Category Archives: Customer Centricity

Mini-firestorm at BPM.COM


The question of the week at BPM.com was http://bpm.com/bpm-today/in-the-forum/what-is-the-best-way-to-build-an-executable-process-model What Is the Best Way to Build an Executable Process Model? From a comment E. Scott Menter made on this discussion where he wrote: “Flowcharts (including IMHO BPMN) are simply not … Continue reading

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CEM and BPM, In The Sandbox


The no one disputes the potential of CEM (Customer Experience Management) for attracting and retaining customers and for administrative cost reduction in the area of goods and services delivery. Since BPM has a similar focus (i.e.  delighting customers) the question … Continue reading

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Get Your Story Right


If you want to become a management consultant, it’s unreasonable to expect to ease into this the day after you graduate from university. It takes time to build up expertise to walk in off the street and facilitate strategy development … Continue reading

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Case – why you need It (Part II of III)


Here is part II on Case, ACM, BPM, RALB, ECM, CRM, and FOMM. Watch the video at

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Case – why you need it (Part I of III)


Here is an 11 minute video on Case, ACM, BPM, RALB, ECM, CRM, and FOMM. No ads, no waiting to the last few frames to find out what the video is all about. No clue what RALB or FOMM stand … Continue reading

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A Lean Horse For The Race


When you spend months justifying an initiative, it’s important to get a good start coming out of the gate. Projects are typically multi-dimensional. Each alternative can have different benefits, risks and uncertainties. When preparing an ROI, you owe it to … Continue reading

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In the game of BPM, if you’re not outside-in, you’re out


Unlike baseball, where the rules say “three strikes and you’re out”, if you are practicing BPM, you could be called out before the game starts if you’re not simultaneously practicing outside-in. The thing is the playing field for BPM has … Continue reading

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Alas, poor CRM, I knew you well !


CRM may have been down, but apparently not out. According to William Band , Vice President and Principal Analyst at Forrester Research, it is still live and kicking, but if you go to the video, the reason it is back … Continue reading

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eCases, the final frontier for workflow management?


Ask any healthcare worker, ask any law enforcement officer, and they will tell you what a “Case” is.  Case was, and for many, still is, a “file folder”. Everything has to be in one place in order to make informed … Continue reading

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Job Shop Operations – How to meet customer deadlines


Everyone agrees, it’s a zoo. No amount of “readiness” can avoid the peaks and valleys that are the result of customers popping in with “urgent” requests, customers who submit change orders covering work already completed, and a seemingly endless range … Continue reading

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