Welcome to Our Virtual BPM Users Group

[bpm_moderator]

Welcome to IBM's BPM Collaborate to Innovate Users Group Forum!!

This forum is yours to ask questions, share ideas, find out what is working and what is not, and gain some insights to the strategy and future of IBM's Business Process Management Offerings.

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So let's get to know one and other and begin our collaboration for innovation!!!

(please feel free to use this thread to post a bit of information about yourself, it helps to get to know everyone virtually)--Your Friendly Moderator :)

[contactmaulik]

Hi there.
this is my first reply since i joined this group...
The main reason to join this group is that i m going to join a project on BPM in the co. where i m working now. I will be responsible for knowing the BP of the client co. And according to that BP we will modify our own CRM software and deliver it to the client...so, my role is quite imp and i m new to this BPM field, so i hope i will get useful tips and help at the time i need it...

Many thanks, in advance for any future help...

Regards,

Maulik B.

[bpm_moderator]

Welcome Maulik!

Please post any questions you may have about BPM, there are many folks here to help you get the information you require for a successful BPM implementation.

There is a lot of excellent resources and information available in the BPM with SOA technology zone here on WebSphere.org, be sure to check it out.

-Moderator

[Hector]

This link provides a good overall understanding and collateral that can be used with your customers as well as your own personal enablement.

http://www-306.ibm.com/software/info/bpmsoa/

[drlejones]

I am a project manager with Navy Federal Credit Union. My focus is process improvement and BPM is a "concept" I have been trying to grasp for the last couple of years. Therefore, I am hoping to learn more of what BPM has to offer.

[ms1mm0]

Hello Lester,

Just fire away at this forum and we will help answer any questions you have on BPM.

I would urge you to consider the benefits that BPM with SOA would bring to your company. SOA abstracts your technology assets and other assets(people, information, applications etc) as a set of "well defined" interfaces that can remain stable for as log as the business requires - while protecting them from lower level technology changes. All the hard work of interfacing to the resources is done. So constructing business process from this set of well defined, reusuable services means faster implementation of the process solution.

Great to hear you are focussed on process improvement. You will need business monitoring tools to create the visibility of what is happening in side your business once your processe are deployed. Tools to simulate your business environment before you deploy your processes will help reduce the risk before deploying into production.

Good luck

Mark S

[JerryG]

There's some excellent technical material (articles, tutorials, podcasts, etc.) covering the key IBM BPM products on the WebSphere business integration zone on the developerWorks Web site: http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/zones/businessintegration/

[bshakers]

BPM resources using IBM tools are compiled for your easy access here: http://www.shakersphere.com

regards

baswa shaker

[erabeda]

You can find a lot of information in developerWork BPM zone:
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/zones/bpm/

[businessonapage]

Generally I've seen BPM specifically refer to the workflow diagram using BPMN. Does BPM also include the goal, kpi's, policies and procedures and role assignments? Thanks in advance for any insights on the topic.
I am a project manager with Navy Federal Credit Union. My focus is process improvement and BPM is a "concept" I have been trying to grasp for the last couple of years. Therefore, I am hoping to learn more of what BPM has to offer.