Take Small BPM Steps For Some Big Leaps

At a time when the IT investment decisions are reportedly moving along with a sense of restrain, some projects and investments seem to be getting delayed or put on hold.
This situation marked by lower budgets and slower decision cycles has not only caused discomfort to IT vendors, but also CIOs, IT managers, and  even business managers looking to have  important, semi-critical  projects take off.The biggest casualty to you may be the value benefits you had expected from those IT project investments originally planned.

Simplifying BPM Implementations

Many BPM projects start with a big fan fair since it is the buzzword today across the globe. Organizations are skeptical to put their neck across new technologies; therefore, one should appreciate those few who take this initiative into their organizations. At the same time, it is equally important to do it the right way. In other words, achieving the project goals is not easy & this blog talks about some of the avoidable pitfalls associated with any BPM project & the best way to work around those pitfalls. A lot depends on the way the project is handled,how the vision is set & how various teams strive to achieve the project goals.

The 4 P’s of SaaS Governance

It is a rapidly evolving IT landscape where a host of hitherto Software Products and Solutions Vendors having on-premise offerings are making a rapid transition towards SaaS Offerings or On Demand Solutions. Given this reality, it is imperative to ensure that the Governance of your SaaS Vendors and their Services becomes an important lever of your forward-looking IT Governance Strategy.

Boosting the Information Value Chain through Application Portfolio Rationalization

Two-third of the CIOs in 2007 believed that strengthening the “information value chain” is a key business differentiator. “Information value chain” – this word might appear as a cliché to many of us, but let us analyze it a little further. Does this word typically mean integrating applications and sharing information within the application portfolio? Or does it mean using the existing data of the organization and mining it further to generate information to reveal meaningful growth opportunities?