Appian is on the road again after a short break following Appian World 2012 and the Gartner Business Process Management (BPM) Summit. If you are just learning about BPM, continuing your education, or wanting to learn about the latest industry trends and network with peers, we have an event for you.

First up is the annual ACORD LOMA Insurance Systems Forum from May 15th to May 17th in Orlando, Florida. As the premier event for insurance technology, business, and networking, you will hear from and meet today’s thought leaders who are defining and shaping the industry’s future. Find us in booth #1117 in the Exhibit Hall, where you will see how Appian BPM can help your organization tap the power of process innovation in the mobile and social age, and learn why we are the leader in Mobile BPM. In the mean time, check out insurance solutions and customers who are using Appian BPM to make their business more competitive, more agile, and more intelligent.

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The concept of code ownership is always a touchy topic. When a vendor builds a custom application for you, who owns the code of that application? Your contract hopefully says that you do, but what does that really mean? Can you access the source code of the application, and if so, can you understand the source in order to fix a bug or make enhancements? Unless your developers were embedded in the contractor’s development team, chances are that you can’t.

This ability to “view the source” is at the heart of the various advantages a BPM software platform has over packaged applications, also known as Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) software.

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The final keynote presentation of Appian World 2012 was given by Neil Ward-Dutton from MWD Advisors. He presented “The New Way We Work: Towards Adaptive Case Management.” Ward-Dutton opened his presentation by stating that the nature of work is changing radically. There are three big challenges affecting businesses today: globalization – “connectedness” is driving sophisticated value chains; transparency – industry regulations, consumer pressure and competition are driving openness; and smart, connected markets – customers see the “online world” as the natural place to look for information and services.

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Completing the business track at Appian World 2012, David Carpenter, Director of BPM at Archstone, presented “Extending BPM in the Mobile Age.” Archstone has a rich mobile BPM story. Archstone is a recognized Leader in apartment investment and operations, with a portfolio concentrated in many of the most desirable neighborhoods in and around Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, New York, and more. Carpenter’s role is to craft and execute the BPM strategy at Archstone.

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Continuing on the Appian World 2012 business track, Evan McDonnell, VP Solutions for Appian, moderated a panel of partners discussing what separates “Good” from “Great” BPM implementations. Participants included KPMG, Princeton Blue, MajescoMastek and Genpact.

The speakers included:

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Once again, attendees at Appian World 2012 split up into three tracks – beginner, developer and business. Developers are learning about best practices in mobile BPM from Appian’s Christine Hutchison. Beginners are enjoying a Government Solutions Panel featuring US Marine Corps, Horizon Industries, Collabralink, and Amazon Web Services. For the business track, Tim Clarke, head of applications for Benenden Healthcare Society, presented on Self-Service Case Management.
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Malcolm Ross, VP of Product Marketing at Appian, provided Appian World Attendees with an in-depth look at the upcoming Appian 7. He started with a quick look at 2011 product highlights, which included global hosting expanded to Singapore (Brazil is coming in 2012), recognition as the highest-security BPM product (FISMA and GOV Cloud certified), and Appian’s fast pace of innovation (4 platform releases in 2011 alone).

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Ken Percell, former CIO of the US Air Force Materiel Command, presented a dynamic keynote speech on “Confessions of a CIO: Learning & Applying Lessons from Weapon Systems to Business Systems.” Currently COO of the Percell Group LLC, he spent 35 years as a civilian with the Air Force (15 as a Senior Executive). He talked about the lessons learned from his years of experience.

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Appian World attendees were treated to an impressive case study for veteran job placement. The US Veterans Administration provided an overview of the VA for Vets program. The VA for Vets program is a model for federal veteran employment. The aim is to recruit, reintegrate, and retain veterans in federal jobs, with services such as resume building, job coaching, and training. The program is supported by the Veterans Employment Service Office, who leverage a high touch and high tech solution to connect with veterans. The program has resulted in a higher percentage of veteran job placement and retainment.
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Welcome to Day 2 of Appian World 2012! Yesterday we had some fantastic presentations, ranging from the basics of social BPM to the nuances of expanding your BPM implementation. Today’s presentations include a preview of Appian 7, keynotes from Forrester and MWD Advisors, and numerous customer panels. We’ll be live-blogging again, so be sure to check back throughout the day or follow our Twitter feed.

Today got off to a great start with a keynote presentation from Clay Richardson of Forrester, discussing “Taming Big Process.”
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