Comments on: IIR BPM: Facilitated session on standards http://www.column2.com/2007/11/iir-bpm-facilitated-session-on-standards/ BPM, Enterprise 2.0 and technology trends in business. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:15:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sandy Kemsley http://www.column2.com/2007/11/iir-bpm-facilitated-session-on-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-6608 Sandy Kemsley Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:14:44 +0000 http://www.column2.com/2007/11/iir-bpm-facilitated-session-on-standards/#comment-6608 Steve, the participants were pretty mixed at the roundtable, there was a lot of discussion that I didn't capture from some of the less seasoned ones who were at the conference looking for some answers. In general, the attendees struck me as being further along in their BPM projects than Gartner attendees (although I have no scientific evidence to back that up) -- I talked with several who had completed their first project and were on to the subsequent ones. I suspect that the BPM tire-kickers would tend to go to Gartner first to hear the analysts opinions about all this, and possibly see this as a more of a forum for interacting with others who have already started. Having a speaking roster full of practitioners helps to attract that, whereas Gartner has a roster mostly of analysts discussing the concepts and market, which will tend to attract people who are just getting started. Steve, the participants were pretty mixed at the roundtable, there was a lot of discussion that I didn’t capture from some of the less seasoned ones who were at the conference looking for some answers.

In general, the attendees struck me as being further along in their BPM projects than Gartner attendees (although I have no scientific evidence to back that up) — I talked with several who had completed their first project and were on to the subsequent ones. I suspect that the BPM tire-kickers would tend to go to Gartner first to hear the analysts opinions about all this, and possibly see this as a more of a forum for interacting with others who have already started. Having a speaking roster full of practitioners helps to attract that, whereas Gartner has a roster mostly of analysts discussing the concepts and market, which will tend to attract people who are just getting started.

]]> By: Sandy Kemsley http://www.column2.com/2007/11/iir-bpm-facilitated-session-on-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-6607 Sandy Kemsley Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:09:34 +0000 http://www.column2.com/2007/11/iir-bpm-facilitated-session-on-standards/#comment-6607 Peiter, thanks for the compliment. Blogging is an unpaid diversion for me, so I haven't really thought about ways to have it take up even more of my time! Peiter, thanks for the compliment. Blogging is an unpaid diversion for me, so I haven’t really thought about ways to have it take up even more of my time!

]]> By: Steve McHale http://www.column2.com/2007/11/iir-bpm-facilitated-session-on-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-6578 Steve McHale Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:23:46 +0000 http://www.column2.com/2007/11/iir-bpm-facilitated-session-on-standards/#comment-6578 That was an interesting roundtable. It sounds like the participants are seasoned practitioners. How would you compare these attendees to other conference attendees? It seems like most of the Gartner BPM attendees were in the exploratory phase. That was an interesting roundtable. It sounds like the participants are seasoned practitioners. How would you compare these attendees to other conference attendees? It seems like most of the Gartner BPM attendees were in the exploratory phase.

]]> By: Pieter van Schalkwyk http://www.column2.com/2007/11/iir-bpm-facilitated-session-on-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-6577 Pieter van Schalkwyk Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:19:31 +0000 http://www.column2.com/2007/11/iir-bpm-facilitated-session-on-standards/#comment-6577 Sandy I thoroughly enjoy reading your views on BPM , your step-by-step account of the events and I really enjoy your sense of humour. Have you ever considered publishing some of your postings in an ebook format. I'd love to share it with customers and as an intro to training sessions. Sandy

I thoroughly enjoy reading your views on BPM , your step-by-step account of the events and I really enjoy your sense of humour. Have you ever considered publishing some of your postings in an ebook format. I’d love to share it with customers and as an intro to training sessions.

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