Gartner’s Pattern-Based Strategies: The Emperor has no Clothes! Part II
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Thoughts on IBM’s Acquisition of Lombardi
This week IBM acquired Lombardi and BPM blogs are full of discussions about the merits and demerits of the acquisition. I also commented about it in my post on an eBizQ Forum that I did not see any major changes in the dynamics of the industry based on this acquisition or its aftermaths. Lombardi is [...]
What BPM can Learn from Robotics
In a previous business in the mid-Eighties I developed a commercial system using lab robots, and that experience gave me an understanding of the dynamics of the robotics industry. Robots were invented in the US. The first company to market commercial robots was Unimation of Danbury, Connecticut. Its leader, Joseph Engleberer, is considered the “father [...]
The BPM Industry is not Counter-Cyclical!
After the global financial crisis started dominating the news in the Fall of 2008 I have read several press releases, blogs and statements from BPM vendors that the BPM industry is counter-cyclical. They claim that when times are tough and companies are forced to streamline or cutback their operations, the demand for BPM increases–or at [...]