You might find this funny, and maybe even somewhat disjointed in logic, but the IT industry after all these years, is now going through its teen years and it appears to have all the makings of ‘teenage’ as we know it. Even if 2014 is only its second year, the anxiety, the tension is all very visible. Cloud, Mobile, Social, internet-of-things, – look at it anyway you like, there is a writing on the wall that the extent of change…
Posts tagged BPM Agility
Agility is not ONLY a Software Feature….
One of the recurring themes in product demos in the recent past is that all too familiar spiel about being “technology for business”. To be sure, this T for B angle is a really good thing and all that. But it’s a problem when vendors lay that out freely and happily without having a product that genuinely lives up to that spiel. And what’s worse, when they notice that you don’t display any skepticism and that your eyebrows didn’t…
#BPM Agility, Change, Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
I think there is a need for this thing called Agility in your organization. You agree? You do? OK. I had a feeling you would. It is a burning need, no? Third degree, even. Now let me ask you this. Of all those people in your organization – CXOs, Business users, process owners, compliance managers, IT, you name it – who do you think has the biggest need for that agility? [sound of clock ticking] Ok, let me pose that…
A Reality Check on Agility and BPM
So, that BPM product demo excited you? The vendor demonstration of agile features may well have made your mouth water. You now think your investment in BPM licenses will make your firm agile. Well, sorry to be the one to break it to you, but it may not. Maybe you should think again. Sure, BPM can give the power of agility to organizations. But let’s face it, it’s really not BPM that’s going to get you there. No. It…