Selecting a Business Process Analysis tool
If you are looking to
purchase a business process analysis tool and you answer "yes" to
any of the following questions, you should be considering
iServer.
Do you use Microsoft Visio ® to create Business Processes?
An estimated 2/3 of all Business Processes are drawn in
Microsoft Visio!
Most organizations already have a large investment in Microsoft
Office - skills (most people use Microsoft Office
products on a daily basis) and content (Microsoft
Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, Visio drawings and PowerPoint
presentations). Uniquely with iServer, customers continue to work
in Microsoft Visio and Office whilst gaining access to the
multi-user repository and the extended modeling & analytical
functionality iServer builds around these products.
If your users are already familiar with and happy using
Microsoft Visio, then it makes sense to keep it that way. Rather
than lengthy conversion / migration, moving existing models into a
new tool, with iServer, process diagrams can be imported
immediately and remain as Visio diagrams within the
repository, which makes iServer a very low risk
investment. Microsoft Office documents can also be stored in the
repository.
Is cost a constraint in the acquisition of a Business Process
Analysis tool?
iServer is normally half the cost of most other
business process analysis tools! The cost is kept down by
continuing to use Visio and Office as the interfaces for creating
process information.
Do you want to showcase Business Process work to the
business?
iServer is not just for Business
Analysts. The low cost and ease-of-use and enterprise-wide
use of Microsoft Visio and Office make it possible to federate the
tool out to other stakeholders within the business. This is not
possible with other Business Process Analysis tools because of the
prohibitive cost, complexity and the fact that everyone else in the
business is using Microsoft Office and Visio!
To view business processes and collaborate with other users, you
don't need to be an iServer user.
iServer
Portal is a web interface to the repository, providing
live browser access to all diagrams and documents,
metadata and relationships. Portal makes business processes quickly
available to the whole business at a very low cost per user. Find out more about
iServer Portal.
iServer
Publisher allows you to create picture-driven HTML
presentations tailored to individual stakeholder needs. This is a
very effective way of making business process content accessible to
business users who may not even be familiar with iServer. With an
intuitive user interface, publications require no training and a
simple feedback mechanism allow people to post comments or
questions to the content owners. Find out more about
iServer Publisher.
Have you had trouble implementing other BPA tools because of
user resistance, lack of skills or tool complexity?
User acceptance is key to the success of a BPA tool - many
projects fail simply because a tool proves too difficult for people
to use - and if people leave the organization, they take the skills
with them.
With iServer this is not a problem, because the key user
interfaces are based upon Microsoft Visio and Office, making it
very easy for anyone to learn how to use iServer in just a couple
of hours.
Do you need a Quick-Start solution for ITIL?
Orbus provides a reference library for ITIL v3 processes,
complete with pre-configured ITIL repository, 150 ITIL v3 -
compliant BPMN processes & associated documentation. Find out more about the ITIL
Solution.
Next Steps
The best way to find out more about iServer is by booking a free product
demonstration.
