Definition of BPM: Suite
To address the shortcomings of pure-play software,
the BPM
suite has emerged to deliver a variety of process,
knowledge,
and analytics technologies in a unified package,
enabling
organizations to quickly and efficiently build
composite
process applications.
A more comprehensive approach to BPM, it provides all of
the Process Management capabilities of BPM software,
plus the following functionality:
Knowledge Management — allows users to share
tasks, content, documents, and notifications through
knowledge communities
Document Management — provides a system for
storing and securing electronic documents, images, and
other files
Collaborative Tools — remove intra- and
inter-departmental communication barriers through
discussion forums, dynamic workspaces, and message
boards
BPM Suite
Business Analytics — enable managers to
identify business issues, trends, and opportunities
with reports and dashboards and react accordingly
Work Portal — gives users a productive workspace
for managing tasks, content, forms, documents,
notifications, and reminders
Applications built with BPM suites are also
user-friendly (minimizing user training),
personalized (delivering secure, unique content to
each user), scalable (expanding to meet the needs of
the department, the enterprise, or the value chain), and
web-based (making them accessible to users anytime,
anyplace). By leveraging information, they allow users
to make better business decisions and achieve better
business outcomes. These applications don't just manage
business processes; they solve business problems.
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