Comments on: BEAParticipate: BAM http://www.column2.com/2007/05/beaparticipate-bam/ BPM, Enterprise 2.0 and technology trends in business. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:09:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Sandy Kemsley http://www.column2.com/2007/05/beaparticipate-bam/#comment-4843 Sandy Kemsley Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:20:37 +0000 http://www.column2.com/2007/05/beaparticipate-bam/#comment-4843 Kunal, I agree with you to some point: there is the larger issue of complex event processing/corporate performance management and a host of other acronym-laden technologies that go far beyond just business process management (although I like to think that BPM is at the heart of every business). There are great things that can be done when you start actually invoking new processes in response to the sensed patterns, not just present them to a user. The dashboard-type BAM is an essential for any BPM vendor these days just to get them in the door: it's a checkbox on any RFP. However, I believe that most customers have much deeper needs for event monitoring, analysis and response, and BAM is just their first toe in the water. Kunal, I agree with you to some point: there is the larger issue of complex event processing/corporate performance management and a host of other acronym-laden technologies that go far beyond just business process management (although I like to think that BPM is at the heart of every business). There are great things that can be done when you start actually invoking new processes in response to the sensed patterns, not just present them to a user.

The dashboard-type BAM is an essential for any BPM vendor these days just to get them in the door: it’s a checkbox on any RFP. However, I believe that most customers have much deeper needs for event monitoring, analysis and response, and BAM is just their first toe in the water.

]]> By: Kunal R Shah http://www.column2.com/2007/05/beaparticipate-bam/#comment-4842 Kunal R Shah Sat, 12 May 2007 04:20:33 +0000 http://www.column2.com/2007/05/beaparticipate-bam/#comment-4842 Sandy, Since you also attended TUCON, what are your thoughts on TIBCO's plans for BAM? I agree with your viewpoint that BAM - Business Activity Monitoring deserves a mature, robust product offering by itself. I would not however, limit its usage to BPM solutions only. In my view BAM has much larger ramifications beyond the boundaries of BPM implementations (to include existing applications/systems - which are not yet reengineered for participation in a BPM solution). I believe BAM as an application of "Complex Event Processing" has great potential and it is rapidly changing the landscape for BAM product offerings. I also believe that BAM will move away from just being a "Dashboard" to an invocation of another process that would leverage a business opportunity or react to a unique event pattern - leading to new ways of doing business. Regards, Kunal Sandy,

Since you also attended TUCON, what are your thoughts on TIBCO’s plans for BAM? I agree with your viewpoint that BAM - Business Activity Monitoring deserves a mature, robust product offering by itself. I would not however, limit its usage to BPM solutions only. In my view BAM has much larger ramifications beyond the boundaries of BPM implementations (to include existing applications/systems - which are not yet reengineered for participation in a BPM solution).

I believe BAM as an application of “Complex Event Processing” has great potential and it is rapidly changing the landscape for BAM product offerings. I also believe that BAM will move away from just being a “Dashboard” to an invocation of another process that would leverage a business opportunity or react to a unique event pattern - leading to new ways of doing business.

Regards,
Kunal

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