Learn how HR can play a vital role in helping its customers reach their objectives, and how technology can streamline the processes for making this happen.
Before getting into business process reengineering, it is important that you first understand the basics of business process development. Once you understand the difference between a “good” and a “bad” business process, you will be able to recognize business process in your organization that may need to be rethought!
A journey from a bad kpi to an excellent strategyAleksey Savkin
When I face a business challenge I'm trying to see the root of the problem. Having a quick-fix solution is fine, but what if a quick-fix solution is not possible unless fundamental issues are resolved. I see this often with KPIs. People ask to help with KPIs for this or for that, but the problem that they actually experience is a fundamental one - they have a vague strategy that is hard to follow.
Recently I had a conversation with Pablo, one of our Spain-based customers. His company is a leading national manufacturer and his question was about a KPI to help with the poor performance of their business. Our dialog was really insightful for both of us. Pablo sorted out things about strategy and KPIs; I was able to trace verbally the problem of a bad KPI back to its root - a poorly formulated strategy.
The result is not an article, but a dialog between me and Pablo. Together we completed a journey from a pointless KPI request to ideas about formulating a better strategy:
http://www.bscdesigner.com/a-journey-from-a-bad-kpi-to-an-excellent-strategy.htm
Re-engineering the roles and tasks of the Finance OfficerKenny Ong
ABF Singapore Conference on Finance Function Excellence
Singapore, October 2009
*Finance and the company's Business Model
*Finance and Strategic Planning
*Finance and Resource Allocation and Optimization
*Linking Finance with the Sales & Marketing Function
Mapping the Value Stream in Lean MarketingBusiness901
This part of my Lean Sales and Marketing Workshop is going through a significant change. In the upcoming months, you will see my latest thoughts on how I approach this area for Lean Sales and Marketing. My most current thinking was posted in the blog post; Value Stream Mapping should be left on the Shop Floor. The Presentation can be viewed in the Training Content section Business901.com
Before getting into business process reengineering, it is important that you first understand the basics of business process development. Once you understand the difference between a “good” and a “bad” business process, you will be able to recognize business process in your organization that may need to be rethought!
A journey from a bad kpi to an excellent strategyAleksey Savkin
When I face a business challenge I'm trying to see the root of the problem. Having a quick-fix solution is fine, but what if a quick-fix solution is not possible unless fundamental issues are resolved. I see this often with KPIs. People ask to help with KPIs for this or for that, but the problem that they actually experience is a fundamental one - they have a vague strategy that is hard to follow.
Recently I had a conversation with Pablo, one of our Spain-based customers. His company is a leading national manufacturer and his question was about a KPI to help with the poor performance of their business. Our dialog was really insightful for both of us. Pablo sorted out things about strategy and KPIs; I was able to trace verbally the problem of a bad KPI back to its root - a poorly formulated strategy.
The result is not an article, but a dialog between me and Pablo. Together we completed a journey from a pointless KPI request to ideas about formulating a better strategy:
http://www.bscdesigner.com/a-journey-from-a-bad-kpi-to-an-excellent-strategy.htm
Re-engineering the roles and tasks of the Finance OfficerKenny Ong
ABF Singapore Conference on Finance Function Excellence
Singapore, October 2009
*Finance and the company's Business Model
*Finance and Strategic Planning
*Finance and Resource Allocation and Optimization
*Linking Finance with the Sales & Marketing Function
Mapping the Value Stream in Lean MarketingBusiness901
This part of my Lean Sales and Marketing Workshop is going through a significant change. In the upcoming months, you will see my latest thoughts on how I approach this area for Lean Sales and Marketing. My most current thinking was posted in the blog post; Value Stream Mapping should be left on the Shop Floor. The Presentation can be viewed in the Training Content section Business901.com
Put it-all-together: Business or Balanced Scorecard, KPIs, Strategy MapAleksey Savkin
Any professional involved in the Balanced Scorecard drew a well-known 4 sector diagrams on the flip chart. Popular 4 perspectives of the Balanced Scorecard seem to be everywhere, but are they the most important part? What is the best way to explain to someone about a Balanced Scorecard concept?
For my opinion, instead of talking about 4 perspectives it makes much more sense to focus on strategies (including generic ones) and the cause-and-effect connection between business objectives.
What do you think? How do you explain the basics of the Balanced Scorecard if someone asks you?
