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Slipstream - Live Dashboarding for SAP NetWeaver BPM (“Galaxy”)
One of the value propositions of an SOA is to combine and reuse services. BPM technology has finally come to a point where we are able to model large parts of these service-based processes rather than hiding them within applications. This also enables us to run analyses at any point within the process and visualize the results in real-time instead of implementing awkward hooks into the application code. Christian Janiesch in Analytics, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Service-Oriented Architecture [Nov. 17, 2009 11:44 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

ASUG Presents: Web Dynpro, WF, and UWL webcast
America's SAP User Group (ASUG) is pleased to offer this webcast titled 'Use Web Dynpro for ABAP, Workflow, and the UWL to Revolutionize Decision Processing'. Susan Keohan in ABAP, Business Process Modeling, SAP Business Workflow, Universal Worklist, Web Dynpro [Nov. 13, 2009 07:01 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

Podcast: The Emergerce of the SAP BPM Skill Set
At SAP TechEd Phoenix, I was able to sit down with Greg Chase, and his colleague Patrik Fiegl. During this 19 minute podcast, we were able to examine the relevance of SAP BPM to today's project environments, and take a closer look at some of the skills that are needed as BPM intersects with IT. Jon Reed in Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Rules Management, Careers, Professional Services, SAP TechEd [Nov. 12, 2009 09:19 AM | 0 Comments | Audio Download Media | Permalink]

Café Innovation – How about an SAP App store?
In this age of people-centric technology, the iPhone revolution has brought about new business models and innovative ways in which people seek to conduct routine business. Fueling this is the availability of an increasing number of “apps” that are a result of a community-driven approach to make the mobile experience more meaningful. Enterprise application of this approach is picking up. Possibly, it is only a matter of time before we see a plethora of “apps” serving those that have enterprise needs – including those serviced by SAP functionality. Puneet K. Suppal in Beyond SAP, Service-Oriented Architecture, SAP xApps, SAP Developer Network, Mobile, Enterprise Service Community, Emerging Technologies, Business Suite 7, Business Solutions, Business Process Modeling, Business Process Expert, Standards [Nov. 06, 2009 11:49 AM | 6 Comments | Permalink]

SAP System Implementation & Business Process Reengineering
SAP system is a very useful and efficient tool for enterprise BPR, the target of SAP system implementation is not just go-live, the original intention of SAP is, after SAP system go-live the company can combine SAP standard processes and its own business processes and make company's business processes better than before! Tao Zhang in Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Solutions [Nov. 06, 2009 02:26 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Enhance Your Business Process Productivity by Enhancing User Productivity. [Part 1]
Have you ever thought about, why most of the expensive and complex SAP implementations are failing to satisfy the end users. And to make them user friendly how much money is spent in rework. Follow this blog series to understand how low user productivity can directly hit the overall business productivity and also learn few solutions to resolve these problems. Mohid Khan in ABAP, Web Dynpro, Visual Composer, Universal Worklist, Service-Oriented Architecture, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Enterprise Portal (EP), Business Solutions, Business Process Modeling, Business Process Management, Business Process Expert, Composition Environment (CE) [Nov. 06, 2009 02:22 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Event trace and extending a BOR object
Learn how to use the event trace to find events that exist in your system and then extend an SAP object, adding an attribute, event, use the new objects in your workflow! Ginger Gatling in ABAP, Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Suite 7, ERP, SAP Business Workflow [Nov. 05, 2009 08:51 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

BPM in Ten Years? My Best Shot
At SAP TechEd 2009 Vienna, I met Chris Horak, who told me that he wondered what the future of Business Process Management might look like: “What will the successors of today’s BPM and ERP software in 10 or 15 years look like?” I took up the challenge and gave the matter some thought. Here's my best shot at it. Thorsten Franz in Beyond SAP, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Ranting, ERP, Emerging Technologies, Business Rules Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Process Management, Business Process Expert, Universal Worklist [Oct. 31, 2009 04:15 PM | 16 Comments | Permalink]

Prototyping model for developing custom reports in SAP
Right approach to development of report can save huge amount of time and cost during the implementation of project as well as during post go live support Surya in Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling [Oct. 31, 2009 11:50 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

My new BPM experience, a process automation
This is my new blog about my experience as a student developing a process automation of a supply process using BPM for my grade work. sirnejo in Service-Oriented Architecture, Visual Composer, University Alliances Message Board, Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Careers, Higher Education, SAP Developer Network, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Web Dynpro [Oct. 30, 2009 10:01 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

