Business Process / Enterprise
(Process Oriented) Systems
Information, Organizations, Processes
and Control
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Hierarchical organizations of past years
Today
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





Process-oriented, Learning, Team-based, and
Fast-cycle organizational models
Flat, flexible, focused on core competence
Inside, empowered, interfunctional teams of
knowledge workers are reengineering and
continually improving core business processes.
Think globally and act locally
Flattening the Organizational Structure
Information, Organizations,
Processes and Control



To accomplish the organizations of the year 2000 and
beyond firms must change the way they are
organized, and employees at all levels must become
information literate - not just computer literate.
Creating the Information Age
Organization


Transforming an Organization Requires more than just
Changing the Structure.

True change occurs deep within the organization as
individuals and work teams redefine the way they
work and the values that guide decision making and
action.


Managers need to rethink the nature of control and
authority



Smashing together the features of the hierarchy with
features of an entrepreneurial firm will not work.



Work must change and people must change
Business Process / Enterprise
(Process Oriented) Systems


Business process systems are crossfunctional


that is, the system boundaries are not
within a single
function but actually go across boundary
lines
BPR


Business Process Redesign


The fundamental rethinking and radically redesign
of business processes to achieve dramatic
improvement in critical, contemporary measures of
performance such as cost, quality, service and
speed.



The implementation of deliberate and fundamental
change in business processes to achieve
breakthrough improvements in performance.



Enabled by IT
BPR


Business Process Redesign


Also known as Reengineering or Process
Innovation is offered as an enabler of
organizational transformation.



Organization embrace a BPR approach
when they believe that a radical
improvement can be achieved by
marring business process, organization
structure, and IT change.
BPR


Hammer and Champy


It is an all-or-nothing proposition that
produces dramatically impressive results. Most
companies have no choice but to muster the
courage to do it. For many, reengineering is
the only hope for breaking away from the
ineffective, antiquated ways of conducting
business that will otherwise destroy them.
BPR


BPR Objectives:
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



To dramatically reduce cost
Reduce time
To dramatically improve customer services or
to improve employee quality of life
To reinvent the basic rules of the business e.g.

the airline industry
 taco bell from Mexican food to fast food to
feeding people anywhere, anyhow.
Customer satisfaction
Organizational learning




BPR


Change:




To transform an organization, a deep change
must occur in the key behavior levels of the
organization:

jobs, skills, structure, shared values,
measurement systems and information
technology.

Role of IT


BPR is commonly facilitated by IT e.g.

Organizational efficiency

Effectiveness

Transformation
BPR


Efficiency




Applications in the efficiency category allow users to
work faster and often at measurable lower cost
 Mere automation of manual tasks, resulting in
efficiency gains (least deep)

Effectiveness


Applications in the effectiveness category allow
users to work better and often to produce higher
quality work.
 Requires changes not only in technology, but
in skills, job roles, and work flow (deeper).
BPR


Transformation


Applications in the the transformation category
change the basic ways that people and
departments work and may even change the
very nature of the business enterprise itself.

A major change in the organization, including
structure, culture, and compensation schemes
(deepest).
BPR


Process


A process is set of logically related tasks
performed to achieve a defined business
outcome



A collection of activities that, taken together,
create value for customer e.g. new product for
customer. This tasks are inter-related tasks
Business Function -

Business Function -A group of similar resources that perform similar
activities or tasks.



This is also called a task-oriented approach where
the emphasis is placed on perfecting the execution
of individual tasks.
Functional IS Systems -- also known as "silo"
systems supported one business function
 BUSINESS FUNCTION

   IS SYSTEM

   Logistics

    Procurement

   Production / Operations

    Material Resources Planning

   Finance / Accounting

    Accounts Payable

   Human Resources

   Payroll

   Sales / Marketing

   Sales Order Management

When information from one IS system was needed by another business function,
then periodically information would pass from one IS system to the other.
BPR
How can Companies Identify their
Business Processes. Examples

Business functions



Manufacturing: As the procurement-toshipment process



Product development as the concept-toprototype process



Sales as the prospect-to-order process



Order fulfillment as the the order-topayment process



Service as the inquiry-to-resolution process

Business Processes


Advantage of a business
process


The inherent advantage of a business
process is that its performance can
easily be measured against the
attainment of the goal.