What is outsourcing and how can it help your business?Face for Business
Outsourcing! How does it help your business? What is outsourcing? How will it benefit your businesses? How can you change your business plan to grow your business?
Get Novel Insights on Increasing Branch Sales with Technology
The complimentary FMSI Branch Sales white paper focuses on a solution to address maximizing your branch technology investments and staff selling potential, through a new scheduling approach that:
• Transforms vague daily staff schedules into easily tracked and deliberate sales task assignments—per 15 minute increment.
• Identifies the best periods for outbound calling throughout the day, based on forecasted Idle Time during account holder traffic demand.
• Increases the time your top performers spend conducting sales related activities.
Your Business Process Automation Cheat SheetEverteam
Business process automation is your answer to achieving efficiencies in cost, resources, and investment. It’s about combining the advantages of technology with the knowledge of employees to support customers quickly and properly. But what is business process automation (BPA) exactly? We’re glad you asked.
A presentation I delivered after attending a workshop on creating an idea system. The content (though not the pictures/slides or recaps) are taken directly from that workshop--if you are interested go here: http://www.ideasarefree.com/.
I could record sound to explain these slides, but that's too much work. Contact me if you have any questions about individual slides.
4 things distribution leaders can do that grow net incomeKevin Lawson
There are no get rich quick schemes in distribution. However, there are behaviors that highly profitable distributors adhere to that ensure current and future profitability. In this presentation, leaders will break down a common practice that leaks profit and also apply a plan with a system to correct a profit leak.
A webinar conducted for NSW Business Chamber showing how Lean principles can, and should be adopted across all areas of business and in any industry sector.
Harnessing the Power of Continuous Learning in Customer Success featuring Wat...Totango
In this webinar presentation, Hubert Selvanathan, Principal at Waterstone Management Group, and Jim Coleman, SVP Customer Success at Totango, discuss which tools, processes, and capabilities are needed to drive continuous learning throughout your Customer Success model.
Once you have decided to shop for a new HR technology solution, you want to make sure you are identifying and evaluating vendors on the things that matter. It’s easy to get caught up in feature and functionality comparisons among vendors. In addition to those things—are there other areas you should make sure you have a full understanding before signing any contracts? Join Kristen Wylie as she covers five critical things you shouldn’t overlook throughout the selection process including:
The configurability of the solution. Are the vendors able to adopt to your critical processes and workflows or do you have to adapt yours to their system? When is okay to flex your workflows and when is it not?
The ongoing product support model post implementation. If you have an issue, can you pick up the phone or email someone and expect a reasonable turnaround time? Is it better to have a designated account manager or a team of representatives ready to address your issues real time?
Underlying dependencies around integration and technology partnerships. These may not be represented during the demo and could add cost and complexity to the implementation. What is the process for data transfer from existing systems?
Different approaches to pricing models and what to ask to ensure you fully understand what you are receiving from your contract.
Types of end-user training, remote or on-site services available to train end users of all types to drive adoption. It’s also critical to understand the release schedule and the product road map—are there on-going knowledge paths to support new users and new features and functionalities when released?
Learning objectives:
Understand what questions to ask your vendor during the product demo.
Gain a stronger understanding of the different pricing models you will encounter during the selection process and how to truly understand what you’re getting for your money.
Learn what are other ways beyond the product that vendors should be able to support you in meeting your goals and objectives.
Put it-all-together: Business or Balanced Scorecard, KPIs, Strategy MapAleksey Savkin
Any professional involved in the Balanced Scorecard drew a well-known 4 sector diagrams on the flip chart. Popular 4 perspectives of the Balanced Scorecard seem to be everywhere, but are they the most important part? What is the best way to explain to someone about a Balanced Scorecard concept?
For my opinion, instead of talking about 4 perspectives it makes much more sense to focus on strategies (including generic ones) and the cause-and-effect connection between business objectives.
What do you think? How do you explain the basics of the Balanced Scorecard if someone asks you?
What is outsourcing and how can it help your business?Face for Business
Outsourcing! How does it help your business? What is outsourcing? How will it benefit your businesses? How can you change your business plan to grow your business?
Get Novel Insights on Increasing Branch Sales with Technology
The complimentary FMSI Branch Sales white paper focuses on a solution to address maximizing your branch technology investments and staff selling potential, through a new scheduling approach that:
• Transforms vague daily staff schedules into easily tracked and deliberate sales task assignments—per 15 minute increment.
• Identifies the best periods for outbound calling throughout the day, based on forecasted Idle Time during account holder traffic demand.
