BPM in the Cloud Trends & Challenges Gero Decker Co-founder & Co-CEO, Signavio
2 The cloud is the future
3 Gartner says: “by 2016 cloud computing will be the bulk of new IT spend”
4 Cloud = different deployment option for existing On-Premise products ?
5 Who are the players? The established onesThe challengers
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7 About Signavio
The world‘s first cloud-based process modeling tool Founded 2009 (1st prototype 2006) 55 employees Offices: Berlin, Silicon Valley, Singapore 75% annual growth 8 Signavio – company profile
9 Signavio, Inc. Sunnyvale Signavio GmbH Berlin Signavio Pte. Ltd. Singapore
Public sector Financial Services Telecommunications Utilities Manufacturing Retail Logistics Hightech … customers are using Signavio
11 Product portfolio Business Process Improvement Process Automation Signavio Process modeling & optimization Effektif Cloud-based workflow platform
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Effektif – Profile 2012 founded by Tom Baeyens –Inventor of jBPM and Activiti Simple & professional –Lightweight like a modern cloud service –Robust and scalable like „big“ engines Product launch 01/2014
14 Cloud trend #1 EASE OF USE
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18 Cloud trend #2 SPECIFIC FOR ONE PURPOSE
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22 Cloud trend #3 SIMPLICITY
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24 When you buy a SaaS solution, you should care more about the neighborhood than the house
25 Cloud trend #4 COLLABORATION
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28 Cloud trend #5 MOBILE ACCESS
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30 Cloud trend #6 Open APIs
31 Cloud trend #7 CUSTOMER SUCCESS MGMT
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35 So what impact does cloud have on BPM?
36 How cloud impacts BUSINESS PROCESSES (and how we manage them through BPM)
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41 Decentralization Governance
42 How cloud impacts BPM Software
Design Implement Run & monitor Analyze 43 BPM Software BPA tools BPM Suites Workflow tools ABPD tools Simulation tools Integration platforms Operational analytics
44 Cloud trends for BPA tools: Collaboration Lower entry barrier Decentralized initiatives BPM in small companies
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49 Cloud trends for integration platforms: The cloud itself Lightweight integration Internet of Things (IoT)
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52 Cloud trends for BPMS / workflow: Non-technical users Cloud integration Mobile access Grassroot workflows
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58 Cloud trends for Analytics: Cloud elasticity Mobile access
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61 DISCUSSION: Implications for BPM research?