The document summarizes and compares various business process management (BPM) tools. It provides an overview of BPM and common BPM tool types. It then analyzes the needs for BPM tools, lists comparison parameters, and evaluates four major BPM tools - Proforma, Telelogic, IBM, and IDS Scheer - based on their business process modeling, simulation, collaboration, and standards support capabilities. Proforma is ranked highest overall for its comprehensive feature set.

1. July, 2006 BPM Tools Analysis

2. Contents Overview of BPM tools My understanding of most common requirements BPM tools considered Comparison Parameters Results

3. Overview of BPM Tools BPM helps companies become Process oriented, Optimize Business Processes, Effortlessly digitize and Manage Processes in an ongoing basis. BPM Comprises the Following Areas BPA -Business Process Analysis BPE -Business Process Execution BPM/BAM -Business Process/Activity Monitoring EA -Enterprise Architecture

4. Market Leader in BPA/BPM Tools

5. BPM Tool Types Tool Types Process Mapping/Modeling Tools Modelers for Software Development Modeling Tools embedded in BPM Systems MS Visio, Proforma Corp.’s ProVision Tools, IDS Scheer’s Business Architecht(ARIS) IBM’s Rational Software Architect – Capability to generate UML Diagrams IBM’s Websphere – Capaiblility to generate workflow applications, Netweaver from SAP, Fusion from Oracle

6. My understanding of most common needs Capturing of Process Details Standardized Lucid and comprehensible to all process stakeholders End to end process view Sales Prospecting to Customer Acquisition Material Planning to Vendor Payment Simulation Capabilities Support for the development of the Enterprise Architecture

7. Comparison Parameters Business Process Modeling Capabilities Defining Processes Graphically and/or Textually Ability to create Value Chain, High-Level Process Model, Organization Model, Roles Process decomposition (nesting) Capability for importing and managing organizational structures (design) Capability to link between Organization, Processes and Value Model View metadata through process flow Capability to support standard notation (e.g. BPMN, IDEF, BPEL, BPML, UML, etc.) Ease of Use Business Rules Capability and Interface Graphical Rules Editor The product's ability to manage business rules

8. Comparison Parameters Simulation Capability Business Model Analysis and simulation Capability to perform “What – if” scenarios Report Generation and Document Management Capability of any pre-built reports Support for web publishing of reports Repository Options Robustness of the underlying database that houses the process models Ability of the product to support collaboration among process design team members Version control capabilities

9. Tools Considered

10. BPM Tools Considered - Proforma Proforma (ProVision) Features: Navigator : allows you to view and manage ProVision's integrated repository . Common Interchange Format (CIF) : enables the timely, low-cost development of robust, point-to-point, round-trip interfaces. Simulation and Analytics : includes both Monte Carlo and Discrete Event Simulators. Data Exchange and Translator : allows you to import and export business and UML/object models with other popular tools like Vision, Rational Rose, ERWin Repository Analysis Completeness Checker Model Comparison Spell Checker Native Modeling Language/Framework Support For Zachman, TOGAF, UML, BPMN-BPEL Reporting and Publishing Variety of formats including Word, HTML

11. BPM Tools Considered – Telelogic Telelogic (System Architect) Features: Modeling: Process Modeling is supported with BPMN, IDEF and Process Charts. Support for Standards Such as BPMN, BPEL, WSDL,IDEF and UML Comprehensive relational data modeling capabilities. Frameworks Provides reference frameworks such as Zachman,TOGAF and DoDAF for guiding the process of developing the IT Architecture Repository A central repository that facilitates the sharing of all the models and standards through the process of development of the architecture.

12. BPM Tools Considered - IBM IBM (WebSphere Modeller) Features: Modeling: IBM WebSphere Business Modeler Basic, provides an easy-to-use tool for business users to model, document and print business processes. Simulation: IBM WebSphere Business Modeler Advanced, provides complex model simulation and analysis capabilities. Enables you to simulate the dynamic behavior of your process, so that you can analyze workloads and bottlenecks. Collaboration: IBM WebSphere Business Modeler Publishing Server, enables users to publish business-process models to a portlet-based server, so that multiple subject-matter experts can review the information simultaneously through a standard Internet browser. Capability to generate customized reports Standards WebSphere Business Modeler Advanced also includes a mode for Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) and a mode for IBM WebSphere MQ Workflow Flow Definition Language (FDL).

13. BPM Tools Considered – IDS Scheer IDS Scheer (ARIS Design Platform) Features: Modeling: Aris Business Designer enables the designing of business structure and process models. Simulation: Aris Business Architect allows analysis and simulation of workflows. Collaboration: Web based publishing features Standards and Frameworks Aris Enterprise Architecture solution enable you to create update and optimize enterprise architecture based on standards such as DODAF, Zachman and TOGAF. Reference Models Aris has recently launched Real Estate Management Reference Model targeted towards SAP’s solution in the area.

14. Results Based on the evaluation of these tools against the parameters described, we reached at the following rankings: Proforma (ProVision) Telelogic (System Architect) IBM (WS Modeler) IDS Scheer (ARIS)

15. Quality – The Cutting Edge