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Familiarizing clients with legal processes One of the great fears of those making use of legal services is fear of the unknown. Not understanding procedures, what’s going to happen next, and projected outcomes all add to the confusion. Using process maps to demystify these processes can help dramatically, not just for the firm’s clients, but [...]

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A friend of mine has a business right now that has some challenges. He has most of the revenue stream tied up with one customer and their partners. Things are not going well, and changes have to be made due to quality and contractual problems with one of the key suppliers. These challenges often face [...]

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At some time in your project the time will come when you have to defend your position or decision on issues. The same thing happens in every project I am involved with, in fact if no one ever questions your decisions or position on issues, there may be something very wrong with the project. That’s [...]

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We are coming up to the next release in the Pirates of the Caribbean series, so perhaps a time to look for some BPM hidden treasure.  Much time is spent in documenting tasks and then linking them to make up our processes. It represents the core of almost everything we do in the world. Tasks [...]

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A some point in your life you will become involved in a project that doesn’t work out. While mostly in this blog, I try and keep an upbeat atmosphere, with a combination of best practices that will help us have success or “save” a project. However, there are times when you just have to call [...]

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As I write this blog entry, it’s the early hours of the morning in New England, USA. Awakened by the CO2 detector at our apartment we have a mix of irritation and relief. Irritation, because we have guests staying over (my son and his baby son) and now we have disturbed their night’s rest, and [...]

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BPM made simpler Licensing alternatives for TaskMap Process Mapping software Posted in Process Mapping on Apr 14th, 2011 If you are considering TaskMap for your organization for process mapping applications you will have to consider licensing options to make the most effective use of the software for your organization. There are three considerations that will [...]

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Patience may be a virtue, but it’s not always in a BPM project. A typical BPM project has a lot of moving parts, decisions, deliverables and reviews. Usually project managers are operating as change agents for the project. This involves a combination of cajoling, communications, nudging, pushing and pulling for the team and those affected [...]

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