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Posted on August 24th, 2010 by Samir Gulati
Forrester Research has just published “The Forrester Wave™: Business Process Management Suites, Q3 2010,” and Appian has been named a Leader. Forrester is strict about the language vendors can use in describing their relative positioning, so I’ll just say we are very pleased with our placement. Take a look at the report and decide for yourself how the top rankings play out.
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Posted on August 9th, 2010 by Malcolm Ross
It’s great to see all the discussion on Case Management. As Craig Le Clair and Connie Moore from Forrester put it last December, this truly is an Old Idea that is Catching New Fire. Not many people would have predicted that “Case Management” would have received this much discussion 2 years ago, but the rapid convergence of social “un-structured” work with business process management has forced many people to consider new flexible solutions.
The latest post on this topic is from psHealth, a company with real experience applying Case Management solutions to the Healthcare industry. The topic centers around “Case Management System Design Challenges”, which is a great follow-on to some previous posts on “The Technical Case for Case Management“.
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Posted on March 16th, 2010 by Ben Farrell
The analysts at Forrester are talking about a business technology transformation they are seeing; one that they have defined as a shift from “Information Technology (IT)” to “Business Technology (BT).” On a recent webinar, VP and Research Director Connie Moore cited a move away from the traditional notion of “business & IT alignment” to a more holistic fusion of the two that will better-address 21st Century business needs. Business process professionals are on the frontline of this BT transformation, supported by a dramatic evolution in business process management software and the strategies and methodologies behind its use. More »
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Posted on February 26th, 2010 by Ben Farrell
The analyst team at Forrester have coined a new term to define a revolution they see happening in BPM: “Process Populism.” They are talking about the increasing hue and cry from the business (process professionals and business users) demanding “greater collaboration and inclusion across all phases of the process lifecycle.” I think Forrester has nailed it. BPM is “for the business,” and increasingly, it is also “by the business.”
As usual in the emergence of a revolutionary movement, intent that has been brewing for some time is now being actualized by a catalyzing agent. More »
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Posted on February 19th, 2010 by Ben Farrell
There’s a lot of discussion right now about applying Lean principles to BPM initiatives – and for good reason. BPM is about removing waste across the enterprise and maximizing all facets of performance, ultimately to enhance the delivery of goods, services and support to customers. Lean is a philosophy and methodology for creating maximum value with less work, originating from the base notion that anything that doesn’t directly add customer value is wasteful. More »
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Posted on November 10th, 2009 by Samir Gulati
Appian is ready to help your business succeed in 2010. The more than 300 attendees who joined us for the recent Appian FORUM09 conference heard two BPM luminaries share their thoughts on what matters for the future of BPM. Gartner’s Jim Sinur talked about “OpTempo” (accelerating operations to increase your ability to respond to changing business patterns), and Forrester’s Clay Richardson outlined the importance of Lean BPM – and how to make it a reality. Attendees also saw first-hand that Appian is delivering the technology, methodology and community required to turn both of those important ideas into business value. More »
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Posted on September 15th, 2008 by Malcolm Ross
A big thank you needs to go out to all those who attended the Appian Forum. This was certainly a milestone event in the history of Appian and a fantastic education and networking event in building your BPM practice. More »
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