Momentum as a Deliverable

I have a colleague who has an incredible wealth of experience in BPM.  In talking with people about it, he always emphasizes that when it comes to any BPM project "Momentum is a Deliverable".  This philosophy is driven based on experience.  Although one can actually accomplish projects that add value in less than 90 days, BPM is a way of approaching operational excellence that is inherently iterative and innovative, being as dynamic as the markets you serve or the opportunities that arise within them. 

As such when you loose momentum, you loose opportunity.

Last night the SF-SV chapter of ABPMP had its first meeting.  We had attendees from over 70 miles away (driving a hybrid).  When it comes to BPM organizations I believe that Momentum is also a Deliverable.  Good news is, last night I believe we got some.

Thanks to all that participated.

When I came up with the name "Blog Bytes" I was attempting to make a play on “Sound Bites” suggesting that the content provided here would be short, concise, to the point.  The Bytes part was just my software background bias and an attempt to write something catchy.  All the same, having worked business process optimization for longer than I care to admit, I believe we are at a point in history where technology plays an incredibly powerful role.  Things I did 10 years ago that took more than a year to implement can be done in a couple of months these days with much greater impact.  As the ABPBP CBOK states: “BPM is both a management discipline and a set of technologies that supports managing by process.”  From my perspective, software is truly enabling, and will only play a bigger role as new technologies are developed and leveraged.