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Video Tutor Nancy Pearson
Video tutor Nancy Pearson is Vice President of Global Marketing for IBM's Application Integration Middleware Software business. She is responsible for all aspects of marketing and channel, including key initiatives in support of the WebSphere brand, SOA, and Business Process Management, and leads the IBM Smarter Planet "Smart Work" cross-IBM global marketing campaign.
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jennwallace07
jennwallace07   12/14/2009   1 comment
why was my link to "start your own board" 's text displayed in improper ordering of linkage labels and contextual page relevancy . sigh.
dannyl
dannyl   6/25/2008   1 comment
He who will not risk cannot win. John Paul Jones, 1791   How do you manage risk effectively? Are you one of those people who think that a good security and compliance process identifies risks and closes gaps in controls? Perhaps...
Further Educational Materials
Q1: What do we really mean when we talk about Business Process Management (BPM)?
Q2: What are the components and standards in a BPM implementation?
Q3: Which business process(es) lend themselves most readily to BPM? Are there any that have proven to have a consistently bad fit?
Q4: Whose input should be sought for BPM requirements, and who ultimately decides what criteria BPM will be built to?
Q6: How does BPM provide visibility into end-to-end processes?
Q7: How do you go about detecting and responding to business events occurring across the enterprise day in and day out, as they happen?
Q8: How can BPM be used to increase employee productivity, and not lose valuable time because the business processes they need are not synchronized?
Q9: How can BPM prove that the processes are doing what you claim they are? Are they in line with the required legal and industry regulations, requirements, and standards?
Q10: How does an organization get started with BPM? What is a “best practice” approach towards a BPM implementation?
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