A common misperception is that business processes exist. The truth is that you can’t go to the shelf and fetch a process. You can fetch a picture of a process – process map. Processes are a habitual way of doing things. Staff come into the business everyday and complete their work in a routine manner. This routine is called a process. It is often characterised by rework and unnecessary costs due to delays and inappropriate decision making.

A workflow engine resolves these issues as it transforms the process from habit and routine to structured and sequenced processing. It mitigates the issues of rework, processing delays and poor decision making. It provides high levels of certainty on the process outcomes from cost and time allowing the business to confidently make relevant promises to its customers whilst managing its margins.

Our workflow solution has been aligned to our business process modelling methodology. This enables us to implement a work flow solution in days and weeks, rather than weeks and months. Please ask us about our fixed price ‘proof of concept’ workflow solution pack.

Sixfootfour recommends Appian http://www.appian.com/as the business process management (BPM) or workflow tool of choice.

Whether on-premise or on-demand, Appian accelerates your ability to decrease costs, increase collaboration and efficiency, and improve customer service. We provide the Technology, People and Methodology you need to accelerate improvement of your critical business processes.

Technology:
Appian is the global innovator in enterprise and on-demand business process management software, providing the fastest way to deploy robust process applications.

The Appian BPM Suite is the only 100% Web-based BPM platform, delivering the ease of use, comprehensive features and flexibility required to accelerate process improvement. Appian empowers business decision makers, while allowing IT to easily extend and integrate process applications. Appian Anywhere, the first and only complete BPM Platform-as-a-Service, delivers all the power and functionality of Appian via a low-cost, low-risk subscription model.

People:
Our people are the most skilled and experienced BPM professionals in the industry, delivering reliable results, higher value and more ROI. With a global network of geographic and industry-specific partners, we can ensure you have the right team to drive your BPM success. The Appian Forum online community facilitates collaboration and knowledge-sharing among the thousands of Appian BPM practitioners around the world.

Methodology:
Appian helps you be successful in every phase of your enterprise BPM program. Our Professional Services BPM Framework encompasses all of the components required for BPM success across a full business process management Maturity Model. We help you assess your current status in multiple BPM capabilities, and provide comprehensive service offerings and Appian Academy training to help you evolve and maximize the value of your BPM investment.

Headquartered in the Washington D.C. region, Appian empowers more than 2.5 million users from large Fortune 100 companies, to the mid-market and small businesses worldwide.