• Increases the time your top performers spend conducting sales related activities.
Your Business Process Automation Cheat SheetEverteam
Business process automation is your answer to achieving efficiencies in cost, resources, and investment. It’s about combining the advantages of technology with the knowledge of employees to support customers quickly and properly. But what is business process automation (BPA) exactly? We’re glad you asked.
A presentation I delivered after attending a workshop on creating an idea system. The content (though not the pictures/slides or recaps) are taken directly from that workshop--if you are interested go here: http://www.ideasarefree.com/.
I could record sound to explain these slides, but that's too much work. Contact me if you have any questions about individual slides.
4 things distribution leaders can do that grow net incomeKevin Lawson
There are no get rich quick schemes in distribution. However, there are behaviors that highly profitable distributors adhere to that ensure current and future profitability. In this presentation, leaders will break down a common practice that leaks profit and also apply a plan with a system to correct a profit leak.
A webinar conducted for NSW Business Chamber showing how Lean principles can, and should be adopted across all areas of business and in any industry sector.
Harnessing the Power of Continuous Learning in Customer Success featuring Wat...Totango
In this webinar presentation, Hubert Selvanathan, Principal at Waterstone Management Group, and Jim Coleman, SVP Customer Success at Totango, discuss which tools, processes, and capabilities are needed to drive continuous learning throughout your Customer Success model.
Once you have decided to shop for a new HR technology solution, you want to make sure you are identifying and evaluating vendors on the things that matter. It’s easy to get caught up in feature and functionality comparisons among vendors. In addition to those things—are there other areas you should make sure you have a full understanding before signing any contracts? Join Kristen Wylie as she covers five critical things you shouldn’t overlook throughout the selection process including:
The configurability of the solution. Are the vendors able to adopt to your critical processes and workflows or do you have to adapt yours to their system? When is okay to flex your workflows and when is it not?
The ongoing product support model post implementation. If you have an issue, can you pick up the phone or email someone and expect a reasonable turnaround time? Is it better to have a designated account manager or a team of representatives ready to address your issues real time?
Underlying dependencies around integration and technology partnerships. These may not be represented during the demo and could add cost and complexity to the implementation. What is the process for data transfer from existing systems?
Different approaches to pricing models and what to ask to ensure you fully understand what you are receiving from your contract.
Types of end-user training, remote or on-site services available to train end users of all types to drive adoption. It’s also critical to understand the release schedule and the product road map—are there on-going knowledge paths to support new users and new features and functionalities when released?
Learning objectives:
Understand what questions to ask your vendor during the product demo.
Gain a stronger understanding of the different pricing models you will encounter during the selection process and how to truly understand what you’re getting for your money.
Learn what are other ways beyond the product that vendors should be able to support you in meeting your goals and objectives.
Every organization regardless of size have non-value added steps in their processes which can dramatically affect their organizations. The problem is quite often the organization has never looked for these drags on the bottom line.
how to grow you business?
it's all about your : strategy, Financial , humain ressources , technology tools , KPI ( key performance indicators ), and how to connect to your costumers
Change Management considerations in Software Implementations
Training, Communications
User Adoption
Executive buy-in
Global and Business Unit Nuances
Sample Timeline
Making Workflow Automation Personal: The Next Step in Digital Transformation...Michael Oryszak
True digital transformation requires more than incremental improvements and goes beyond individual projects or processes. To become true digital masters, organizations need to think differently and work to enable their members to rethink everything they do in order to identify opportunities for automation. By addressing the capabilities for enhancing workflow automation as a personalized technology capability, organizations can take a giant leap forward and feed and innovation cycle without any limits. This session will help re-frame the primary focus from large, centralized processes to enhancing individual and team collaborators that can drive their own process automation using a variety of commonly available no-code solutions. We will dive into techniques to educate and grow the organization’s capabilities and also review some of the commonly supported models for measuring the results and ROI.
October 2010 - Marketing Roundtable - Todd SmitheeAnnArborSPARK
As marketing and sales become less discrete activities, alignment is increasingly critical. The marketing discipline now includes a wide range of functions to help identify, nurture, and close sales. This panel of industry experts will review topics like demand generation, CRM/database tools, call centers, and the best ways to integrate these elements to enable your sales force and improve their results.
