Mastering Your Organization's Processes: A Plain Guide to Bpm

ISBN-13: 9780521839754 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 270 str.

John O'Connell; Roger Whitehead; Jon Pyke

Opis

Understanding and improving your organization's business processes is vital in today's economy. Using non-technical language, this book describes the importance of these processes and the internal and external forces that shape them. It then explains the kinds of computer software available for improving and managing business processes in a flexible way. Detailed case studies illustrate that successful process management depends on attention to the human, organizational and financial factors involved, as well as the strategic implications. Ideal for non-technical managers, this book will also appeal to MBA and business studies students.

Recenzje

'This book is a veritable treasure trove of information, every page filled with some fact or factoid of note. … The book is an absolute must read for any business, systems or process analyst in order to make sure that they stay focussed on what is really important - business results. It's non-jargon, non-technical style means that for any Manager it will serve as a great introduction to process management and will prove invaluable to them in the selection of processes to improve, tool selection and technology selection.' www.bpmg.org

Spis treści

Foreword; Introduction; Plan of the book; Prologue; 1. A gentle introduction to systems and processes; 2. Business processes and their management; Case study 1. Canton of Zug; 3. The job BPM software is there to do; Case study 2. DVLA; 4. The systems of an organization; Case study 3. International Truck and Engine Corporation; 5. Looking outside the organization; Case study 4. Matáv (the Hungarian Telecommunications Company); 6. Organizations, people and systems; Case study 5. Morse Group Ltd.; 7. The business return on Business Process Management; Case study 6. POSCO; 8. Corporate strategies and approaches for Business Process Management; BPM musings; Case study 7. Rabofacet; Case study 8. What to look for in a product; Case study 9. Sonae Distribuição Brasil; Appendix. A short history of process management; Suggested reading; References; Glossary.