Why is integration more important today than ever before? The answer lies in the way technology forces are reshaping IT. In fact, today we are witnessing a perfect storm of technology trends. These trends are collectively becoming known as the “four forces” of mobile, social, cloud and big data, and they are creating an opportunity for companies to leverage the proliferation [...]

I see this a lot, organizations invest tons of time in analysing and modeling business processes. And they end up with a collection of process models but still don’t know which processes should be automated with BPMS technology. And I think this is because many organizations struggle with how to get started with process automation. For example, should they tackle simple [...]

How many IT projects have you seen where the business requirements weren’t  implemented or only partly implemented? In my experience, the business blames IT for not following their requirements and IT blames the business for not giving clear enough requirements. But it doesn’t matter where the blame lies the better question is, what can be done to avoid such an [...]

In the last few months, I have seen many companies run process improvement initiatives completely disconnected from their Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Management projects. They don’t just use different tools but also set up disconnected teams making it difficult to deliver a sustainable GRC project that’s not mapped to processes and business objectives. The Deutsches Forschungszentrum fur Kunstilice Intelligenz [...]

When you look at the successful technology projects and initiatives you have been involved with, can you identify the common threads?  Innovations, vision, strategy, metrics, have all proven their way onto the map. But what about the people and processes involved on the road to success? So many times, these important elements are overlooked. This is why I found it [...]

Today’s technology foundation must be built to support and benefit diverse operational efforts across many lines of business. Although organizations recognize the value of a flexible architecture, disconnected silos plague their efforts making it difficult to achieve the full value locked in disparate systems. However, many organizations are reporting compelling results when using a Service-Orientated Architecture (SOA) as a foundation [...]