I recently completed a stint as a Ninja with xGenesis. I would recommend this program to any entrepreneur that is in the beginning stages of identifying an opportunity that they want to pursue as their next focus. Tom Higley and team produce an excellent event. In the program, they focus on the left side of …
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We are moving our blog to better reflect the expanded scope of our interests. Businesses looking to the Horizon Line are working for long term performance. They have the right perspective to journey across what is in front of them while preparing for the unseen. Expect the same great insights and service as we make …
Always interesting and fun to share. Here's Gartner's annual prediction of strategic trends shaping technology over next 4 years. Gartner groups these into three broad trends: The first three trends address merging the physical and virtual worlds and the emergence of the digital mesh. While organizations focus on digital business today, algorithmic business is emerging. …
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Agile is a way of approaching business. It is about delivering value in everything. It is about always learning and always doing better. It is about creative problem solving. It is about discovery as you go and drawing on experience. It is about having enough savvy to know that no two problems are quite alike …
Enterprises should differentiate between different types of metrics and how they are used. Lagging, Leading and Diagnostic measures should be combined to ensure they are supporting long-term objectives while focusing on intermediate and daily activities that make a difference. As a quick reference consider the following table for getting the right mix: Type Definition Review …
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Flash back: I wrote this white paper about 9 years ago when I was working in a start-up that was building a business activity management software. The company was later purchased by webMethods which became SoftwareAG. I recently met with an old colleague who tells me the software is still in use. Outdated acronyms aside, …
As part of a growing trend from multiple fronts to extend BPM technologies beyond their traditional uses, Gartner recently released a magic quadrant evaluating Intelligent BPMS. Incorporating, social, analytics, complex event processing, and mobile has allowed these tools to deliver a new level of potential and value creation capabilities. Whether the trend is labeled “Dynamic,” “Adaptive,” “Intelligent,” or something else, organizations that have already captured the majority of the benefits from traditional BPM technologies will see additional value from deploying this new breed of integrated technologies into their business processes.
If you missed it, here’s the Gartner BPMS Magic Quadrant for 2010, freshly published October 18th And a Link to the full document: Gartner 2010 BPMS Magic Quadrant.pdf
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