Business Process Management Systems: Strategy and Implementation

by James F. Chang

Overview

With a focus on strategy and implementation, James Chang discusses business management practices and the technology that enables them. He analyzes the history of process management practices and demonstrates that BPM practices are a synthesis of radical change and continuous change practices. The book is relevant to both business and IT professionals who are presented with an integrated view on how various management practices merge into BPM. This volume describes the many technologies that converge to form a Business Process Management System (BPMS), illustrating its standards and service-oriented architecture.

About the Author

James Chang is the founder and president of Ivy Consultants, Inc. He has extensive experience implementing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)–enabled business solutions and process-centric integration solutions for Fortune 500 companies. Mr. Chang has written several articles on BPM and EAI. He graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in operations research and industrial engineering from Cornell University.  

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780849323102
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/09/2005
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	302
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Theories of Process Management. Business Process Management. Overview of Business Process Management System. Data Integration Technology. Messaging-Based Integration Technology. Component-Based Integration Technology. Workflow Technology. Different Types of Business Process Management Systems. Business Process Management Systems (BPMS) Standards. Business Process Management Implementation.

Editorial Reviews

“This book covers almost every aspect of the field and provides definitions and summaries of various BPM concepts, business improvement practices, data integration technologies, application integration technologies, workflow technologies, BPMS products and BPMS standards. …a good resource for those who are interested in BPMS and are involved with integrating data, systems, and people.”
 Karthikeyan Umapathy, The Pennsylvania State University, Information Technology and People, Vol. 19, No. 2, 2006

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