How to spot a warning sign
Written by Guest Blogger, Ian Hawkins, Editor at PEX Network Do things happen in your business which escalate and cause problems further up the chain? Do things fall apart because an instruction...
View Article4 Habits of Successful Leaders
Written by Guest Blogger, Paula Bell, CEO at Paula A Bell Consulting. Last month I spoke on the importance of adding value to your organization. The article was focused on how Business Analysts can...
View ArticleThreading the Needle: Achieving Innovation in a Transformed World
Markets are changing constantly. Companies are trying to keep their heads above water and stay on top of their competitors. But how? Through transformation and innovation. Organizations must find ways...
View ArticleProcess Best Practices: The Chefs Are Important
Have you ever experienced the following? It happens to me quite regularly. We are invited to a barbecue and everyone brings something. There are many delicious salads, dips, cakes, etc. and at some...
View ArticleTo Map or To Model – It’s not really a question
For many years now the terms map and model have been used almost interchangeably in the world of process management. But are they really the same thing? The short answer is NO! Let me explain by way...
View ArticleDriving Coopetition in a Transforming World
Last week I saw the news from Austin-based, BP3, announcing the premier sponsors of their 2018 Driven conference, and I was surprised. In a good way. If you know much about the ever complex and...
View ArticleRisk and Operational Excellence – Two Sides of the Same Coin
Risk is a part of all our daily lives. Every day we face challenges and risk that may impede our progress toward our daily goals. For example; what if I oversleep, the car doesn’t start, the kids are...
View ArticleSTRATEGY - Victory or Defeat?
In the world of martial-arts you must strategize. It’s not an option. You are constantly thinking of ways to protect yourself as different scenarios arise. The word strategy means, “a plan of action...
View ArticlePermanent Delegation (How to Increase Time in the Day)
By guest blogger Bernd Ruffing, Management Consultant & Process Painter. In the February issue of Markt und Mittelstand I discovered an interesting article. The article “Desire for More Free Time”...
View ArticleBroadening Your Thinking About Automation and RPA Project Selection
Process automation platforms and RPA systems are becoming more widely adopted and – when properly deployed – are helping drive significant operational effectiveness and efficiency, along with enabling...
View ArticleWhat makes some businesses better at thriving in disruption?
Written by Guest Blogger, Ian Hawkins, Editor at PEX Network Process improvement and change go hand in hand. But disruption? Disruption is a word loaded with negative connotations. For everyone who...
View ArticleDriving Transformation in Japan
iGrafx has a long, rich history in Japan, and has been supporting its customers there for more than 20 years. Today, 800 publicly traded companies (out of 3,600) use iGrafx. Additionally, iGrafx has...
View ArticleDigital Transformation – It’s No Big Deal!
Well, maybe compared to an even broader “Business Transformation” or especially a full-scale “Business Innovation.” But let’s step back for a second and kill the buzz of this super-buzzy buzzword....
View ArticleThe Wave of Real Digital Transformation - A Driven 2018 Recap
Last week I had the unique opportunity to attend BP3’s “Driven – Innovation in Digital Business Operations” conference right here in Austin. My opportunity wasn’t unique because I was the only guy...
View ArticleWhy Top Tech CEOs & CFOs are Worried
I just ran across a really interesting infographic produced by Wells Fargo, titled: “What Keeps Tech CEOs and CFOs Up at Night?” It’s interesting to me, not just because I’m part of the C-suite at a...
View ArticleStrategy & The Business Analyst
Written by Guest Blogger, Paula Bell, CEO at Paula A Bell Consulting. In my last article, we talked about how the key to strategy execution is to ensure the strategy is communicated, accepted and...
View ArticleTransforming Healthcare with Standardization of Operations
The healthcare industry is a tough one. According to World Health Organization, while in the hospital 1 in every 10 patients is harmed. But there is hope - they also have found that investments in...
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The New Features of the Latest iGrafx 17.4 Release
While some companies talk about their “open door” and “transparency” with their customers, at iGrafx, those are part of our core values. A large percentage of updates and enhancements you have seen...
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Reducing the Friction Between Process Objects
The power of the iGrafx platform has always rested on two main pillars: Sophisticated BPMN diagramming and the corresponding repository of objects that represent different components of your...
View ArticleIdentifying, Assessing, and Ranking Automation Projects
This year’s BP-3 Driven conference was a fantastic experience with meeting practitioners and vendors all over the BPM space, who are in agreement about the imperative to automate in support of great...
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