Structure BPM correctly. Central components of Process Management.

The x-axis depicts the holistic view of process management in the observed organization, from the strategic plan up to the operational implementation. It describes the primary performance (result type) of process management. The y-axis depicts the secondary performance (result type) of the methods and tools that are required to provide the primary performance. In simple words, the x-axis depicts the WHAT and the y-axis the HOW.

In addition to the fundamental transparency, this separation allows the definition of the individual results. If the BPM performances which are relevant for an organization are clearly assigned, a database is created in order to make a quick estimate the complexity of your own process management. When structuring, the following areas of process management should be distinguished: 1) strategic, 2) operational, 3) functional and 4) (IT-)technical. Each area has its own services. For an organization that introduces or reorganizes process management, it is advisable to create a table with individual result types and to check for completeness and inconsistencies. This creates a good understanding of how to evaluate and control the own structure of process management with minimal effort.

Both Technical and (IT-)technical process management bundle the actual work areas. Only BPM activities in the operational and technical process management make the operational implementation of the BPM strategy possible. When building the process management structure of an organization, there is no clear separation of these areas in many cases. Consequently, different methods, tools and objectives are not controlled precisely. Of course, activities of functional and technical process management in an organization are at least partially covered, even if they are not identified separately. However, such a hidden approach has the disadvantage that it does not emphasize the significance of the functional and technical process management within the

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structure and long-term organization of BPM clearly enough. For example, in organizations that do not establish clear transparency in these areas, it often comes to the effect that different operative topics of process management use different modeling types, just because there is no transparent information about how activities in the work areas have to be carried out by functional and technical modelling. Due to the separation and the assignment of the topics it is easier to transparently plan, coordinate and control process management. The result is a transformational layer between the strategic and operational BPM, which, functioning as a glue, creates a delimited but integrated overall picture of BPM activities.