How Should An Organization Go About Selecting A BPM Software Suite?
1. Define the process needs. While most business process management suites provide the basics, they differ in the richness of their features and capabilities, including support for things like business rule management, content management, human interaction, and so on. By the same token, a particular process may have a certain level of need for each of these capabilities. Defining the process needs helps determine the level of the company’s needs and simplifies the selection process. 2. Look for a business process management suite that defines the modeling needs. Most BPM vendors claim that their suites reduce the need for programming to build production solutions and enable business analysts to play a more direct role in modeling and implementation. But they do so in different degrees. Some provide a single modeling environment shared by business analysts and executable process designers. Others provide separate tools for each step. Regardless of what approach is taken, collaboration m