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by Tracy 05/26/2008 | 1 post |
"Over the last four decades, management has chased itself obsessively up a blind alley of its own making.Organizations operate differently to markets, emphasizing cooperation, teamwork and innovation where markets work on competition and operational efficiency.Today’s misshapen, pessimistic command-and-control management model is driving us ever deeper into error."
“Too many chiefs”, RSA Journal, February 2007
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Published: about 4 hours ago
I learned with sadness this morning that Michael Hammer, who, together with James Champy, set off a process improvement revolution with their seminal Reengineering the Corporation, has died. While I did not know Dr. Hammer personally, his family, friends and colleagues should know that he inspired a generation of process professionals - and set in motion the careers of an army of consultants who have undoubtedly helped thousands of companies realize greater value from their operations.
Having left pieces of himself in countless organizations that have benefited from his ideas, Dr. Hammer leaves an enduring legacy, a little slice of immortality.
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Published: about 4 hours ago
Business Process Management Leader Forges Strategic Alliance With French Business Solutions Provider
Sept. 4, 2008
VIENNA, VA--(Marketwire - September 4, 2008) - Appian, an innovative global provider of business process management (BPM) technology, and Anone®, a Paris-based global distributor of pioneering Corporate Performance Solutions, today announced a strategic partnership. Through the alliance, Anone will deliver advanced BPM solutions, based on the award-winning Appian Enterprise BPM Suite and supported by Anone's consulting expertise, in France and across Europe.
"Appian Enterprise is the most powerful, yet easy to use, BPM platform on the market," said Viet Nguyen, Managing Director of Anone. "Anone delivers proven methodologies for realising maximum value across all the primary components of BPM. Together, we will deliver the highest-value solutions to Anone's customers."
Appian Enterprise, the only 100% Web-based BPM suite, is a comprehensive solution that simplifies process collaboration and innovation between business and IT. Designed for business users, Appian Enterprise puts the power of process innovation in the hands of the business decision makers, while allowing IT to easily extend, integrate and personalise its BPM applications. The suite includes integrated document management capabilities as well as real-time analytics and monitoring for the most complete and responsive reporting. Appian Anywhere, the first and only complete BPM suite delivered via a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model, delivers all the power and functionality of Appian Enterprise in a hosted environment.
Anone provides consulting expertise across the four main areas of BPM activity: Modelling, Execution, Integration, Monitoring and Reporting. The company also delivers proven specialised and vertical best practices in areas such as Asset Management, Banking, Pharmaceuticals, and more. Anone's services assist clients in realising maximum return on investment and minimised total cost of ownership.
"Appian and Anone are well positioned to meet the growing demand for BPM in the French market and throughout Europe," said Justin Thomas, Appian's Managing Director for EMEA. "Leading European companies are increasingly turning to process innovation as the key to reducing costs, improving competitive position, achieving required compliance, and driving quality."
About Anone
Anone delivers Corporate Performance Solutions including Business Intelligence, Customer Relationship Management and Business Process Management. Anone provides customers with software applications and methodologies that manage corporate business processes and data, transforming their potential into strategic assets. The company combines more than 10 years of Corporate Management experience with a network of independent experts, and very close partnerships with targeted high-end software vendors. For more information, visit www.anone.fr.
About Appian
Appian is the BPM pure-play expert. Appian leads the market in BPM innovation, delivering comprehensive, flexible and easy-to-use solutions customized to the unique needs of individual organizations. Businesses and governments worldwide use Appian to simplify process innovation with the real-time visibility, control and analytics needed to improve the critical processes that determine business performance. Appian allows all users across the organization to effectively collaborate and be part of the process of achieving corporate goals. Appian is backed by the premier venture firm Novak Biddle Venture Partners, and is headquartered in the Washington D.C. region, with professional services and partners around the globe. For more information, visit www.appian.com.
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Published: about 11 hours ago
I was unable to attend Oracle’s BEA Strategy Briefing on July 1, but fortunately enough I made it to their respective BEA Day in Hotel Kämp, Helsinki, today. Kimmo Vilen, CEO of Oracle Finland, opened the day on behalf of both companies. He referred to the previous successful mergers of Oracle in Finland (e.g. Siebel, Hyperion) [...]
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Published: about 21 hours ago
I woke up this morning to see this on the screen:
Something has automatically installed itself into my Mozilla without my permission. What was it? I don’t know. The screen above does not actually say what was installed. It might be the Michelangelo virus for all I know. And there is nothing listed in the list of extensions. There is a list of plug-ins, so it might have been a plug in, but which one?
But I did not ask for anything to be installed. There was no little pop up window saying “About to install….are you sure?” I had no idea that something was being installed. That spells virus city.
Why am I so sensitive? Last Thursday I installed Firefox 3.0. On sunday my computer was infected with a virus that took over the screen saver. I attempted to remove it manually, including a number of removal tools, but in the end wiped the computer and re-installed windows. Not a fun way to spend a Sunday evening. I am pretty sure that source of the infection was Firefox, and having just installed Firefox 3, it makes me wonder if there is a security flaw in the new version.
So now I am running on a computer with almost nothing on it (it will be a few days before I get all my normal software installed). In this relatively sterile environment, I am finding pieces of software automatically installing themselves. Not good.
Kudos to the Mozilla folks for providing an alert saying that something happened, but how hard would it have been to include the NAME of the add-in in the alert? Real security would be to have a list of every extension to the software listed, where it came from, as well as the date and time that it was installed. Maybe even the signature on the code for verification.
I am probably overreacting to this, but given my recent experience, I am justifiably nervous. Hmmm, maybe that Google Chrome is starting to look a tiny bit more attaractive.

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Published: 1 day ago
Some of Harvey's perspectives on the capture software market follow. Make sure to check out his web site for more information -- http://www.hsassocs.com. Harvey knows more about the capture software market than just about anyone I know. Paper consumption used to grow consistent with GDP; there was an inflection point in this relationship about 2002. Now growth is becoming...
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Published: 1 day ago
Provision BPM
New Topic posted by Tracy
Monday, May 26 2008
Tracy said: "Hi. I am looking for Process Analysts with a specific BPM tool called ProVision. Does anyone know which companies use this tool or where I...