Looking at the business function
systems -- how is performance
measured?
Business process


IT Systems organized around business processes:
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Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
or Business Engineering (BE)
or ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS (ES)

Packaged, application software (modules) designed to
address common business processes (across industries and
business functions)
Evolved, in part, from MRP (Materials Resource Planning)
concepts,
thus the 'rp' in erp and mrp
Typically, vendors assume some customization and
integration will be required -- but customization will NOT
be to the core
Vendors also assume system infrastructure exists
(including: RDB, client, servers, browsers, network, etc.)
Common Features:











On-line system with no traditional batch
interfaces
One database for all data
Clear definition of every data items
Efficient support of back-office transaction
processing;
weaker in decision support and analytical
support but improving
Templates for processes of best practices
Client/server computing, network
infrastructure, RDB, GUI, Web Enablement
Proprietary language and tools (e.g. ABAP/4 for
SAP R/3)
Advantages:
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


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Tight integration among all modules
Single view of the business -same db, consistent reporting and analysis
Process orientation: streamline processes
Rich functionality : templates & reference model
Flexibility: current and new environment
Scalability: small group vs. enterprise
Expandability: modular vs. total systems
Interoperability with 3rd party solutions
Rapid implementation: "vanilla" version
Challenges:


High cost with low payoff is the norm when vanilla version not
implemented



Difficult to change /test all aspects that are affected simultaneously



Difficult to design a new process that's an improvement
(particularly when the organization's structure is an issue)



Difficult to find/build software for new process.



Difficult to change all aspects simultaneously



Learning Curve Realities



Idiosyncratic support needs are the norm
BPR- How can Companies Identify
their Business Processes


How can Companies Identify their
Business Processes.


Dysfunction: Which process are in the deepest
trouble



Important: Which process have the greatest
impact on customer



Flexibility: which process are the most
susceptible to redesign.
BPR- How can Companies Identify their Business
Processes
High

Increasing
operating
performance

Manufacturing gap
versus industry leader

Maintain
Advantage

Catch up

Increase flexibility,
responsiveness
Differentiate
product and
services

Low
Low
Services / Marketing gap versus industry leader

High

Different competitive investment strategies facing industry players as they
consider there position versus industry leaders.
BPR


Embarking on Re-engineering
Persuade people to embrace or at least not to
fight -the prospect of major change by
developing the clearest message on:
1: A “case for action”- Here is where we are as a
company and this is why we can’t stay here

show your balance sheet

show competitors balance sheet


2: A “vision statement” - This is what we as a
company need to become
BPR


Simple Rules


Start with a clean sheet of paper.
 With my current experience what can I do
today






If I were to re-create this company today,
given what I know and current technology,
what would it look like.
How will I be focusing, organizing and
managing the company?
Transition from a vertical functional
departments to one that is horizontal,
CUSTOMER focused and process-oriented?
BPR



Simple Rules


Listen to customer



Enhance those things that bring value to the
customer or eliminate those that don’t



Be ambitious, focus your commitment to
radical change on the process
BPR


Process Improvement and redesign Process

Magnitude

Improvement
Increment

Innovation/Reengineering
Radical

Improvement
Sought

30-50%

10x-100x

Starting base

Existing Process

Blank skeet

Top management
commitment

Relatively low

High

Role of IT

Low

High

Risk

Low

High
Magnitude of Change

Source: Adapted From O'Hara, Watson and Kavan
The Seven Phases of Process
Re-generation
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1. Strategy Linkage
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

2. Change Planning





kicks off project
secure management commitment
discover process opportunities
identify IT enabling opportunities
align with corporate strategy and select BPR project

inform stakeholders and organize re-generation team
prepare project schedule and set performance goals

3. Process Pathology



document existing process
uncover process pathologies
The Seven Phases of Process
Re-generation


4. Social Re-Design -- 5. Technical ReDesign (reiterative until satisfied)






explore alternative designs
design new process
design HR architecture (x-func/multi-discipline)
select IT platform
prototype holistic process
The Seven Phases of Process
Re-generation