HR For Startups: Where To Start And Best Practice, Elrona D'SouzaThe HR Observer
The seminar will help the audience understand HR from a practitioner’s point of view as well as an entrepreneur or management team that is relevant to start-ups. It will help entrepreneurs who ‘don’t have time for HR’ as well as HR practitioners who have the task of promoting it to come together.
It will introduce:
- How to approach HR
- Best practices to consider
- Solutions based approach
- Strategic vs Operational Issues
- Basics to Systems, Policies, Procedures and practices
- Documentation and Recording
- Outsourcing HR
This presentation was used at HR Summit and Expo 2013 www.hrsummitexpo.com
Creating Value Through Digital Enterprise Transformation
Originally presented to XPX, CT Chapter. We look at what it takes to create value and reduce risk using digital enterprise transformation to improve your business processes, technology, and talent foundations.
Topics covered include building a roadmap, process improvement, systems improvement including ERP, CRM, BI/Analytics, and eCommerce, how to build a global organization, and how to build a professional management team.
Similar to Creating Strategic Value with BPM in HR (20)
Business teams are demanding it, management is insisting on it, and you and the IT team already just know it. What is “it”? Digitizalization and automation of your company’s critical processes.
Should you start with just a part of a process? A full end-to-end process? With which tools? BPM, RPA, case management? Process modeling seems complicated; processes are unclear, no one really knows where they start, where they end, or where they are at. Or they are incredibly complex, with data scattered across your systems, new and legacy both, or limited by inconsistencies.
Help is at hand! Bruno Citti from the Process Drivers Club (Club des Pilotes de Processus) explains how to “think process,” adopt the right mindset, and implement a process automation and digitization project from scratch.
Digitaliser ses processus en 2020 avec le Club des Pilotes de ProcessusBonitasoft
Que ce soit à la demande ou à l’initiative du Métier, de la Direction ou de l'équipe IT, voici venu le temps de digitaliser et d'automatiser les processus au sein de votre entreprise ou organisation.
Cependant, la modélisation des processus semble compliquée : la vision sur les processus demeure floue, et personne ne sait vraiment où ils commencent, où ils finissent ni où ils en sont. Ou alors ils sont d'une incroyable complexité, avec des données éparpillées sur toutes sortes de systèmes plus ou moins récents, voire limités par un manque de cohérence transverse.
Faut-il commencer par digitaliser un petit bout de processus ? Un processus complet ? Et avec quels outils ? Du BPM, du Case Management, du RPA, de l’IA, du Process Mining, … ? On finit par s'y perdre, surtout quand il s’agit d’appréhender une transformation à l’échelle !
Ne baissez pas les bras et faîtes le point avec Bruno CITTI, membre du Conseil d’Administration du Club des Pilotes de Processus. Il explique comment penser "processus", adopter le bon état d'esprit et mener à bien un projet d'automatisation et de digitalisation de processus en partant de zéro.
Bruno CITTI dispose d’une expérience éprouvée dans le cadre d’approches orientées « Processus » et « Agile » alliant exigences Métier et structuration IT dans la Bancassurance, l’Industrie et les Services. Contributeur de la version enrichie au niveau européen du « Guide de la Gestion des Processus » (Editions AFNOR) depuis la version V3 du BPM CBOK* de l’ABPMP, il intervient également comme formateur agréé auprès de l’AFNOR pour la certification CBPP** de l’ABPMP***, ainsi qu’auprès d’organismes universitaires ou privés sur les thèmes du BPM ou de l’Agilité (SCRUM / SAFe).
In this webinar, you will learn more about the techniques for creating and using a Center of Excellence to provide structured support for BPM projects. A Center of Excellence provides expertise, knowledge, and BPM project support and management within a company.
A Center of Excellence is a valuable resource that can play an essential role in addressing the challenges that arise on the road to BPM implementation success. With it you can provide technical assistance, coordinate BPM efforts, define and drive methodologies, reduce the cost of BPM implementation by sharing resources, and facilitate collaboration.
Use a Center of Excellence approach to build a team with the skills needed to launch a digital transformation initiative at the company level that includes measurement capabilities, one of the most important aspects brought by a Center of Excellence.
Video:
En este webinar, profundizaremos en la industrialización y soporte estructurado de un proyecto BPM. Presentaremos el Centro de Excelencia, una organización que brinda servicios de consultoría y supervisa los esfuerzos en BPM dentro de una empresa.
