During the time I was in the academic environment I developed the irresistible temptation to write ideas about my experiences and points of view. I am passionate about projects and business process management subjects. In addition, a delicious topic that captured my attention some years ago is the BPM applications to corporate social responsibility processes. Here are some of my publications and after reviewing, if you have some minutes, your opinion would be so valuable.
Business Process Management (BPM): Aligning business strategy, processes and technology…
To create conditions that allow companies to compete in the industry with better opportunities and to meet the demand to develop competitive advantages in operations performance. The source of these advantages is based on activities developed so that operational efficiency becomes the focus of attention for senior management. Tools and methodologies used to reach this operational efficiency and to support process management have shown tremendous advances during the last 20 years. From implicit processes immersed into the business practices during the 20’s, through the Business Process Reengineering and documentation techniques used at the end of the 80’s, to the workflow and document management popular by the end of 90’s. In the last years, the pressure to align strategy and business operation along with innovations in the information technology landscape has generated new ways to manage processes within the organizations. Business Process Management (BPM) appears on the horizon as a new trend to increase operational efficiency and generate competitive advantages in the organization. What is BPM? What are its benefits? How to implement a BPM initiative? What is a BPMS and what functionalities does it provide? This paper explores answers to these questions. Read more.
Evaluating and managing projects: A general view of areas that determine its failure or success.
Projects are to be the vehicle used by the organization to deploy its strategies and objectives. Developing a good plan, involving the right team at the right time, along with the coordinated execution and control of key project areas, determine its failure or success in reaching the expected business benefits. What to include in a good project definition? How to manage the project life cycle? In what areas should the project manager to focus on? This paper discerns these questions. Read more.
E-business: 7 steps to deploy your strategy …
The new economy has involved the organizations in transformation of the traditional strategic thinking, use of technology, processes, and intellectual capital within the organizations. E-business strategies have been consolidated as paths to discover new strategy positions that bring companies in the process to support the traditional business models through electronic channels. What is e-business strategy? How to integrate e-business and business strategy? How to formulate an e-business strategy? This article proposes answers to the questions. Read more.