6. Process Re-Generation

implement HR changes

develop & deploy IT support -- tug of war game -forces towards catastrophe and towards the ideal

re-organizing:








teams
jobs
training

top management communication and persuasion
critical here

7. Continuous Improvement

measure performance

link to quality improvement
The Seven Phases of Process Regeneration




1. Strategy Linkage

a. kicks off project

b. secure management
commitment

c. discover process
opportunities

d. identify IT enabling
opportunities

e. align with corporate
strategy
select BPR project
2. Change Planning

a. inform stakeholders
organize re-generation
team

b. prepare project
schedule
set performance goals



A. Imperative
"Prove the need"

Positive ("this change" is a
big chance to grab it all)

Negative (without "this
change" we will die)



B. Leaders
Instigate and Sustain the
change
"Walk the talk" and
"Block escape"

brave

fearless

communicative
The Seven Phases of Process Regeneration


3. Process Pathology

a. document existing
process

b. uncover process
pathologies



C. Levers
the tools-- changed
processes, people,
technology, environment
"Power the transition"
and "Demonstrate new
reality"






rewards/punishments
peer pressure
forced
environmental/technological
changes -- "no going back"
stakeholder feedback
The Seven Phases of Process Re-generation



4. Social Re-Design -- 5.
Technical Re-Design
(reiterative until satisfied)

a. explore alternative
designs

b. design new process

c. design HR architecture
(x-func/multi-discipline)

d. select IT platform

e. prototype holistic
process



D. Affected Agents
all those affected by the
change
"Segment them" -







"Strategy and
communication tactics for
each"
customers
suppliers
strategic partners
stockholders
community neighbors




6. Process Re-Generation

a. implement HR changes

b. develop & deploy IT
support
-- a tug- of- war game on
forces aimed towards
catastrophe and the ideal

c. re-organizing:

teams

jobs

training

d. top management
communication
top management
persuasion
( critical here)
7. Continuous Improvement

a. measure performance

b. link to quality improvement



E. Buoys
Stabilizers ( life
preservers)
for affected agents
Exploit






camaraderie
consistency
core competencies
cultural values
strategic relationships

