Mastering Your Organization's Processes

A Plain Guide to BPM

John O'Connell author Jon Pyke author Roger Whitehead author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:19th Jan '06

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Book assisting understanding and implementation of Business Process Management for managers and MBA students.

This book helps you understand and improve your organization's business processes, taking into account computer software available. Contains detailed case studies, clear diagrams and a minimum of technical language. Ideal for non-technical managers, this book will also appeal to MBA and business studies students.Understanding and improving your organization's business processes is vital in today's economy. Using non-technical language, this book describes the importance of these processes and the internal and external forces that shape them. It then explains the kinds of computer software available for improving and managing business processes in a flexible way. Detailed case studies illustrate that successful process management depends on attention to the human, organizational and financial factors involved, as well as the strategic implications. Finally, the book gives even-handed guidance on what to look for in Business Process Management software and discusses current technical trends. With many clear diagrams and footnotes throughout, a glossary of terms and suggestions on further reading, the book enables the non-specialist reader to take a broad and informed view of business processes, free from technical imperatives. Ideal for non-technical managers, this book will also appeal to MBA and business studies students.

'If you are a manager and new to BPM, and want a serious introduction to the issues involved using BPM in an organization, this is a great way to come up to speed on the key issues. Similarly, if you are a BPM manager and going to be building a case for BPM in your organization, you will also find this book very useful.' Business Process Trends
'This book is a veritable treasure trove of information, every page filled with some fact or factoid of note. … The book is an absolute must read for any business, systems or process analyst in order to make sure that they stay focussed on what is really important - business results. It's non-jargon, non-technical style means that for any Manager it will serve as a great introduction to process management and will prove invaluable to them in the selection of processes to improve, tool selection and technology selection.' www.bpmg.org

ISBN: 9780521839754

Dimensions: 255mm x 183mm x 25mm

Weight: 757g

290 pages