Q: What is the BPM Examples section?
A: BPM Examples is the industry’s only independent repository of real-world BPM process solution examples. It provides a knowledge center outlining how BPM is being used by companies today to solve business problems and move towards being process-driven organizations. Grouped according to both vertical industries and functional business areas, this section of BPM Basics is an ever-growing resource designed to educate business and IT professionals on how BPM can be applied, and to foment new ideas to expand the value of BPM for today’s businesses. Q: How do I know whether BPM Examples can help me?
A: Take our BPM Process Review. This is a fast and easy way to determine your levels of need and readiness for BPM solutions. Q: How do I use these process solution examples?
A:These examples are intended to help educate the community about how BPM technologies are being used today to drive process innovation, align IT with business, increase process visibility, efficiency, and control, and reduce cost. You can search for specific process solutions by industry or business area if you have a particular problem you are looking to solve. Or, you can simply peruse BPM Examples to familiarize yourself with current applications of BPM, and to spark ideas on how BPM could benefit your company. Each process solution example includes information on the business problem being tackled, the professional roles involved in the process, and the solution benefits. Importantly, each example also includes the specific steps and sub-processes associated with the overall solution, and, when ever possible, an image of the process model. All of this gives you the contextual information you need to decide whether the solution might work for you, and a template for replicating the solution within your own business. Q: How do I find a specific process solution?
A:BPM Examples is navigated via a toggled search function. Choose either "Industries" or "Functions" to see a list of choices. After selecting one, you will be taken to an appropriate solution examples page. Simply click on the solution to see the associated information. Q: What do I need to know before looking at these process solutions?
A:A basic introduction (link to BPM Introduction) to the terms, definitions and value propositions of BPM and Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) will help you better-understand the business and technology contexts of the process solution examples. Taking our BPM Process Review will help determine whether BPM solutions might be appropriate for your business needs. Q: What are some possible next steps?
A:Once you have reviewed the BPM Examples section, you can use any process solution example as a template for process innovation within your company. If you already have BPM technology in place, work with your internal BPM team to expand your use into new process areas. Also see the BPM Resources section of this site to continue enhancing your understanding of BPM and the tools and methodologies needed to maximize its value. Q: How can I contribute a BPM process solution example?
A:If you have a BPM process solution to share, we want it in the BPM Examples repository! Just complete and submit our simple process solution template. All submitted solution examples go through a quality review before being published to the repository, but we promise a quick turn-around, and we’ll get in touch with you to address any issues.