450 bpr

  • 1.
    Business Process /Enterprise (Process Oriented) Systems
  • 2.
    Information, Organizations, Processes andControl   Hierarchical organizations of past years Today     Process-oriented, Learning, Team-based, and Fast-cycle organizational models Flat, flexible, focused on core competence Inside, empowered, interfunctional teams of knowledge workers are reengineering and continually improving core business processes. Think globally and act locally
  • 3.
  • 4.
    Information, Organizations, Processes andControl  To accomplish the organizations of the year 2000 and beyond firms must change the way they are organized, and employees at all levels must become information literate - not just computer literate.
  • 5.
    Creating the InformationAge Organization  Transforming an Organization Requires more than just Changing the Structure.  True change occurs deep within the organization as individuals and work teams redefine the way they work and the values that guide decision making and action.  Managers need to rethink the nature of control and authority  Smashing together the features of the hierarchy with features of an entrepreneurial firm will not work.  Work must change and people must change
  • 6.
    Business Process /Enterprise (Process Oriented) Systems  Business process systems are crossfunctional  that is, the system boundaries are not within a single function but actually go across boundary lines
  • 7.
    BPR  Business Process Redesign  Thefundamental rethinking and radically redesign of business processes to achieve dramatic improvement in critical, contemporary measures of performance such as cost, quality, service and speed.  The implementation of deliberate and fundamental change in business processes to achieve breakthrough improvements in performance.  Enabled by IT
  • 8.
    BPR  Business Process Redesign  Alsoknown as Reengineering or Process Innovation is offered as an enabler of organizational transformation.  Organization embrace a BPR approach when they believe that a radical improvement can be achieved by marring business process, organization structure, and IT change.
  • 9.
    BPR  Hammer and Champy  Itis an all-or-nothing proposition that produces dramatically impressive results. Most companies have no choice but to muster the courage to do it. For many, reengineering is the only hope for breaking away from the ineffective, antiquated ways of conducting business that will otherwise destroy them.
  • 10.
    BPR  BPR Objectives:     To dramaticallyreduce cost Reduce time To dramatically improve customer services or to improve employee quality of life To reinvent the basic rules of the business e.g. the airline industry  taco bell from Mexican food to fast food to feeding people anywhere, anyhow. Customer satisfaction Organizational learning   
  • 11.
    BPR  Change:   To transform anorganization, a deep change must occur in the key behavior levels of the organization:  jobs, skills, structure, shared values, measurement systems and information technology. Role of IT  BPR is commonly facilitated by IT e.g.  Organizational efficiency  Effectiveness  Transformation
  • 12.
    BPR  Efficiency   Applications in theefficiency category allow users to work faster and often at measurable lower cost  Mere automation of manual tasks, resulting in efficiency gains (least deep) Effectiveness  Applications in the effectiveness category allow users to work better and often to produce higher quality work.  Requires changes not only in technology, but in skills, job roles, and work flow (deeper).
  • 13.
    BPR  Transformation  Applications in thethe transformation category change the basic ways that people and departments work and may even change the very nature of the business enterprise itself.  A major change in the organization, including structure, culture, and compensation schemes (deepest).
  • 14.
    BPR  Process  A process isset of logically related tasks performed to achieve a defined business outcome  A collection of activities that, taken together, create value for customer e.g. new product for customer. This tasks are inter-related tasks
  • 15.
    Business Function - BusinessFunction -A group of similar resources that perform similar activities or tasks.  This is also called a task-oriented approach where the emphasis is placed on perfecting the execution of individual tasks. Functional IS Systems -- also known as "silo" systems supported one business function
  • 16.
     BUSINESS FUNCTION    ISSYSTEM    Logistics     Procurement    Production / Operations     Material Resources Planning    Finance / Accounting     Accounts Payable    Human Resources    Payroll    Sales / Marketing    Sales Order Management When information from one IS system was needed by another business function, then periodically information would pass from one IS system to the other.
  • 18.
    BPR How can CompaniesIdentify their Business Processes. Examples Business functions  Manufacturing: As the procurement-toshipment process  Product development as the concept-toprototype process  Sales as the prospect-to-order process  Order fulfillment as the the order-topayment process  Service as the inquiry-to-resolution process Business Processes 
  • 19.
    Advantage of abusiness process  The inherent advantage of a business process is that its performance can easily be measured against the attainment of the goal.  Looking at the business function systems -- how is performance measured?
  • 20.
    Business process  IT Systemsorganized around business processes:        Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or Business Engineering (BE) or ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS (ES) Packaged, application software (modules) designed to address common business processes (across industries and business functions) Evolved, in part, from MRP (Materials Resource Planning) concepts, thus the 'rp' in erp and mrp Typically, vendors assume some customization and integration will be required -- but customization will NOT be to the core Vendors also assume system infrastructure exists (including: RDB, client, servers, browsers, network, etc.)
  • 21.