The BPX Process Design Slam 2009
Short recap of a fun evening with great results at the BPX Process Design Slam 2009. tbroek in Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Rules Management, Community Projects, SAP TechEd, Sustainability [Oct. 28, 2009 12:18 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

BPM/BRM on an empty stomach
My views on BPM/BRM. And hey BPX, did you use java.lang.string as the java type in your Enumeration type when you were creating business rules? Vijay Vijayasankar in Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Rules Management, Business Solutions, CRM, ERP, Professional Services, SAP Business Workflow [Oct. 22, 2009 08:31 PM | 13 Comments | Permalink]

Community-focused BPM: Lessons Learned from SAP’s Enterprise Services Community
This blog continues my exploration of Social BPM and focuses on the problems associated with BPM communities as well as suggests a possible basis for successful BPM work in this context based on the experience gained in the SAP's Enterprise Services Community. Richard Hirsch in Beyond SAP, Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Service Community, Ranting, SAP Research, Standards [Oct. 22, 2009 08:33 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Wave, Web Dynpro, and the Magic Glue: Google Wave and Web Dynpro Integration Part 1
Google Wave is here, and many active contributors from SCN have been swarming all over it, using it, experimenting, programming against its API, and discussing possible use cases and their business value. I have been working on the topic of Web Dynpro integration: How can we integrate waves and Web Dynpro? And what does this mean for the future of enterprise software? Thorsten Franz in Application Server, Visual Composer, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Ranting, Interoperability, ERP, Enterprise Portal (EP), Emerging Technologies, Composition Environment (CE), Business Suite 7, Business Process Modeling, Business Process Expert, Beyond SAP, Web Dynpro [Oct. 21, 2009 02:58 PM | 12 Comments | Permalink]

Video Shoot: Ann Rosenberg on SAP BPM's Impact on Skills and Consulting
To get to the bottom of the impact of BPM on SAP's tools, skills, and consulting approaches, I managed to get the "Goddess of BPM," Ann Rosenberg, otherwise known as the Global Practice Owner for Business Process Management at SAP, to sit down for a live video shoot at SAP TechEd Phoenix. Jon Reed in Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Rules Management, Integration and Certification, Organizational Change Management, SAP TechEd [Oct. 21, 2009 12:12 PM | 2 Comments | Audio Download Media | Permalink]

Process Design Slam SAP TechEd Phoenix- First Iteration
The first Process Design slam in the US launched in Phoenix. Participants worked with Google Wave and BPM in the cloud. All activities documented with video, wiki content and notes. Marilyn Pratt in Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Rules Management, Community Projects, Composition Environment (CE), SAP TechEd [Oct. 19, 2009 11:26 PM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

Part 7: Enterprise BPM framework; Will the CIO be replaced by the Chief Processing Officer ?
At the 14th of October the second BPM theme day for the SAP user group was organized in the Netherlands. The theme of the day was: ----------- Will the CIO be replaced by the Chief Processing Officer? --- During the forum discussion the future role of BPM within the SAP environment was discussed. Frank Luyckx in Business Process Expert, Organizational Change Management, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Enterprise Service Community, Enterprise Performance Management, Crystal Reports, Composition Environment (CE), Community Day, Business Process Modeling, Business Process Management, SAP Business Workflow [Oct. 19, 2009 10:00 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Typical BPM Workflow HOWTO on NW CE 7.1 Ehp1: Scenario 3 - Live workflow status view
This blog explains common pieces of typical workflow scenario in the real life. We will discuss how to implement these common workflow design by NW BPM of SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment 7.1 Ehp1. This contents require beginner level knowledge of NW BPM on 7.1 Ehp1. Kenichi Unnai in Business Process Management, Composition Environment (CE), Business Process Modeling [Oct. 19, 2009 05:38 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Closing the Loop for BPXSlam09 Phoenix
Lessons We Should Learn from in First Iteration of #BPXSlam09 Thinking back to the BPX Process Design Slam event at SAP TechEd 2009 in Phoenix, I immediately start envisioning overused clichés for high tech projects. (Maybe there should be similar visuals for conducting one’s own project post-mortem as well, but I digress…) Let me add to the list of clichés by suggesting: just like a golf swing, the follow through for a scrum is as important as the rest of the project. As a team lead and one of the event organizers working with Marilyn Pratt, here are my own observations about how we should improve the next iteration of BPXSlam09 at SAP TechEd 2009 in Vienna. Greg Chase in Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Rules Management, Community Projects, SAP TechEd [Oct. 18, 2009 11:30 AM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

