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Business Process Automation
Genereer korte-termijnvoordelen en flexibiliteit
door toepassing van BPMS-technologie
Maandag 14 december 2009
Jan Stinissen, Managing Partner
Tony Pans, Senior Business Consultant
Justin Howard, MD EMEA, Appian
Bart De Wulf, Business Consultant
Agenda
Welkom
Business Process Automation:
wat en waarom
Gevalstudie en demo
Business Process Automation:
hoe
Conclusies
Vraag & antwoord
Een natje en een droogje, Demo-stand
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Ideas@Work – the company
Vision:
We assist organizations to reach their objectives through
Business Process Management and Business Process Automation
QFOR Label
(since 2004)
Facts & Figures
Founded
2000
Staff
25
Customers
+70
Privately-held, financially strong
Values
Professionalism, Openness, Initiative, Enthusiasm
Offerings
Strong
Partnerships
XEPOS
Business Process Management (BPM) Consulting, Coaching, Training & Project Mgt
Business Process Automation (BPA)
Renowned Clients
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Agenda
Welkom
Business Process Automation:
wat en waarom
Gevalstudie en demo
Business Process Automation:
hoe
Conclusies
Vraag & antwoord
Een natje en een droogje, Demo boot
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Lessons learned from Business Process
Management projects
•
A lot of effort is invested in process optimization but the resulting changes are
not always successfully implemented…
•
Some Reasons:
– “People”: process changes and process thinking is difficult to implement due to
resistance
• Willingness to change: we are use to work like this, why change …
• Capability: people need training and coaching …
– “Technology”:
• It takes too long to implement improvements to core applications, being a blocking issue to
improve processes within acceptable timeframes and budget …
• Core applications lack workflow & dashboard functionality:
– Workflow is often supported by follow up xls sheets, mails …
– Data are not available for measuring performance metrics (eg process leadtime, …)
Business Process Automation tools (BPA) can help companies to make
BPM initiatives more successful
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Business stakeholders have different needs and
expectations
Process
Manager
Business
Manager
• Effectively design & automate the process,
resulting in improved process management.
• Enable flexible adaptation to change (agility)
• Improvements can be implemented
quickly in the supporting technology
• Processes are enforced through the
technology
• Process Metrics (KPI’s) for continuous
improvement
Process
Participants
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Get end-to-end business visibility & control,
enabling smart and profitable business decisions:
• Executive dashboard (KPI’s & real-time alerts)
• Daily Process monitoring
• Balance the workload based on feedback
• Is the business process executed as decided?
Improve operational support, productivity & quality:
• Have all relevant information available (documents,
information) when needed – one place
• Clear view on the work to be completed and the
priorities
• Support in completing the process
• How am i doing?
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Technology to support the Process Manager
Process
Manager
• Effectively design & automate the process,
resulting in improved process management.
• Enable flexible adaptation to change (agility)
• Improvements can be implemented
quickly in the supporting technology
• Processes are enforced through the
technology
• Process Metrics (KPI’s) for continuous
improvement
• Process Modelling Tool
• Proces mapping
• Process documentation
• Simulation
• Workflow tool
• Process automation
through configuration
• Business Rules engine
• Workflow independent
definition of policies and
business rules
• Reporting tool
• Document management
• Archive documents
• Embed in processes
Process
Manager
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Technology to support the Business Manager
•Portal
•Publish process tasks,
listings, reports &
documents
• User rights
•Workflow management
•Task list
•Escalated tasks
•Reporting & BAM
•Performance metrics
•Workload balancing
(capacity management)
Business
Manager
Get end-to-end business visibility & control,
enabling smart and profitable business decisions:
• Executive dashboard (KPI’s & real-time alerts)
• Daily Process monitoring
• Balance the workload based on feedback
• Is the business process executed as decided?
Business
Manager
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Technology to support the Process Participants
•Portal
•Publish process tasks,
listings, reports &
documents
•User rights
•Workflow management
•Task lists
•Notifications
•Escalations
• Reporting
•Personal analytics
Process
Participant
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Process
Participants
Improve operational support, productivity & quality:
• Have all relevant information available (documents,
information) when needed – one place
• Clear view on the work to be completed and the
priorities
• Support in completing the process
• How am i doing?
