Suggested Reading

[Roehlen, Peter]

This book looks interesting.  For those that might be interested, there are
also some sample pages and reader reviews of the book on the website of a
very large international online bookseller...
 
Peter Roehlen
0409 950 263
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Jensen, Ralph [mailto:ralph.jensen at sap.com]
Sent: Thursday, 21 March 2002 6:31
To: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: Suggested Reading
 
 
Fellow Workflow Gurus,
 
I came across a great resource on Workflow Modeling that I want to share
with the group.  The book is titled, "Workflow Modeling, Tools for Process
Improvement and Application Development" by Alec Sharp and Patric McDermont.
Artech House Publishing at www.artechhouse.com .
 
The authors hit on the approach, framing the process, conducting initial
assessments, considering the environment, swim line diagrams, techniques for
modeling the as-is process, characterizing the to-be process and use case
scenario analysis.
 
This text has helped me to become a more effective Workflow consultant as I
am more prepared to walk into a process meeting and tear apart the processes
and get business owners to realize the difference between "workflow" and
business process.  Once we nail down the "to-be" processes, the final
workflow definition and modeling was more effective and also turned the
weight of the process definitions back on the business owners.
 
Regards,
 
Ralph Jensen
Technical Consultant/CRM
Professional Services Organization
SAP America
 
600 Las Colinas Blvd, Suite 2000
Irving, TX 75039
T   972-443-3160
F   972-868-2003
M  817-819-2390
E   ralph.jensen at sap.com
http://www.sap.com
 
 
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