Este es un recurso valioso que puede tener un rol esencial para atender las crisis que surgen en el camino a la implementación del BPM y para ayudar a la empresa a lograr un despliegue efectivo de la administración del desempeño del negocio. Puede brindar asistencia técnica, coordinar esfuerzos de BPM, definir e impulsar metodologías, reducir el costo de implementación BPM al compartir los recursos y facilitar la colaboración.
Es necesario conocer las nociones básicas de Centro de Excelencia para poder construir un equipo que permita dirigir, administrar y sostener los proyectos BPM en una empresa. Además, determinar el tipo de perfiles que se requiere para poner en funcionamiento una iniciativa de transformación digital al nivel de la empresa que posibilite la medición, uno de los resultados más importantes de este recurso.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX1cMzzoNDg&feature=youtu.be
User Centered Design: guarantee that your business process automation project...Bonitasoft
Wide user acceptance is one of the biggest challenges companies face when launching a new project, product, or service. Any of these can fail for a variety of reasons, but failure is often due to a disappointing user experience.
The process of User Centered Design actively takes into account the needs, expectations, and characteristics of end users at each stage of the development process, leading ultimately to better user satisfaction.
The tools and processes manager of a large French automotive group recently noted, "You have to be user-centric to successfully digitize your processes." End users can feel, “This was actually designed with me in mind - my wants and needs were actually considered before a tool was imposed on me to use.”
From layout to delivery of the first iteration and through continuous improvement, learn how to use the Bonita UI Designer as an iteration tool to guarantee an ideal match with the actual needs of end users.
video: https://youtu.be/vmZgeJ86738
Bonnes pratiques #5 - Votre première application est en production. Et mainte...Bonitasoft
Ça y est ! Votre première itération d’application basée sur l’optimisation de vos processus est en production. Bravo, vous avez terminé le premier cycle avec succès.
Et ce n’est que le début: qu’allez-vous pouvoir faire maintenant? Plusieurs possibilités s’offrent à vous : ajouter un processus, améliorer ce que vous avez implémenté, optimiser ou industrialiser la mise en production de vos applications.
Tant de choses restent à faire, mais comment?
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BypkkvAtxKE
Buenas Prácticas ES - Capítulo #5 - ¡Tu primera aplicación está en producción...Bonitasoft
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQGqlxdoCoI&feature=youtu.be
¡Aquí estás! Tu primera iteración de aplicación basada en la optimización de tus procesos está en producción. Bien hecho, has completado con éxito el primer ciclo.
¿Qué es lo siguiente? Puedes agregar un proceso a la aplicación, mejorar lo que has implementado, optimizar aún más tu aplicación o industrializar el proceso de desarrollo y lanzamiento de tu aplicación.
Best Practices #5: Your first application is in production! Now what?Bonitasoft
Here you are! Your Bonita application is in production. Well done, you have successfully completed the development-to-production part of the application life cycle.
So what’s next? You might add a process to the application, improve what you have implemented, optimize your application further, or industrialize your application development and launch process.
So much more can be done. Do you know how?
video link: https://youtu.be/3vcBpsdRMP8
IDC Observatoire 2020 de l'Automatisation des Métiers: vers l'Intelligent Pro...Bonitasoft
En 2020, améliorer l’efficacité des collaborateurs et la performance des entreprises se fait nécessairement à travers la transformation digitale des entreprises. En Europe, 65% des CEO déclarent être concernés par le sujet et attendre des résultats de leurs équipes.
Avec l’Observatoire de l’Automatisation des Métiers, IDC fait un état des lieux de la progression du sujet au sein des DSI françaises:
- Quelle est l’ampleur et l’avancée de la digitalisation des processus ?
- Quel est l’impact opérationnel de cette digitalisation sur les organisations et sur leurs clients?
- Quelles sont les stratégies développées et mises en oeuvre par les grands groupes?
- Quelle collaboration pour les DSI avec les métiers ou la direction générale ?
- BPM, RPA, ACM et IA: quel est l’outillage technologique déployé par les équipes IT?
Mêlant automatisation, robotisation et optimisation tout en tirant parti des nouveaux paradigmes logiciels (API, connectivité et extensibilité des systèmes, cloud computing), IDC dresse à travers son analyse le portrait de l’Intelligent Process Automation
video: https://youtu.be/Lka0T-zfvlc
e-ciudadanos: la evolución de los procesos administrativosBonitasoft
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqNJV93Q8MI&feature=youtu.be
La utilización de aplicaciones orientadas a procesos han transformado y modernizado la prestación de servicios de las organizaciones públicas. Solicitar registro empresarial, licencia de conducción, una subvención, realizar un pago, entre otras actividades administrativas, se facilitan gracias a las plataformas digitales que otorgan autonomía al ciudadano para poder realizarlas en tan solo unos cuantos clics.
