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The goal of BPM should not only focus on solving processes through technology, but also on a cultural shift within a company that encourages the sharing of information.
Executive Overview
All businesses embrace processes. Whether these processes are documented on spreadsheets, Post-It notes, or in employees heads, they are what keep business moving forward on a daily basis. Companies first turned to ERP solutions in an attempt to capture the data and information associated with their business processes. However, the expectation that ERP solutions could impact all the processes required to run a business efficiently has never materialized. With the typical ERP solution reaching approximately 15 to 20 percent of an organization, ERP never transcended into a solution for the entire enterprise. It has been this failure of ERP that has been the primary driver in the rise of a new generation of solutions, led by a diverse group of providers all claiming to deliver BPM. It is due to this diverse group of solutions, that a clear definition of BPM has never truly been established. Therefore, a diverse group of limited functionality solutions are all claiming to deliver true BPM. The goal of BPM should not only focus on solving processes through technology, but also on a cultural shift within a company that encourages the sharing of information. BPM promotes the notion that a business moves forward based on the collective information that is stored, shared, and circulated amongst employees. Making information available to all those who can utilize it, and enhancing on the investment that some businesses have already made through the implementation of ERP solutions, allowing for greater efficiencies throughout the entire value cycle of a business. 1
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virtues of simplifying complex, mission-critical business processes. BPM promises to help manage organizational change, keep businesses agile, and become a strong foundation for ongoing improvement. BPM solutions also promise to centralize corporate information, seamlessly integrating with previously deployed ERP systems, becoming a critical element of overall business success. BPM providers have made a great deal of promises that they have yet to deliver on, which is why a clear vision beyond all the BPM clutter is needed to offer businesses what they truly need, and should be looking for.
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The Exact Software Business Operations System (BOS) combines the ERP functionality of Macola ES (or any existing ERP solution) with the extended process capabilities of e-Synergy, to provide a comprehensive, collaborative platform for the entire organization. Operating on one database, the Exact BOS makes information immediately accessible to those in the value cycle who need it most. The addition of Exact Event Manager to this system enables business activity monitoring and exception management functionality across the entire platform.
Exact Software has long understood that BPM cannot achieve its full potential until both vendors and their customers begin to look at their businesses from a different perspective and redirect the belief that business processes exist in a vacuum. With the introduction of the Exact e-Synergy solution, Exact Software provides companies with the means to unify the people, processes and knowledge that matter most to a business. The result is the creation of an accurate, up-to-the-moment view of the organization, that enhances decision-making, analysis, scenario planning, and ongoing management across the organization. It is this philosophy of unification of the overall business which drives the success that BPM hopes to achieve. Exact Softwares integrated solution set, consisting of Exact e-Synergys Web-based collaboration platform, Exact Macola ES ERP solution and Exact Event Manager offers companies the technology foundation from which to implement a truly effective and all inclusive BPM strategy. How does Exact accomplish this where other vendors fall short? To begin, Exact Software is able to support a holistic view of the enterprise. Powerful integration capabilities within the platform enable companies to unify the enterprise across departmental and functional boundaries, providing new clarity into the processes that drive the business. The ability to see where processes intersect, how they impact each other, and the workflow that drives them provides a clear picture of the businessleading to major cost savings and operational efficiencies. Exact also creates an environment in which companies can not only model, but effectively streamline workflow and automate manual, unsecured processes into a secure centralized environment. Since access to information and documents within the Exact Software environment are based on roles and a rules-based schema, business managers can control access to data on a need-to-know and need-to-access basis for projects and outside managed operations. This roles and rules-based approach eliminates the islands of automation inherent in most, if not all, ERP and BPM deployments.
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With Exact e-Synergy, information is accessible to all via the products collaboration platform. With all employees operating off of one platform, security can be an issue. The e-Synergy document security model demonstrates the role based security functionality within Exact e-Synergy. Items saved are given certain security clearance ratings, and only those who possess the defined rating or higher are able to access that material.
CEOs, department heads and other managers can manipulate hundreds of Exacts pre-defined report views in real-time or create their own.
In the new era of regulations and compliance, real-time access to the vital information driving the business is crucial. Exact Software has replaced the traditional reporting paradigm with one that offers continuous monitoring capability. CEOs, department heads and other managers can manipulate hundreds of Exacts pre-defined report views in real-time or create their own. Access to information and flexibility to view and understand it in the ways that are most relevant provide the ideal environment needed to best manage every aspect of your business.
Summary
Technology has made great strides in offering businesses greater efficiencies. The problem with the majority of BPM solutions is that they were too specific in function to bring these efficiencies to all employees. Through such implementations, all departments were operating on individual plains in regards to the solutions they were using to address their specific needs. Exact Software offers unprecedented levels of centralization, communication and collaboration between individuals, departments, locations, vendors, partners and customers. Exact Software believes that through unifying these individual plains which departments and employees are operating, yet another level of efficiency can be reached. In essence, technology can be combined to create a platform which an entire business can utilize and operate off of. Such a platform can also extend beyond the organization to involve anyone who may be associated with the companys value cycle. Exact Software, through its family of products and ability to integrate with other industry leading back-end solutions, provides todays organization with the means to implement a Business Operations System from which to most effectively and efficiently manage the demanding requirements of the entire enterprise. Exact Software provides a complete, holistic view of businesses on a standard platform. More importantly, Exact Software offers unprecedented levels of centralization, communication and collaboration between individuals, departments, locations, vendors, partners and customers. Through greater centralization of critical business information for real-time decision making, companies put themselves in a better position to boost profitability and reduce operational costs, increase accuracy and timeliness of cost allocations, and ultimately maximize financial decisions that shape the future of the company. For more information about how Exact Software can have a positive impact on your business operations, please visit www.exactamerica.com or call 1.800.468.0834.