Sandy Kemsley

SAP releases NetWeaver BPM sample apps, including Approve Sales Order Change Request, Approve Purchase Requisition and Create Purchase Order, Manage Leave Request, Unexpected Returns Handling, and Phase In Equipment. - Sandy Kemsley

This came up in the panel that I was on at BRF last week: I think that PM/BA certifications provide some value by enforcing a standard set of knowledge, but I agree with Jim that it's not the only indicator of whether someone is competent at the job. I see too many people put into the role of BA, especially on BPM projects, who have inadequate experience or skills to properly do the job: is it a surprise that we have such a high failure rate on these projects if the critical link between business and IT is broken? - Sandy Kemsley

Even if you're not automating processes, there's still a lot of potential ROI in modeling them for documentation purposes. Here's 45 places to look for that ROI. - Sandy Kemsley

SnapLogic creates an online marketplace for web-based ETL components. - Sandy Kemsley

Some interesting speculation on what BPM will look like in 10 years. - Sandy Kemsley