, effective and efficient way.  Metastorm software also enables Logica to go back and evaluate what they do, and ensure that they are doing it in the best ways possible, Baldwin says.

The synergies between BPM and BPO are obvious. BPO providers must be “experts” in business process excellence in order to provide world-class outsourcing to their customers. Metastorm is unique in its ability to provide not only the business process management software foundation, but also business architecture and business process analysis software that gives BPO providers the ability to map out a unique strategy and business process improvement program for each customer.

All 38 episodes of the Metastorm Customers Speak Out video testimonial series can be watched on the MetastormMedia YouTube channel or on the Metastorm customer testimonial page.  The customer testimonials are also available on iTunes, by subscribing to the Metastorm iTunes Podcast.  If you are interested in learning more about our partner success, visit the Metastorm partner page.

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Organizations worldwide rely on Metastorm software to meet the evolving demands of their dynamic business processes.  At Metastorm, we take great pride in our ability to consistently deliver services and solutions that meet customer needs in business process management, enterprise and business architecture, and business process analysis.  Metastorm’s integrated software portfolio, in combination with our on premise SaaS and Cloud-based options, enables organizations to define strategy, analyze change, and automate and improve key business processes—with clear visibility across the enterprise to optimize results. 

We continue to offer the Metastorm Customers Speak Out series because we, too, are inspired when we learn about the success our software enables.  We strive to deliver the best software, tools and support to help organizations optimize the use of their resources to achieve lower costs, faster time to market, better governance, greater agility and overall improved business performance. 

The 38 episodes of the Metastorm Customers Speak Out video series can be viewed on our customer testimonial page or on the MetastormMedia YouTube channel.  The customer interviews are also available on iTunes, by subscribing to the Metastorm iTunes Podcast series.  More than 100 customer case studies can be viewed and downloaded on the Metastorm customer success page. 

We hope that you gain valuable insights from the lessons learned and experiences of our customer base and can apply those to your own business improvement efforts.  And as always, Metastorm stands ready to help.

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“Through ongoing product innovation and a focus on customer success Metastorm has established itself as a market leader and we are fortunate to have a strong network of partners such as iOctane to deliver the Metastorm suite of products and services around the world,” stated Robin Martin, executive vice president of international operations for Metastorm.

“We are delighted to be able to sign this agreement with the New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs.  It will allow government agencies to access the Metastorm process modeling, business architecture and process execution technology tools,” said Chris Symes, head of client engagement for iOctane.

Metastorm has a strong history of helping national and local governments increase efficiencies and improve citizen service through the use of business process management (BPM) software.  For example, the City of Norfolk, Virginia recently highlighted the results of its use of Metastorm BPM in an interview with CivSource. Additionally, in a customer video testimonial, the City of Richmond, Virginia discusses how they were able to successfully deploy Metastorm BPM solutions to structure and automate their business processes.  Metastorm BPM provides tools for users to design, develop, monitor, and change processes as their organization evolves.  

Government organizations worldwide have applied Metastorm BPM to business challenges such as compliance, operational efficiency, permit processing, citizen service, case management, grants management, logistics, defense, and disaster response. Many government organizations have turned to Metastorm BPM because it provides access to a wealth of information within organizations and has the ability to bridge silos across different agencies. These are just a few examples of how government agencies are leveraging Metastorm Enterprise software to develop optimal business processes.   Read more government success stories on BPM here.

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A session yesterday morning given by Leon Pillich of AIA Software showed their solution for document creation processes.  They have integrated their software with Version 9 of Metastorm BPM® and the process allows the user to create a document using predefined sections of text.  Some sections may be mandatory whilst others will be optional and selected by the user.  It’s also possible to use different sections or document templates according to data entered into or retrieved by the process.  When the process is designed, one can indicate whether a user is allowed to edit a section of text or not as part of the process.

The software is already in use by many financial services organizations but during the session there was interest shown by organizations from other sectors.

