BPMethods Announces Availability of Its Rapid-Start, Fixed-Price Business Process Assessment Service

BOSTON, July 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- BPMethods, an inventive professional services firm innovating new ways to improve business process management, performance and results, today announced general availability of a unique diagnostic service that enables organizations to quickly reveal low-cost improvements to very important "core" or problematic business processes.

"Customer dissatisfaction, employee frustration, poor performance and disappointing results are symptoms of underlying business problems," said Carl Lehmann, founder and Principal Analyst of BPMethods. "Sometimes the root causes of these problems are hidden in the processes used to run your business. Business owners, department heads, VPs, directors and managers who are strapped for time and money need to find solutions fast, and make affordable changes that get performance back on track," exclaimed Mr. Lehmann.

BPMethods' Business Process Assessment Service quickly exposes weakness in existing process design and reveals possible quick-fix solutions to restore operations to satisfactory performance. The service specializes in common business processes used by many organizations such as: order management, procurement, receivables, payables and disbursements, sales operations, marketing operations, product management, logistics and services delivery. "How your organization performs these functions may not be keeping up with customer needs or your changing business," added Mr. Lehmann. "But business and IT professionals new to business process management (BPM) may not have the time or resources to begin a proper review. The market needs a quick process diagnostic service to pinpoint any problems and identify the best way to make corrections."

The assessment targets a department, group or business function and "takes inventory" of its various business processes to identify and classify them as assets. Each process is then evaluated across 10 quality dimensions to determine the value and/or risk they create. A single "core" or "problematic" process is selected and documented, capturing critical details needed to manage change using The BP Portfolio Manager - a Microsoft Access 2007 database developed by BPMethods to initiate and run continuous improvement programs. Next, an "As-Is" high-level diagram of the selected process is created in Microsoft Visio to examine options for improvement. An IT Readiness Assessment of the system(s) used to execute the process then measures the time, effort, costs and feasibility of process change. Analysis is performed and the findings and recommendations are documented and presented.

BPMethods' Business Process Assessment Service is a structured and predictable fixed-price diagnostic exercise. Its findings and recommendations are delivered in days or weeks, rather than months. Go to http://www.bpmethods.com/services-process-assess.html to view the details about its activities and deliverables. To learn more about BPMethods please visit http://www.bpmethods.com.

About BPMethods

BPMethods is a professional services firm focused on execution. We provide management tools, "how to" guides and professional guidance helping organizations improve business process performance and results. Our products help rapidly initiate and properly manage Process Improvement Projects and Continuous Improvement Programs. Our services include On-Demand Coaching, Business-Focused Training, Business Process Portfolio Management, Process Improvement Project Management and Continuous Improvement Program Management.

CONTACT:

Carl Lehmann
BPMethods, LLC
+1.781.319.0599
[email protected]
http://www.bpmethods.com

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