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Written by Brian Dwyer
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Why HighOrbit & High End BPMs can Co-Exist
Many years ago when we first took our Business Process Management (BPM) to market, our initial marketing and sales plan put us head-to-head against the “big boys”: Industry pioneers like MetaStorm, HandySoft, and Ultimus. Although we competed favorably with regard to features, capabilities & technology, success was limited. Sadly, we determined that large corporations just don’t purchase enterprise-wide BPM’s from small companies in St. Louis. A very valuable lesson was learned from the failure of this initial strategy. That lesson led to a comprehensive overhaul of our plan with a new focus on a small/medium business target.
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Written by Brian Dwyer
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A Growing Industry in a Sagging Economy?
The search for “why” continues
These days it is difficult to escape any business event without discussions centered on the struggling economy. In nearly all cases, it revolves around how business revenues have been negatively impacted, or specific industries are in trouble. The story is all too common. I can certainly empathize, as I have many friends and family members being hit by the recession. But for reasons I have yet to put my finger on, the economy has had no negative effect on my company. In fact, I’m beginning to suspect that it may actually be helping.
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Written by Brian Dwyer
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The Big Payoffs of Workflow Automation
You've heard it before, "Streamline Operations", "Reduce Operating Expenses", and "Cut Labor Costs". But what does it all mean? How much can a company expect to save? How can Workflow Automation achieve this goal?
The Current State of Workflow
Every company has their procedures and methods for handling day-to-day operations such as invoicing, timesheets, new account setup, status reports, and everything else that makes their business tick. The term "Workflow" refers to the tasks, procedural steps, personnel, required information, and tools needed for each step in a business process.
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Written by Brian Dwyer
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Standards Versus Solution
A Review of these BPM’s Competing Interests
For many years, the software industry has promoted the virtues of standards, approved common models by which all programs could co-exist and effectively communicate. We’ve learned of great function, interoperability and even exchange of information across multiple programs developed by multiple vendors. Too many times, these standards were expected to be the saviors, allowing organizations to operate efficiently, improve customer service, and provide a platform of shared information among all employees, divisions, and locations. And for many large organizations, they’ve performed. It may have taken many years, millions of dollars, and full implementation staffs to get there, but if the organization weren’t among the estimated 30% of large-scale software implementations that fail, they’re performing. If you’re a smaller organization that doesn’t have these resources and are leery of the risk involved, choosing a standards-based system may not be right for you.
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