Bob Moore of Business Transformation Institute delivered a session Tuesday on Nymbul BPM^TM.  Nymbul BPM is a Metastorm BPM client for the Apple iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.  The process designer builds a Metastorm BPM process as it would normally and it is delivered by Nymbul BPM to the Apple device and takes advantage of all of the features of the Apple User Interface.  Provided you are connected to a network, you can process all of the Metastorm BPM folders on your To Do list using your iPhone.  BTI have finished development but are waiting on Apple certification before they can release it.  With the rapid growth in use of iPhone, this new Metastorm BPM interface will be a winner.

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Neil Hudspeth is the Senior Director of Partner Marketing at Metastorm

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Because of its ability to help organizations see the big picture of their operations, reduce costs, improve productivity, gain better visibility and control, and adapt more quickly to changing market conditions, our enterprise architecture and business process management software has become increasingly popular over the past several years.

Organizations in Australia and New Zealand seeking tools for business process improvement and business transformation have been quick to recognize Metastorm as a valuable resource for addressing these challenges. Our customers in the region include AMP, Bendigo Bank, Harvey Norman, KPMG, Mallesons, Myer Stores, New Zealand Defense, New Zealand Telecom, and Telstra.

We also have existing, established partnerships in the region, including reseller arrangements with BTP and iOctane – both of which have certified Metastorm consultants on staff and provide a strong local presence for service and support.

“Metastorm has many large customers in Australia and New Zealand deploying our technology on an enterprise basis,” said Bob Farrell, chairman and CEO of Metastorm. “The opening of our Sydney office and the appointment of Mike to run our operations in the region will be extremely valuable in supporting our local customers and partners as well as further accelerating our growth to meet increasing demand for business architecture and process improvement solutions.”

Michael Cawsey brings to Metastorm over 25 years of experience establishing and growing profitable technology businesses and a proven domestic and international track record of successful sales and customer service delivery across Asia Pacific, Australia & New Zealand. He has held leadership positions at Kofax Australia, TIBCO/Staffware, and Modus Media.

“Metastorm is a global leader in a fast growing market, and I am pleased to be joining the company,” said Michael Cawsey. “I am extremely enthusiastic about the opportunity we have in Australasia, and I look forward to working with our key partners in the region to help customers address business challenges through the use of Metastorm’s software and our many years of business process improvement best practice experience.”

We also recently expanded in Asia! Learn more here.

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Once, while at the breakfast table in yet another hotel, in yet again another part of the world, I thought about reliability and the human factor:

My waiter was slow.

While sitting there, two words came to mind – dedication and commitment. How strange that two things so simple get to be so complex.

At the very moment my food arrived, a thought sprang to mind—the chicken and the pig. 

Staring at me trusty bacon and eggs I realized that this chicken and this pig are my dedication and my commitment.

You see, as it happens to be – the chicken was dedicated – it contributed to my breakfast.

Albeit, I certainly appreciated and enjoyed the fruits of her dedication, and she certainly has to endure the pressures of life to produce – she will still do so day for every single day of the rest of her life.

She, however, did not give her whole self – she didn’t make a commitment.

The pig on the other hand, is fully committed. He contributed to my breakfast every fiber in his body so to speak. He gave his all.

You see, dedication is only a half effort. Commitment is investing every fiber of yourself, and settling for nothing but one hundred percent.

In the business world this is the same.

Some companies and their people are dedicated and do well. They consistently maintain steady growth, explore other areas, and generally keep their shareholders and clients happy.

Then you have the few that stand out above the rest. Those fully committed companies. The ones that do not grow “on average” – they dominate the market. These are organizations that are committed. They give their all, and in return, their success is unmatched.

And strangely – a study published in last year’s Harvard Business Review examined these very same, top global companies – the clear differentiator to their success is the management of business processes. Almost 90% of all companies surveyed live and preach process management. They are dedicated to it.  They live by it!

So my message – Be the new normal.  Be processed.

 – Francois Potgieter (Bytes Technology Group)

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Francois Potgieter is the Business Unit Manager at Bytes Technology Group where he is responsible for the Enterprise Information Management solutions (EIM). The business unit focuses on business process management (BPM), document management and general EA consulting. Francois is based out of Johannesburg, South Africa.

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