An analytical instrument to measure the status of an organisation business process capability (original) (raw)

The need to identify and continuously improve the business process and integrate them

A business process (also called business method) is a set of activities that must be done in order to produce services or goods in accordance with customer needs. Managing a business process mostly focuses on two domains. The first domain is individuals, i.e. appropriate employees must be selected in order to carry out the activities, which leads to understanding customer needs and, of course, simultaneously improving the process. The second domain is technology, which is the same as the use of software, equipment and machinery to achieve business goals. To achieve the goals and aspirations of a company, there is a business process modeling that includes a wide set of sub processes. In this paper, the criteria for classifying processes and types of process levels are studied. Through the study it is obtained that by changing an organization from tasks oriented to process oriented, and with regard to process integrity and their interactions, productivity increases dramatically in addition using the monitoring and analysis process, continuous improvement will be obtain.

A comparative analysis of business analysis (BA) and business process management (BPM) capabilities

2011

Many initiatives to improve Business processes are emerging. The essential roles and contributions of Business Analyst (BA) and Business Process Management (BPM) professionals to such initiatives have been recognized in literature and practice. The roles and responsibilities of a BA or BPM practitioner typically require different skill-sets; however these differences are often vague. This vagueness creates much confusion in practice and academia. While both the BA and BPM communities have made attempts to describe their domains through capability defining empirical research and developments of Bodies of knowledge, there has not yet been any attempt to identify the commonality of skills required and points of uniqueness between the two professions. This study aims to address this gap and presents the findings of a detailed content mapping exercise (using NVivo as a qualitative data analysis tool) of the International Institution of Business Analysis (IIBA®) Guide to the Business Anal...

Managerial processes: business process that sustain performance

International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 2011

... Patrizia Garengo, University of Padua, Padua, Italy. Stephen Gibb, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. Jillian MacBryde, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. David Mackay, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. Catherine Maguire, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. ...

BUSINESS ANALYSIS: TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR IMPLEMENTING CHANGES FOR ORGANIZATIONAL SUCCESS (Atena Editora)

BUSINESS ANALYSIS: TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR IMPLEMENTING CHANGES FOR ORGANIZATIONAL SUCCESS (Atena Editora), 2023

Business analysis is made up of various techniques and tools used to understand the needs and limitations inherent to an organization, as well as the potential and opportunities, with the intention of disclosing positive changes. Therefore, it acts as a complete diagnosis that indicates the path to growth and organizational success in the near future. This project, when implemented, provides numerous advantages, such as transparency about the strengths and limitations of organizations that will be overcome in the pursuit of their goals. Business analysis supports decision-making related to action plans for implementation and improvements. It is necessary to be aware that, in business analysis, the goal is always to produce value and to understand how this value is produced for your client, enhancing it. If your company has a well-structured strategic planning, the time has come to analyze it in a way that makes it possible to identify your business goals and how it interacts with the value that is generated for the customer and what the main needs or demands will be. To identify the processes, it is essential that you contact each sector of the organization to understand how the activities are carried out, who is responsible, what are the expected results and what is the relationship between the other sectors.

Studies on the assessment process: Usage of objective evidence in assessing process capability

Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution, 2010

The Appraisal Assistant process assessment tool has been developed to support the assessment or appraisal of process capability and/or organizational maturity, following approaches consistent with the requirements of ISO/IEC 15504 and the Appraisal Requirements for Capability Maturity Model R Integration (CMMI R). In the course of an assessment a workload data file is captured containing information on the volume and usage of collected evidence in the assessment. This paper presents an analysis of evidence usage data from a total of 30 assessments employing a range of Process Assessment Models and Assessment Methods. Key differences between ISO/IEC 15504-based and CMMI-based assessments are identified, and some explanations of the differences are offered.

For a Better Assessment of Business Process Quality

DEStech Transactions on Computer Science and Engineering

The consistent qualitative assessment, after each applied change, aims not only to analyze the improvement or degradation of the quality of business processes but also to quantify the change impact on the QoS (Quality of Service) behavior. Our work, in this paper, is focused on the change management to assess the qualitative characteristics of business processes. In this respect, a variety of attributes and metrics have recently been proposed to assess the characteristics of the quality of business process models. We propose an overall quality approach which uses a relevant set of business process quality dimensions, characteristics, and metrics. It also proposes to use threshold values in order to evaluate the measurement results. It may facilitate the decision making during the business process evolution and may also help to maintain the high level of service quality.