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Business needs a variety of technologies
• Process Modelling Tool
• Proces mapping
• Process documentation
• Simulation
• Workflow tool
• Process automation
through configuration
• Business Rules engine
• Workflow independent
definition of policies and
business rules
• Reporting tool
• Document management
• Archive documents
• Embed in processes
•Portal
•Publish process tasks,
listings, reports &
documents
• User rights
•Workflow management
•Task list
•Escalated tasks
•Reporting & BAM
•Performance metrics
•Workload balancing
(capacity
management)
•Portal
•Publish process tasks,
listings, reports &
documents
•User rights
•Workflow management
•Task lists
•Notifications
•Escalations
• Reporting
•Personal analytics
Process
Manager
Business
Manager
Process
Participant
BPM Suites include different technologies in 1 integrated solution.
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BPM Suites contain all BPA components needed to
respond to the business user needs
Document
Management
Dashboards &
BAM
Business
Rules
engine
Workflow
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Portal &
User
Interface
BPMS
Integration
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BPM Suites are a new generation of BPA
tools
Business
Rules
Workflow
Doc. Mgt.
BPM Suite
Portal
ERP
Application
• Generic BPA tool which can be integrated
as BPA solution into multiple applications
CRM
Applications
BAM &
Reporting
• Process complexity and flexibility needs
from business decoupled from underlying
applications that require stability and
maintainability
Other
Applications
(HR, planning &
logistics, …)
Legacy
BPM Suites are generic and integrated BPA solutions loosely coupled with
applications and legacy systems
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BPM Suites are characterised by:
Model-based development
The possibilities of a self service model (business – IT)
Seamless integration of all BPMS technologies
Configuration instead of programming
Speed of development and production
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Leading BPMS solutions
Magic Quadrant for
Business Process
Management Suites
18 February 2009
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Agenda
Welkom
Business Process Automation:
wat en waarom
Gevalstudie en demo
• Customer Case presented by
Justin Howard, MD EMEA, APPIAN
Business Process Automation:
hoe
Conclusies
Vraag & antwoord
Een natje en een droogje, Demo boot
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Agenda
Welkom
Business Process Automation:
wat en waarom
Gevalstudie en demo
Business Process Automation:
hoe
Conclusies
Vraag & antwoord
Een natje en een droogje, Demo boot
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Where do we apply BPA:
deployment scenarios
• Strategic solution
– company-wide roll-out of BPA
based on vision & strategy
(and a sound business case)
• Tactical solution
– implement quick wins and get benefits rapidly
– gather and test specifications
• AS-IS measurement
– create a reliable baseline to define improvements
– support simulation of to-be scenarios
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How we do it:
Think Big, Start Small, Scale Fast
A unique combination of DELIVERY APPROACH and TECHNOLOGY
> VISION & BUSINESS CASE
> EARLY PROTOTYPING
Think Big
Start Small
> FAST DEPLOYMENT & SHORT INNOVATION CYCLES
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Scale Fast
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We assist you from concept to finish
BPA Concept
Factory
Selection of your
BPA Solution
Automation
of your processes
Business & IT
Vision
BPM Suite
Process-by-process
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Concept Factory
Decide on BPA based on BPA Vision, Business Case & POC
Business
Architecture
Proof of
Concept
Business
Case
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IT
Architecture
Vision
Workshop
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Package Selection
Select the most suitable BPM Suite using a structured approach
Define
scope &
requirements
Create
shortlist
• Process Analyst • Process Analyst
• Key Users
• Key Users
• BPMS expert
Score the
shortlisted
solutions
Scenariobased
demo
Selection
based on
scoring
• Process Analyst
• Key Users
• Process Analyst
• Users
• BPMS expert
• Management
• Process Analyst
• Key Users
Ideas@Work has a thorough understanding of the leading BPMS
Solutions, by investing time on analysing the BPMS solutions
enriched by comprehensive experience with BPMS projects.
