BusinessProcessManagement

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The intersection between business and IT is where the action is. It’s the point where business requirements morph into enterprise systems. It’s where consultants and software vendors make money. And it’s where most big IT problems begin — or dissolve before they gum up the works.

BPM (business process management) seeks to impose order on the chaotic crossroads between business and technology. A BPM system — software that combines graphical process modeling with application development to exploit an existing EAI fabric — encourages both sides to get their ducks in a row.

After all, as Chet Kapoor, vice president and general manager of BEA’s WebLogic Integration group, says, “The ultimate vision of software has always been to draw pictures and hit run.