En este webinar te presentaremos la PTEL, Plataforma de Tramitación En Línea, que ayuda a mejorar las actividades de las organizaciones públicas, desde la reducción de costes hasta el incremento del valor, gracias a la excelente experiencia de usuario que brinda a la comunidad electrónica.
Esta plataforma, creada con Bonita, coordina la forma de trabajar (personas, procesos y tecnología) y mide su eficacia con el paso del tiempo. Combina la mejora de procesos con la automatización. Es un poderoso vehículo para la innovación social.
Best Practices - chapter #4 - Web UI development and Bonita infrastructure setupBonitasoft
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46CjgRGT5qU&feature=youtu.be
The go live is approaching, your process automation project is on track, your first iteration is almost complete - and you have only two important aspects left to tackle: development of the web interface and infrastructure preparation. The penultimate chapter of our series on good practices focuses on these.
You’ll see how to help your web development team be more efficient with Bonita, leveraging the low-code capabilities of the UI Designer with some tips on manipulating web elements. Then we’ll look at infrastructure configuration to prepare for production release.
Buenas Prácticas ES - Capítulo #3 - Colaboración entre negocio y desarrollo c...Bonitasoft
VIDEO link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXeD0dNv1sg&feature=youtu.be
El diseño del proceso base es un paso crítico en la creación de una aplicación de negocio sólida. Bonita Studio es un componente poderoso para facilitar la colaboración entre usuarios empresariales y desarrolladores, para construir las necesidades de tu negocio.
El tercer webinar de nuestra serie de Buenas Prácticas se centra en este elemento principal de un proyecto de automatización exitoso. Incluye la definición del proceso, la creación del modelo de datos y la creación de contratos para aprovechar la interfaz de usuario, lo que facilita aún más los cambios por parte de los colaboradores comerciales.
Best Practices - chapter #3 - Business and developer collaboration with BonitaBonitasoft
video link: https://youtu.be/pNayfJ66MQ0
The design of the underlying process is a critical step in the creation of a solid business application. Bonita Studio is a powerful component to facilitate indispensible collaboration between business users and developers, to build the foundation your business process application needs.
This third webinar in our Best Practices series focuses on this major element of a successful automation project. It includes process definition, building the data model, and creating contracts to take advantage of the separation of business logic from the user interface, making later modifications by business collaborators even easier.
Bonnes pratiques pour gérer l'automatisation de vos processus - Chapitre 3 - ...Bonitasoft
voir la vidéo: https://youtu.be/oXYA73-kPgs
La modélisation de votre premier processus est une étape critique dans la création d’une application métier robuste. Bonita Studio est un composant puissant créé pour fluidifier la collaboration entre utilisateurs métiers et développeurs autour de la création des fondations sur lesquelles reposent vos applications métiers.
Ce troisième volet de notre série consacrée aux bonnes pratiques se concentre donc sur cet élément-clé de tout projet d’automatisation réussi. Il couvre les éléments relatifs à la définitions des processus, à la construction du modèle de données et à la création de contrats pour tirer parti de la séparation entre logique métier et interface utilisateur, facilitant ainsi les modifications ultérieures des collaborateurs de l'entreprise.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
Dr. Sean Tan, Head of Data Science, Changi Airport Group
Discover how Changi Airport Group (CAG) leverages graph technologies and generative AI to revolutionize their search capabilities. This session delves into the unique search needs of CAG’s diverse passengers and customers, showcasing how graph data structures enhance the accuracy and relevance of AI-generated search results, mitigating the risk of “hallucinations” and improving the overall customer journey.
Generative AI Deep Dive: Advancing from Proof of Concept to ProductionAggregage
Join Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks, in this new session where he'll share a practical framework to transform Gen AI prototypes into impactful products! He'll delve into the complexities of data collection and management, model selection and optimization, and ensuring security, scalability, and responsible use.