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The BPA methodology
Automate your processes with a BPM Suite: Fast & Use Case-based
Functional
Design
(Use Case)
• Process Analyst
• Key Users
BPMS
Configuration
& Testing
• Process Designer
• IT Engineer (SOA/EAI)
• IT Engineer (
User
Acceptance
Testing
Deployment
(Use Case)
• Process Analyst
• Key users
• Business consultant
• Installation consultant
• Users
Project Management
Change Management
1 to 3 months
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BPM lifecycle
BPA enables short process improvement cycles
Vision &
Strategy
Improve &
Design
Develop &
Implement
Execute &
Control
1 to 3 months
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Model-driven approach
Collaboration Business & IT is crucial for success
Model-driven design & development, based on
• Common language: BPMN
&
• Common design & development platform: BPM Suite
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Model-driven approach
Design & development objectives
Business Processes:
• Flexibility & Speed
• Productivity
• Governance
• Visibility / Metrics
• Process Control
Business Process Model
Predefined
processes and
process patterns
Workflow Model
(BPMN)
Pre-tested,
operational IT
services
IT Services:
• Flexibility & speed
• Cost (IT spent)
• Quality
• Availability
• Maximum Reuse
• Governance
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IT Integration
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Configuration & Development
Separation of Business configuration & IT development
Business Retains Control of
• Order of Tasks
• Assignment of Responsibility
• Groups, Roles, Skills
• Deadlines
• Alerts, Reminders, Escalations
• Addition of Manual Tasks
• User Interface
Business Process Model
Workflow Model
(BPMN)
IT Retains Control of
• Computational Logic
• Data Representations
• Scalability / Performance
• Interoperability
• Master Data Management
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The organisational impact of BPA
Business and IT Collaboration?
End-Users
Use resulting Applications created by
Business and IT
Collaborate to execute daily work
Provide feedback to Business
Analysts for Application
improvements
Business / Process Analysts
Applications
HR App
Finance App
More Apps
IT
Services
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Capture Process Documentation and
Requirements
Orchestrate Services and People into
logical BPM Application
Communicate requirements for new
services to IT
Track process performance and identify
areas for improvement
IT Developers
Create libraries of re-usable IT Services
Abstract data sources into consumable
data types
Manage Servers and Change Mgmt
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BPM + SOA + BPA
Ultimate goal: organisation dedicated to process excellence
Process
Governance
Model-based
collaboration
SOA Governance
Business Experts
IT Architecture
Design Processes
Manage Business Rules
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UI Designer
Integration
Architects
IT Engineers
(IT services)
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The steps that are typically taken
Step 0
“NEED”
Business Process
Improvement
program
Step 1
Step 2
Concept Factory
Iterative BPA deployment:
process by process
Go/No Go for BPA
Awareness: BPA is a
CSF to make BPI
projects successful
Concept Factory
Case 1
Case 2
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Internal
Complaints
Onboarding
Processes for iterative implementation
- Sales process
- Client complaints
- Service Requests
- Employee onboarding
- Absenteeism
- Planning
*Backoffice processes:
- client onboarding
- follow-up contracts
- portfolio mgt
- win-back & stopping of
contracts
- Invoice & C/N validation
& creation
* Sales processes
* Service processes
* Process management
* Support processes (requests, like holidays)
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Agenda
Welkom
Business Process Automation:
wat en waarom
Gevalstudie en demo
Business Process Automation:
hoe
Conclusies
Vraag & antwoord
Een natje en een droogje, Demo boot
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BPA helps to meet the business objectives
Increase efficiency and decrease
operational costs
by automating workflows, rules & tasks and
eliminating paper & xls sheets
Enable change
by supporitng process training &
coaching actors in process changes via
automated workflow
Business
Value
Ensure process compliancy
Improve process management
by “enforcing” process actors to respect the
process in a user-friendly environment
by providing data, reports and dashboards
BPA tools are supporting the process actors realising their business objectives.
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BPA generates IT-benefits
Ease and rapidness to build
and adapt workflows
Generic BPA solution
applicable in several business domains / IT
applications (ERP, CRM, HR, …)
without indepth IT skills
IT Value
Complementary to existing
applications
Easy to integrate
(workflow management tool can be
combined with your existing applications)
with existing applications
BPMS tools can be complementary to your existing applications providing
workflow, document management, reporting & portal functionality.
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Agenda
Welkom
Business Process Automation:
wat en waarom
Gevalstudie en demo
Business Process Automation:
hoe
Conclusies
Vraag & antwoord
Een natje en een droogje, Demo boot
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Q&A
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Agenda
Welkom
Business Process Automation:
wat en waarom
Gevalstudie en demo
Business Process Automation:
hoe
Conclusies
Vraag & antwoord
Een natje en een droogje, Demo-stand
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