2008 BPM and Workflow Handbook Now Available!

The 2008 BPM and Workflow Handbook was recently launched at the Architecture & Process 2008 conference and available for purchase, including immediate electronnic download.

Starting with a look at the new business imperative for BPM in 2008 by Nathaniel Palmer, WfMC Executive Director, chapters this year include useful non-technical advice on implementing your first BPMS, step by step instructions on creating SOA and a look at converging BPM technologies and how they will affect your business. Technical papers include detailed examination of process mining and integration of WfMC standards with others in this space.

A special spotlight on Human-Centric BPM examines challenges in human-driven workflow and its integration across the enterprise. Throughout the book international industry experts and thought leaders present significant new ideas and concepts to help you plan a successful future for your organization.

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Featured Research

A Survey of Business Process Initiatives

Written by Nathaniel Palmer and published by Business Process Trends, "A Survey of Business Process Initiatives" features 33 pages of ground breaking research on the results of analyzing over 100 BPM deployment and business process. initiatives.Examined are BPM project success factors, Return On Investment (ROI) results, and the characteristics which determine whether BPM initiatives succeed or fail. Representing the results of over 6 months of research, this first-of-its-kind study offers one of the first real analyses of peformance rates and success indicators for business process initiatives.