IT GRC Forum

Collaborative Accountability in Policy Management: Effectively Managing Policies Across the Enterprise

Most organizations fail to manage the lifecycle of policy, resulting in policies that are out-of-date, ineffective, and not aligned to business needs. It opens the doors of liability, as an organization may be held accountable for policy in place that is not appropriate or properly enforced. Organizations require a consistent process to develop, communicate, monitor, and maintain corporate policy and procedures.

 Business Process Management: Global Trends to 2013 (Strategic Focus)

Datamonitor, Sep 2008, Pages: 49

Business process management has been a feature of the technology market for the last three decades. Today, BPM is more relevant than ever. The global business environment is increasingly dynamic, pushing organizations to evaluate technologies that can help them respond to business challenges. By adopting BPM, enterprises can boost their ability to derive a palpable competitive advantage.

Worldwide Business Process Management (BPM) Market Opportunities Strategies, and Forecasts, 2009 to 2015

WinterGreen Research, Inc., June 2009, Pages: 609

Systems are poised for significant growth as Web based applications are used to implement automated process. A business process management system has many aspects related to a range of industries moving to leverage the Internet as a channel.

Real time analysis of information is being used to position companies to achieve competitive advantage. Cloud computing is a central aspect of the BPM initiative, providing up to date information in a usable format. Companies are implementing BPM solutions in the context of cloud computing that provides syntax to business users.

Business Process Management (BPM) Market Shares, Opportunities, Strategies, and Forecasts, 2008-2014

WinterGreen Research, Inc., Jan 2008, Pages: 517

Business process management promises to drive enterprise markets going forward by implementing automated process more efficiently. Automation of business process must be balanced with human exception management, which is managed by workflow. Business processes are enhanced by the ability to interconnect a range of different applications systems including general ledger, order entry, inventory, process control, and human resources.

Decision Matrix: Selecting a Business Process Management Vendor (Decision Matrix)

Datamonitor, April 2008, Pages: 44

Introduction
Datamonitors BPM Decision Matrix report explores the competitive dynamics within the BPM market and helps businesses select a vendor based on its technology strength, reputation among customers, and impact in the market. Datamonitor provides a complete view of vendor capabilities and advises on those you should explore, consider and, most importantly, shortlist.