Data Processing Tools
Business Process Management (BPM) benefits come through increased process effectiveness. For each of three BPM implementation paths, the BPM Benefits and Costs Analysis Tool will assess likely benefits in each of four effectiveness categories:
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Defect rate
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Delay rate
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Cycle time
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Customizability
Based on process characteristics, this tool calculates the dollar value of each of these improvements. It calculates costs based on the number of individuals and tools involved in the implementation, and then compares the costs to benefits.
Developing policies and procedures is an important step for improving data quality. IT and business users need to clearly understanding who is accountable for what data. Policies such as refresh cycles and system-of-record are essential to smooth-running data management.
Use this tool to:
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Catalog the system-of-record for each data subject area.
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Specify unique identifiers, system owners and integrated systems for key data in the enterprise.
Once completed, the tool can be used to plan integration paths and frequency, as well as set the refresh cycles for key data in the enterprise.
Not every organization needs a Business Process Management (BPM) solution suite. This tool uses key questions about your organization to assess which level of BPM maturity your organization should target. Questions cover:
Overall organizational characteristics.
Current people, processes, and technology.
In addition, the tool provides a specific set of steps your organization must take to reach BPM goals, based on the information you have provided. Your willingness to perform those steps will determine whether your organization reaches its BPM potential.
Inevitably, there are a number of projects on the table at any given time, addressing various issues from various business units. In some cases, the issues being addressed surround data quality, process enhancement or automation; three of many aliases for data integration.
There are 14 main criteria for deciphering a data integration opportunity. These criteria fall under three categories:
Enterprise Factors
Business Factors
IT Factors
Use this tool to identify business projects that could include data integration, in whatever form necessary.
BMP BENEFITS AND COSTS ANALYSIS TOOL
MASTER DATA RECORD TOOL
APPLICATION INTEGRATION SELECTION
BMP MATURITY ROADMAP TOOL
BMP OPPORTUNITY ASSESTMENT TOOL
Organizations often implement Business Process Management (BPM) in a staged approach, starting with only the most desirable processes first.
Enter the processes that belong to the scope of your BPM project, and this tool will:
Prioritize the processes based on your answers.
Indicate whether the processes offer low-hanging fruit for the initial implementation.
Later implementations can bring the remaining processes into the BPM fold.
The Data Integration Build vs. Buy TCO calculator provides enterprises with a framework for comparing the cost of hand-coding to the cost of buying a new software package.
The tool includes the following components:
Explanation of the major cost categories that should be included in the TCO analysis.
Spreadsheet that dynamically calculates total cost per category, total cost per year, and overall TCO for building and buying.
Results chart comparing the TCO of build and buy over a five-year period.
The TCO calculator facilitates the decision-making process by automating the calculations and providing a visual representation for rapid analysis.