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
Removing Uninteresting Bytes in Software FuzzingAftab Hussain
Imagine a world where software fuzzing, the process of mutating bytes in test seeds to uncover hidden and erroneous program behaviors, becomes faster and more effective. A lot depends on the initial seeds, which can significantly dictate the trajectory of a fuzzing campaign, particularly in terms of how long it takes to uncover interesting behaviour in your code. We introduce DIAR, a technique designed to speedup fuzzing campaigns by pinpointing and eliminating those uninteresting bytes in the seeds. Picture this: instead of wasting valuable resources on meaningless mutations in large, bloated seeds, DIAR removes the unnecessary bytes, streamlining the entire process.
In this work, we equipped AFL, a popular fuzzer, with DIAR and examined two critical Linux libraries -- Libxml's xmllint, a tool for parsing xml documents, and Binutil's readelf, an essential debugging and security analysis command-line tool used to display detailed information about ELF (Executable and Linkable Format). Our preliminary results show that AFL+DIAR does not only discover new paths more quickly but also achieves higher coverage overall. This work thus showcases how starting with lean and optimized seeds can lead to faster, more comprehensive fuzzing campaigns -- and DIAR helps you find such seeds.
- These are slides of the talk given at IEEE International Conference on Software Testing Verification and Validation Workshop, ICSTW 2022.
Maruthi Prithivirajan, Head of ASEAN & IN Solution Architecture, Neo4j
Get an inside look at the latest Neo4j innovations that enable relationship-driven intelligence at scale. Learn more about the newest cloud integrations and product enhancements that make Neo4j an essential choice for developers building apps with interconnected data and generative AI.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 6DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 6. In this session, we will cover Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI webinar offers an in-depth exploration of leveraging cutting-edge technologies for test automation within the UiPath platform. Attendees will delve into the integration of generative AI, a test automation solution, with Open AI advanced natural language processing capabilities.
Throughout the session, participants will discover how this synergy empowers testers to automate repetitive tasks, enhance testing accuracy, and expedite the software testing life cycle. Topics covered include the seamless integration process, practical use cases, and the benefits of harnessing AI-driven automation for UiPath testing initiatives. By attending this webinar, testers, and automation professionals can gain valuable insights into harnessing the power of AI to optimize their test automation workflows within the UiPath ecosystem, ultimately driving efficiency and quality in software development processes.
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into integrating generative AI.
2. Understanding how this integration enhances test automation within the UiPath platform
3. Practical demonstrations
4. Exploration of real-world use cases illustrating the benefits of AI-driven test automation for UiPath
Topics covered:
What is generative AI
Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath integration with generative AI
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Pushing the limits of ePRTC: 100ns holdover for 100 daysAdtran
At WSTS 2024, Alon Stern explored the topic of parametric holdover and explained how recent research findings can be implemented in real-world PNT networks to achieve 100 nanoseconds of accuracy for up to 100 days.
Communications Mining Series - Zero to Hero - Session 1DianaGray10
This session provides introduction to UiPath Communication Mining, importance and platform overview. You will acquire a good understand of the phases in Communication Mining as we go over the platform with you. Topics covered:
• Communication Mining Overview
• Why is it important?
• How can it help today’s business and the benefits
• Phases in Communication Mining
• Demo on Platform overview
• Q/A
Why You Should Replace Windows 11 with Nitrux Linux 3.5.0 for enhanced perfor...SOFTTECHHUB
The choice of an operating system plays a pivotal role in shaping our computing experience. For decades, Microsoft's Windows has dominated the market, offering a familiar and widely adopted platform for personal and professional use. However, as technological advancements continue to push the boundaries of innovation, alternative operating systems have emerged, challenging the status quo and offering users a fresh perspective on computing.
One such alternative that has garnered significant attention and acclaim is Nitrux Linux 3.5.0, a sleek, powerful, and user-friendly Linux distribution that promises to redefine the way we interact with our devices. With its focus on performance, security, and customization, Nitrux Linux presents a compelling case for those seeking to break free from the constraints of proprietary software and embrace the freedom and flexibility of open-source computing.
Sudheer Mechineni, Head of Application Frameworks, Standard Chartered Bank
Discover how Standard Chartered Bank harnessed the power of Neo4j to transform complex data access challenges into a dynamic, scalable graph database solution. This keynote will cover their journey from initial adoption to deploying a fully automated, enterprise-grade causal cluster, highlighting key strategies for modelling organisational changes and ensuring robust disaster recovery. Learn how these innovations have not only enhanced Standard Chartered Bank’s data infrastructure but also positioned them as pioneers in the banking sector’s adoption of graph technology.
