80 PER CENT OF ENTERPRISES USING BPM WILL EXPERIENCE AN
INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN BETTER THAN 15 PER CENT
Gartner Research: Business results on the benefits of BPM
have been positive
Mississauga,
ON, July 6, 2004 - According to a recent study from Gartner
Research, 80 per cent of enterprises using Business Process
Management (BPM) will experience an internal rate of return
better than 15 per cent.
By eclipsing the 15 per cent rate of return
mark, BPM projects will deliver results better than most hurdle-rate
designations. Gartner expects this to move BPM projects higher
in enterprise project lists, and are likely to be aimed at
competitive advantage projects in the future.
"Our own forecasts mirror the Gartner
survey with regards to ownership and the business results
of BPM," says Sajus Technologies president and CEO Steven
Clarke. "The Gartner study indicates that in many cases,
IT may have started the BPM projects, but the business division
took ownership by the end of the project. We think this is
very encouraging and positive."
The Gartner study says, fifty per cent of the projects
were business-initiated, but 75 per cent were business-driven
later in the project. This means that BPM projects appeal
strongly to the business, and IT can use these projects to
close the IT alignment gap.
The survey also suggested that there was
a high rate of success for BPM projects deployed and their
time to delivery. Ninety-five per cent of the companies experienced
more than a 90 per cent success rate among their BPM projects.
Sixty-seven per cent of the BPM projects were completed in
less than six months, with 50 per cent completed in four months
or less.
"Our customers are also finding the benefits of our
'goal-based' BPM solution beneficial to their bottom line,"
adds Clarke. "Goal-based BPM allows an organization to
see an entire business process across divisions, systems,
geographies, and supply chains. It is top down. It starts
with an organization's most important business goals and pinpoints
obstacles and opportunities in the associated business processes.
Then, using built-in tools, an organization can remove the
obstacles and improve the process."
The Gartner survey confirms that organizations can safely
expect significant returns from properly structured business
process management projects. Although Gartner cautions organizations
against jumping into BPM projects without a solid plan, they
will find that the financial results are hard to pass up.
About Sajus Technologies [www.sajus.com] Sajus Technologies
Inc. is a leading provider of Business Process Management
(BPM) software and services. Sajus BPM Suite 4.2 is running
in customer locations around the world. It allows customers
to define, view, monitor, intervene, automate, measure and
improve business processes. Better Business Process Management
helps Sajus customers: solve their most urgent problems, improve
customer service and increase competitive advantage. Sajus,
headquartered in Mississauga Ontario, is privately held, profitable
and growing. Visit them at www.sajus.com.
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