Tags / Theo Priestley

I like a good debate as much as the next guy, but I think staking out extreme positions and trotting out the same cliche constructions (“XYZ is DEAD!”) isn’t really that constructive.  Still, it is bound to happen periodically and … Continue reading →

Change is great when you’re doing it to someone else, not so good when someone is doing it to you. I think process is the same way… Process is great when you’re instituting process on someone else. Not so great … Continue reading →

Connie Moore’s recent blog post on “Big Process” advocates for process improvement being top-down in the organization: Big process is when senior-most business and technology leaders embrace business process change by shifting the organization’s focus from isolated BPM and process … Continue reading →

I missed this in the news cycle on TIBCO acquiring Nimbus, but Theo Priestley of BPM redux posted on the acquisition as well: And this is where it gets interesting. If you think on it, it’s actually an admission of … Continue reading →

Great post from Theo Priestley on the unending quest for roles.  It just gets tired, in the way that the endless pursuit of The Next Three Letter Acronym gets tiring. My favorite quote: The article starts with “If you have … Continue reading →

Well, its only the second day since the Activiti news hit the wire and we have quite a few reactions.  Kudos to Theo Priestley for an unconventional take: But there’s something else brewing under the surface. Whilst I could have … Continue reading →

Theo Priestley wonders if an upbeat economy will be bad for BPM: I had an interesting conversation with Ian Gotts of Nimbus Partners this week that raised a thorny question. In a downbeat economy the focus is to drive out … Continue reading →

Theo Priestley warns against creating a new role for “organizational actors” to assist with process improvement projects: Secondly, as highlighted above, we do not need to invent a new role or label to fulfil this kind of role-play, or indeed … Continue reading →

Theo Priestley once again has me thinking with this post asking “Is This the End of BPM Centre of Excellence?“: There are two trains of thought at play. In recent interviews on Redux, Vinay Mummigati of Virtusa said “A BPM … Continue reading →

Adaptive, Dynamic, Social: Can These Three Emerging BPM Concepts Become Unified ? I sure hope so!  In fact, I can’t see any other reasonable outcome.

Theo Priestly: Is the BPMS mightier than the COTS (Commercial Off-The-Shelf software)? With the advent of similar suites such as Bonitasoft, Outsystems and Iceberg that allow organisations to build business process based applications directly, and others that offer the same … Continue reading →

Theo Priestley on Social BPM (vs. Traditional): “The simple answer is that hierarchy is good for repeatability and measurability, whereas self-organizing networks are better at invention,” Gabe said, “There are a lot of side effects and consequences. The lack of … Continue reading →

Theo Priestley puts the question to BPM Redux readers: Is There A Need For An Independent “Magic Quadrant” Or “Wave” Report ? And in the middle, a sentence caught my attention: “Or change the format entirely….” So, Theo, here are … Continue reading →

This isn’t particular or specific to the world of BPM conferences – there’s a general “conference malaise” going on – in which only the “best”  conferences are really tearing it up. Outside of the BPM world, its clear that conferences … Continue reading →

Someone had to do it, and I’m glad it was Theo Priestley, and not I! Theo’s written up a summary of the Forrester-initiated BPM Jam on Twitter (thanks Connie!), and did a pretty good job of it. Key points from … Continue reading →

“I know how eggs are sucked.” – Theo Priestley, in reference to a vendor giving a 90-minute overview of BPM to someone who has been an expert in the space for years. I personally prefer the “Teach me to suck … Continue reading →

The Process Maverick (aka Theo Priestley) wrote a pretty interesting blog titled “Calling time on the BPM Conferences“.  In it, he points out: In the last 6 months there’s a growing trend towards offering massive discounting or 2-for-1 deals (is … Continue reading →

All too often I see conclusions based on observable data, where the conclusion does not necessarily follow the data presented.  This doesn’t mean that the conclusion is wrong on the face of it, but that it can’t be made based … Continue reading →