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UC2010 Partner highlights

Posted by: Neil Hudspeth in: ● May 20, 2010

I attended two sessions this week both delivered by Metastorm Partners who have delivered innovative solutions to both old and new issues.
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 [...]

Live from the 2010 Metastorm Global User Conference – Day 2

Posted by: Metastorm Blogger in: ● May 19, 2010

This morning I attended an awesome discussion from Pat Bleasdale, AVP at Wilmington Trust, entitled Drowning in Swim Lanes? A Process Model Can Help.
Her piece of advice was to utilize process models before moving into swim lanes. According to Pat, working with a model provides the sponsors with a view of the process steps in [...]

UC2010 Insights, Ideas and Inspiration!

Posted by: Metastorm Blogger in: ● May 18, 2010

This afternoon was filled with ideas and innovation.
First I attended Forrester analyst Clay Richardson’s discussion, How Capability Maps Can Bridge the Gap Between EA & BPM – Disciplines and Technology. Clay asked the question, “Why do Enterprise Architects and BPM people never get along,” and “how do we get them to talk to each other?”
Clay [...]

Live from the 2010 Metastorm Global User Conference!

Posted by: Metastorm Blogger in: ● May 18, 2010

It’s finally here! This morning we kicked off the 2010 Metastorm Global User Conference with a welcome address from Bob Farrell, Chairman & CEO of Metastorm. Bob’s introduction, which discussed Metastorm’s ongoing commitment to expanding the capabilities of our offering and to responding to customer needs and suggestions, was followed immediately by an outstanding keynote [...]

It’s been an exciting week!

Posted by: Metastorm Blogger in: ● May 6, 2010

Today Redux Online posted a must-read Q&A with Laura Mooney, our vice president of corporate communications. It provides a sneak peek into some of the awesome new product innovations we will be unveiling this year (Get the Metastorm Edge!), discusses the changing landscape of the BPM vendor space, and offers some excellent predictions and commentary [...]

A Tale of Two Processes

Posted by: Tom Holmberg in: ● May 3, 2010

“It was the best of processes; it was the worst of processes…”  
Charles Dickenson’s A Tale of Two Cities describes the economic disconnect between the lavish lifestyles of the French Monarchy and the marginalized citizens of France.  
This same drama plays out in organizations where regional departments insist on maintaining their own processes in order to [...]