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Ever heard of Business Process Management, aka BPM?

 I’m joking.

Whenever a topic finds its way into the headlines of almost every e-newsletter I subscribe to, I ask if the subject is really that important, or if it’s simply a case of editors not wanting to be left out of the conversation. BPM has been a hot topic for quite a while.  So much so that’s it seems to have taken on a “flavor of the day” aura. 

When we launched Enterprise Technology Blog in January, I knew BPM was a topic that would have to be covered, but I wanted to do it in a different way.   I wanted to put it into an historical context; to understand its roots. I wanted to put in into the larger context business improvement; to discuss in in relation to TQM, Lean, Six Sigma, and other continuous improvement initiatives. Most of all, I wanted to give the listeners practical, actionable advice on how to begin a BPM initiative of their own.

The first of this three part series is dedicated to the history of Business Process Management.  You’ll hear about it’s roots in Business Process Engineering and get a better idea of how it fits in the grand scheme of continuous improvement.

Parts two and three will cover implementing a BPM initiative and the tools and skill sets you’ll need to be successful.

The subject-matter expert for the series on BPM is Chuck Sacco.  Chuck is a consultant and BPM practitioner.  He has several BPM implementations to his credit and continues to bring its benefits to customers across the world.