Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, recently introduced the Software AG BPM Advisory Council. This independent panel of esteemed practitioners and thought leaders will help Software AG develop new strategies for the use of business process management (BPM) technology to improve customers’s operational performance.
Their insight and expertise will also contribute to the ongoing development of webMethods BPMS, Software AG’s top-ranked process design, execution, monitoring and management platform.
"Working with other industry leaders, our goal is to make quantum leaps in corporate performance more readily achievable by our global customer base of more than 4,000 enterprises," said Ivo Totev, Chief Marketing Officer, Software AG. Totev said, the experience and perspective of their BPM Advisory Council will play an important role in continued development of methodologies, best practices and process frameworks that fully capitalize on BPM’s huge potential.
"We’re honored by the caliber of industry leaders that are contributing to our efforts as their vision and passion for what’s possible with BPM is unmatched. This is truly an All-Star team for our industry," said Bruce Williams, Software AG’s Senior Vice President and General Manager of BPM Solutions for the webMethods Business Division. William adds, BPM is a powerful and proven platform for making continuous process improvements core to enterprise operations.
Members of the Software AG BPM Advisory Council include Roger T. Burlton (Co-founder of the Process Renewal Group and BPTrends Associates, and Chair of Shared Insights/IIR’s BPM Conferences), Peter Fingar (Executive Partner in the digital strategy firm the Greystone Group), Joseph (Joe) Francis (Managing Director of the Process Core Group and CTO of the Supply Chain Council), Paul Harmon (Executive Editor and Founder, Business Process Trends), Roxanne O’Brasky (Founder and President of the International Society of Six Sigma Professionals), and Richard Welke (Founder and Director of the Center for Process Innovation, and a professor in the Computer Information Systems Department at the Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University).
"While BPM technology has already delivered significant benefits for early adopters, we’ve just scratched the surface for what’s possible long-term in terms of improved competitiveness, better responsiveness, and greater efficiencies, said Kiran Garimella, Vice President for BPM Solutions, Software AG, and Chair of the BPM Advisory Council. By creating an automated, measurable, and replicable framework for implementing core business strategies, BPM can dramatically improve operational performance.
In addition to their roles with Software AG, Williams is the co-author of Six Sigma for Dummies and Lean for Dummies, and Garimella is the author of The Power of Process: Unleashing the Source of Competitive Advantage.
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