Accelerating SAP BPM with Business Rules
A review of the 7.2 Business Rules environment from TechEd James Taylor in Business Process Modeling [Oct. 15, 2009 09:49 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Podcast: Guidance on Workflow Tools Usage for MDM Scenarios
In this podcast we talk about different workflow options in the area of MDM, and provide best practices and recommendations about which workflow tool fits best to your specific requirement. Alexander Bundschuh in Business Process Modeling, Master Data Management (MDM), SAP Business Workflow [Oct. 15, 2009 08:12 AM | 0 Comments | Audio Download Media | Permalink]

TechEd - Wednesday through Process Slam
#sapteched09 through BPX Process Slam 2009. It was an awesome though thoroughly tiring day. Here's my session by session chronology, along with only a few editorial comments on the state of SAP, ASUG and the business software world. Jim Spath in Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Rules Management, Business Server Pages, Community Projects, SAP TechEd [Oct. 15, 2009 08:12 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Idea for EcoHub: 'Try Me' Functionality for Processes
This blog discusses the possibility of 'test-driving' EcoHub-offered processes and describes a few other existing examples of such functionality in other cloud-based environments. Richard Hirsch in Beyond SAP, Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, EcoHub, Ranting, SAP Developer Network, SAP TechEd [Oct. 11, 2009 08:06 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

Business Rules Framework plus - NetWeaver 7.0 EHP2 Teaser
The blogs introduces to some of the new BRFplus features which are delivered with NetWeaver 7.0 EHP2. BRFplus is a business rules management system developed in ABAP. With BRFplus business experts can search, find, change and test business logic modeled in BRFplus. BRFplus is an enabler for highly flexible and easy to extend business applications. Carsten Ziegler in ABAP, SAP Business Workflow, Public Sector, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Business Suite 7, Business Rules Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Process Management, Business Process Expert, SAP TechEd [Oct. 09, 2009 02:56 AM | 10 Comments | Permalink]

Six Can’t Miss Expert Sessions for Partners Going to TechEd for BPM
The tooling and development techniques are only about 25% of the story for BPM. There are other questions that your company needs to be able to answer for your clients to truly bring BPM-solutions and a BPM consulting practice to market. Here are six can't-miss expert sessions at SAP TechEd Phoenix that will help you answer some of the questions I raised. Greg Chase in Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Rules Management, Composition Environment (CE), Partnership, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP TechEd [Oct. 08, 2009 05:49 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
How many UIs should exist for a given process? could the perfect UI for me be terribly useless for you? Vijay Vijayasankar in ABAP, Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Solutions, Business Suite 7, Composition Environment (CE), CRM, ERP [Oct. 06, 2009 08:50 AM | 13 Comments | Permalink]

Business Rules Framework plus at TechEd 2009
The blog is about the one hour lecture about BRFplus (CD106) at TechEd 2009. In more detail, in this blog the agenda of the lecture session is shown and there is the offer to meet the BRFplus experts at TechEd. Carsten Ziegler in ABAP, SAP TechEd, SAP Business Workflow, Public Sector, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Business Rules Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Process Management, Business Process Expert, Service-Oriented Architecture [Oct. 06, 2009 06:23 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Usability Tests – The Democratization of Innovation
This blog describes the importance of attending Usability Tests as an avenue to participate in SAP innovation efforts. A list (including detailed descriptions) of usability tests of interest for BPX is also provided. Richard Hirsch in Beginner, Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Ranting, SAP TechEd [Oct. 06, 2009 06:19 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

