Gaining Visibility into Compliance Processes
Are you able to look your senior leadership in the eye and advise them that compliance is under control across the organization? How confident are you that compliance policies are being followed and enforced at every step within the business, no matter where the...
Is Six Sigma Taking Too Much of Your Time?
Six Sigma implementations have helped save many business’ time and money overall, but as the process ages its benefit is reduced. Beyond initial implementation, process development in Six Sigma frequently takes more time than it is worth. The average amount of time to...
Lean BPM Delivers Continuous Improvement and Agile Process Management
Lean methodology looks to eliminate all waste from business activities, originally developed as a software development methodology, it has quickly gained wider application in the business world. Business Process Management (BPM) looks to gain control and visibility...
Job Management Software Streamlines Work & Increases Performance
Do you rely on job management tools such as memory, Post-It notes or a whiteboard? Does this sound like your work experience right now – you run the various tasks and jobs associated with your workflows using a variety of ‘reminder’ tools – a whiteboard, Post-It...
Enterprise Task Management for the Mid-Sized Business
Enterprise task management solutions ensure that the constituent work items (tasks) associated with workflows and business processes are carried out on time in order to ensure orderly and efficient flow of work through a business process. The business process may be a...
Generating Customer Success with Passive Support & Active Engagement
Matt Rodenbaugh leads the HighGear Professional Services team, which works closely with the dev and support teams, and most of all, our customers. Matt gives us his thoughts on the HighGear approach to generating customer success: Supporting your customer community...
Product Lifecycle Management using Lean BPM
Josh Yeager gives his thoughts on using Lean BPM to manage Product Lifecycle Management processes. PLM is close to Josh's heart: as HighGear's Chief Operating Officer, he has led and built the HighGear Product Development team, using HighGear's Lean BPM capabilities...
Orchestration and Workflow Management Software
Workflow defines a series of activities that are necessary to complete a task. Workflow Management Software (WMS) is a system of tools that is designed to automate business processes. Basically, the software is used to streamline tasks that are data driven. Also known...
Essential Skills for Business Process Management Success
One of the most effective ways for managing your business is by managing its processes. This is where business process management (BPM) can help. Through a mix of methods, policies, practices and tools, your organization’s activities and procedures will grow optimized...
Developing Responsive Business Architecture
Contrary to popular belief, effective and successful business architecture isn’t the product of comprehensive or properly organized maps and diagrams. It’s the result of thoroughly understanding business needs, following a path to discovery and working to achieve a...