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April 2008 - Posts

Rant: Avoiding the Problem Duck Hunt
Just a rant. "I've got me a shotgun... let's go find a duck!" I call that a "problem duck hunt." You have a solution, and you go hunting for a problem. When a flock of "problem ducks" fly by, you fire away, hoping to hit something. Doesn't really matter Read More...
Merging Capability Modeling with Process Modeling
Gentle reader: can you help me to solve a debate? Introduction Many companies have adopted the practice of capability modeling in the past few years. Often, this is done to align the portfolio of business initiatives (and often, IT projects) with corporate Read More...
Measuring Maturity in BPM - Automation is the wrong answer
I'm working on a BPM effort right now. I've spent a bit of time talking to business users inside my company about Business Process, and how they'd like to see us become more of a process oriented company. Then I compare what they are saying with what Read More...
The ROI of Building an Internal Community
One thing we sometimes forget to do... make time to make relationships. It is good when we do it right. Large organizations are curious things. Some folks like to think of a company as something akin to an organism, with a heart and lungs and nervous Read More...
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