TechEd 09 - IT Optimization for Dummies ... note: I am talking about myself ;)
Can you Optimize IT by looking at the three parameters Business Value of IT, Cost and Risk? Join Swen at TechEd Phoenix to find out how a simple framework can guide your IT Optimization efforts. Three practical examples will be at the center of the discussion. Swen Conrad in Beginner, SAP TechEd, SAP Solution Manager, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Run SAP, Product Lifecycle Management, Organizational Change Management, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Enterprise Performance Management, EcoHub, CRM, Business Solutions, Business Process Modeling, Business Process Management, Business Process Expert, Beyond SAP, Shared Service Center [Oct. 05, 2009 10:32 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP TechEd 09 - Live Expert Session: Guidance on Workflow Tools Usage for MDM Scenarios
Ever wonder what workflow tool you should be using when implementing SAP NetWeaver MDM? Then this session is for you! Richard LeBlanc in Business Process Modeling, Master Data Management (MDM), SAP Business Workflow, SAP TechEd [Oct. 03, 2009 09:36 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP TechEd 09 - Live Expert Session: Build your MDM UI with Web Dynpro Components
Do you need help building a custom UI for SAP NetWeaver MDM? Or maybe you're thinking about integrating SAP NetWeaver MDM & SAP NetWeaver BPM? If so, this session was made for you! Richard LeBlanc in Business Process Modeling, Master Data Management (MDM), Web Dynpro [Oct. 03, 2009 09:36 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

The New Discovery System v4 at TechEd Phoenix 09
Want to hear about the new SAP Discovery System version 4 first hand? Come meet us at TechEd Phoneix either at the hands-on workshops or at the Expert Networking Sessions. Itai Sadan in Business Intelligence (BI), Service-Oriented Architecture, SAP Solution Manager, SAP MaxDB and liveCache, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe, Java Programming, ERP, Enterprise Portal (EP), Composition Environment (CE), Business Rules Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Process Management, Business Objects, Web Dynpro [Oct. 02, 2009 07:48 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Virtual BPM: Meet the BPX Design Slammers In the Experts Networking Lounge
Meet the BPX Process Design Slam participants at SAP TechEd Community Clubhouse to hear about their work with BPM in a virtual collaborative environment (Google Wave/Gravity, BPM 7.1, SCN Wiki). Marilyn Pratt in Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Rules Management, Community Day, Community Projects, SAP TechEd [Oct. 02, 2009 12:35 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Social BPM: A Taxonomy + The Playing Field
This blog is the second in my series on Social BPM. It supplies a taxonomy for categorizing the topic as well as a description of current Social BPM offerings in the marketplace. Richard Hirsch in Beyond SAP, Business Process Expert, Business Process Modeling, Business Suite 7, Ranting, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Oct. 02, 2009 12:33 PM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

Trade Promotion Management Evolution
Trade Promotion Optimization (TPO) is the next evolutionary step of Trade Promotion Management. Timo Wagenblatt in Analytics, Beyond SAP, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Process Modeling, Consumer Products, CRM, Retail [Oct. 01, 2009 12:26 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Usage Report (1): Google Wave Gadget 'Gravity' - Process Design and a New Collaboration Style
This blog describes my first impressions after using the Google Wave process design gadget. I talk about the new collaborative style in this environment as it relates to process design and suggest some ideas for process-related Google Wave robots. Richard Hirsch in Beyond SAP, Business Process Expert, Business Process Modeling, Emerging Technologies, Ranting, SAP Developer Network, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Research, SAP TechEd [Oct. 01, 2009 06:20 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

VCD #16 - The REST Bot: Behind the scenes
In VCD #16 you have seen, amongst others, the REST bot. This short blog wants to explain how he/it works. Uwe Fetzer in ABAP, Application Server, Beyond SAP, Business Process Expert, Business Process Modeling, Business Server Pages, Python [Sep. 29, 2009 12:22 AM | 8 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Co-Innovation Lab Architecture Series: Partner-delivered Enterprise Services - Summary (Final Part)
This summary of the Architecture Lecture provides you an overview about alle the deliverables within the series and a structured approach on how you can build your own SAP methodology compliant services. Joachim von Goetz in Beginner, SAP Developer Network, Partnership, Enterprise Service Community, Enhancement Packages, Business Process Modeling, Business Process Expert, Service-Oriented Architecture, Co-Innovation Lab, Beyond SAP, Standards [Sep. 23, 2009 05:28 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Who is the real Business Process Owner
This blog tries to ask whether it is the dependency on the Solution providers that the they become the pseudo owners of the Business Process. Vinod Jose in Beyond SAP, Business Process Modeling, Organizational Change Management [Sep. 23, 2009 12:50 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Social BPM: Definitions and Dissensions
This blog is the first in a series of blogs about Social BPM (Web 2.0 meets BPM) and provides initial definitions regarding this topic as well as the juiciest bits of the Internet buzz about this technology. Richard Hirsch in Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Emerging Technologies, SAP TechEd [Sep. 22, 2009 05:35 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

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