    Common Features:        On-line systemwith no traditional batch interfaces One database for all data Clear definition of every data items Efficient support of back-office transaction processing; weaker in decision support and analytical support but improving Templates for processes of best practices Client/server computing, network infrastructure, RDB, GUI, Web Enablement Proprietary language and tools (e.g. ABAP/4 for SAP R/3)
  • 23.
    Advantages:          Tight integration amongall modules Single view of the business -same db, consistent reporting and analysis Process orientation: streamline processes Rich functionality : templates & reference model Flexibility: current and new environment Scalability: small group vs. enterprise Expandability: modular vs. total systems Interoperability with 3rd party solutions Rapid implementation: "vanilla" version
  • 24.
    Challenges:  High cost withlow payoff is the norm when vanilla version not implemented  Difficult to change /test all aspects that are affected simultaneously  Difficult to design a new process that's an improvement (particularly when the organization's structure is an issue)  Difficult to find/build software for new process.  Difficult to change all aspects simultaneously  Learning Curve Realities  Idiosyncratic support needs are the norm
  • 26.
    BPR- How canCompanies Identify their Business Processes  How can Companies Identify their Business Processes.  Dysfunction: Which process are in the deepest trouble  Important: Which process have the greatest impact on customer  Flexibility: which process are the most susceptible to redesign.
  • 27.
    BPR- How canCompanies Identify their Business Processes High Increasing operating performance Manufacturing gap versus industry leader Maintain Advantage Catch up Increase flexibility, responsiveness Differentiate product and services Low Low Services / Marketing gap versus industry leader High Different competitive investment strategies facing industry players as they consider there position versus industry leaders.
  • 28.
    BPR  Embarking on Re-engineering Persuadepeople to embrace or at least not to fight -the prospect of major change by developing the clearest message on: 1: A “case for action”- Here is where we are as a company and this is why we can’t stay here  show your balance sheet  show competitors balance sheet  2: A “vision statement” - This is what we as a company need to become
  • 29.
    BPR  Simple Rules  Start witha clean sheet of paper.  With my current experience what can I do today    If I were to re-create this company today, given what I know and current technology, what would it look like. How will I be focusing, organizing and managing the company? Transition from a vertical functional departments to one that is horizontal, CUSTOMER focused and process-oriented?
  • 30.
    BPR  Simple Rules  Listen tocustomer  Enhance those things that bring value to the customer or eliminate those that don’t  Be ambitious, focus your commitment to radical change on the process
  • 31.
    BPR  Process Improvement andredesign Process Magnitude Improvement Increment Innovation/Reengineering Radical Improvement Sought 30-50% 10x-100x Starting base Existing Process Blank skeet Top management commitment Relatively low High Role of IT Low High Risk Low High
  • 32.
    Magnitude of Change Source:Adapted From O'Hara, Watson and Kavan
  • 33.
    The Seven Phasesof Process Re-generation  1. Strategy Linkage       2. Change Planning    kicks off project secure management commitment discover process opportunities identify IT enabling opportunities align with corporate strategy and select BPR project inform stakeholders and organize re-generation team prepare project schedule and set performance goals 3. Process Pathology   document existing process uncover process pathologies
  • 34.
    The Seven Phasesof Process Re-generation  4. Social Re-Design -- 5. Technical ReDesign (reiterative until satisfied)      explore alternative designs design new process design HR architecture (x-func/multi-discipline) select IT platform prototype holistic process
  • 35.
    The Seven Phasesof Process Re-generation  6. Process Re-Generation  implement HR changes  develop & deploy IT support -- tug of war game -forces towards catastrophe and towards the ideal  re-organizing:      teams jobs training top management communication and persuasion critical here 7. Continuous Improvement  measure performance  link to quality improvement
  • 36.
    The Seven Phasesof Process Regeneration   1. Strategy Linkage  a. kicks off project  b. secure management commitment  c. discover process opportunities  d. identify IT enabling opportunities  e. align with corporate strategy select BPR project 2. Change Planning  a. inform stakeholders organize re-generation team  b. prepare project schedule set performance goals  A. Imperative "Prove the need"  Positive ("this change" is a big chance to grab it all)  Negative (without "this change" we will die)  B. Leaders Instigate and Sustain the change "Walk the talk" and "Block escape"  brave  fearless  communicative
  • 37.
    The Seven Phasesof Process Regeneration  3. Process Pathology  a. document existing process  b. uncover process pathologies  C. Levers the tools-- changed processes, people, technology, environment "Power the transition" and "Demonstrate new reality"     rewards/punishments peer pressure forced environmental/technological changes -- "no going back" stakeholder feedback
  • 38.
    The Seven Phasesof Process Re-generation  4. Social Re-Design -- 5. Technical Re-Design (reiterative until satisfied)  a. explore alternative designs  b. design new process  c. design HR architecture (x-func/multi-discipline)  d. select IT platform  e. prototype holistic process  D. Affected Agents all those affected by the change "Segment them" -      "Strategy and communication tactics for each" customers suppliers strategic partners stockholders community neighbors
  • 39.
      6. Process Re-Generation  a.implement HR changes  b. develop & deploy IT support -- a tug- of- war game on forces aimed towards catastrophe and the ideal  c. re-organizing:  teams  jobs  training  d. top management communication top management persuasion ( critical here) 7. Continuous Improvement  a. measure performance  b. link to quality improvement  E. Buoys Stabilizers ( life preservers) for affected agents Exploit      camaraderie consistency core competencies cultural values strategic relationships