Business process management (BPM) is a series of practices for workflow optimization. With a modern approach to BPM, you can drive value by optimizing the processes within your organization. BPM can analyze, design, and implement process changes. It leads to continuous improvement and more adaptability to market changes.

Appian BPM helps you improve important business processes. With Appian, developers build processes and applications using low-code tools, and business analysts can track performance using process intelligence tools in Appian Process HQ. Additionally, Appian allows teams to automate critical tasks with AI and RPA. 

Appian BPM allows businesses to: 

• Reduce repetitive tasks and inefficiencies with automation tools 

• Meet changing needs and opportunities by quickly adapting with low-code 

• Integrate disparate systems with data fabric, APIs, and RPA 

• Improve processes over time to meet goals like efficiency and compliance

Learn more about Appian BPM. 

Yes, Appian is a BPM tool. But Appian is also far more than that. Traditional BPM tools are lightweight and are most effective with rigid, centralized processes. They offer limited integrations or sometimes have limited no-code design tools.

Appian does more. Like many BPM tools, Appian supports process modeling, automation, and optimization. But Appian also supports complex, mission-critical processes. This includes cutting-edge tools like private generative AI. Data fabric connects your entire enterprise data ecosystem, making data more accessible. Low-code design allows teams to build applications with more flexibility and power than manual coding.

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The key difference between BPM and workflow management is scope. Workflow management targets specific tasks. Modern BPM optimizes full business processes that span departments. In other words, workflow management targets the micro level, while BPM drives macro-level changes.

Workflow management is part of BPM, as processes include smaller workflows. BPM refines workflows and drives broader organizational changes.

BPM developers excel with tools that simplify process orchestration. Key technologies include:

• Automation tools: Use AI to handle cognitive tasks like text understanding and generation. RPA offloads repetitive work and integrates systems lacking APIs.

• Data fabric: Unify your enterprise data across systems.

• Integration tools: Easily connect systems using APIs, RPA, and data fabric. 

• Process intelligence: Identify inefficiencies and find opportunities for improvement.

• Low-code: Easily design processes that orchestrate work across the enterprise. Plus, low-code enables rapid, iterative improvements.