GridMate - End to end testing is a critical piece to ensure quality and avoid...ThomasParaiso2
End to end testing is a critical piece to ensure quality and avoid regressions. In this session, we share our journey building an E2E testing pipeline for GridMate components (LWC and Aura) using Cypress, JSForce, FakerJS…
Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing DaysKari Kakkonen
My slides at Nordic Testing Days 6.6.2024
Climate impact / sustainability of software testing discussed on the talk. ICT and testing must carry their part of global responsibility to help with the climat warming. We can minimize the carbon footprint but we can also have a carbon handprint, a positive impact on the climate. Quality characteristics can be added with sustainability, and then measured continuously. Test environments can be used less, and in smaller scale and on demand. Test techniques can be used in optimizing or minimizing number of tests. Test automation can be used to speed up testing.
Alt. GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using ...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
3. OBJECTIVES
Today’s webinar will show you:
• How Human Resources can play a vital role in helping
its customers reach their objectives
• How thinking strategically about process automation
brings value to the entire organization
4. AGENDA
• Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS)
funding proposals: Avoiding the pitfalls
• Defining the problem
- Proposal foundation - What’s the problem you’re
trying to solve?
• Defining your customers and stakeholders
• Business example: New Employee On-Boarding
• Applying a BPM solution
• Summary and finish
Note: See related white paper: "How to Get the HRIS You Need,” available at
www.bonitasoft.com under Resources > Content Library
5. AVOIDING THE PITFALLS
Getting Funded – It’s Not About You
Your proposal: Who benefits?
• Only Human Resources?
- Common scenario ….. “It’ll save HR time to do other
things…”
• Competing for IT resources and dollars
- Sales? Engineering? Manufacturing? HR?
• Adding benefit and value to your key stakeholders
- Your customers = your proposal’s foundation
6. DEFINING THE PROBLEM
MYTH: AUTOMATION = EFFICIENCY
• Bad processes won’t be helped by
automation
• “Being efficient” doesn’t necessarily mean
you’re “being effective”
• Effectiveness AND efficiency are crucial to
adding value to your customers
7. DEFINING THE PROBLEM, CONTINUED
Process re-evaluation
• End-to-end mapping
• Are key stakeholder needs addressed?
• Bottom line: Do your processes address a legitimate
problem still relevant to the organization and are the
processes effective at doing it?
• Personal experience, Part 1 – tradition and history
8. DEFINING YOUR CUSTOMERS
Who will and who should be impacted by an HRIS
implementation is crucial to success
• HR-centric proposition ≠ solving a business problem
Customer’s key performance indicators (KPIs) are
essential to measuring customer satisfaction
Continuous feedback ensure your new processes:
• Don’t fall into the traps of tradition and history
• Continue to meet your customers’ evolving needs
10. ON-BOARDING
• New Hire Orientation (NHO) On-Boarding
• Common Employee & Manager Complaints
- Too time-consuming
- Boring and unproductive
- Inconvenient scheduling
• Personal experience, Part 2 – New Hire Orientation
12. ON-BOARDING
• Latest buzzword?
• What’s the problem we’re trying to solve?
- Benefit sign-up? Yes, and….
- As quickly as possible, new employees need to be:
• Informed, productive and contributing
• Customer Definition
- New employees, their managers, company as a whole
• Personal Experience, Part 3 – online on-boarding
16. TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION, CONTINUED
Company-Readiness on Day 1
• Workspace available and
operable
• Computer delivered and loaded
• Company intranet access
provided
• Security passkeys provided
• Working phone, voicemail
activated
• And more…
18. MEASURING CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
Measure “customer satisfaction” using Key Performance
Indicators
• New employees following On-Boarding completion
- thoroughness, company-readiness, time value, enhancement
to productivity
• New employees’ managers – 90 days following On-Boarding
completion
- enhancement to productivity, time value, relevance to new
position
End User Feedback ensures continued customer
satisfaction
= HR value add to the business
19. SUMMARY
• To bring value from HR to the whole
organization, think strategically
• Human Resources should play a key role
in helping its customers in the organization
reach their objectives
22. APPLYING A BPM SOLUTION
• What is BPM?
• What is a Process Application?
• What is a Process Template?
• Demonstration of New Employee On-Boarding Process
23. WHAT IS BUSINESS PROCESS
MANAGEMENT (BPM?)
a set of tools and methodologies
to model, automate, monitor and optimize
the processes of an organization
25. PROCESS TEMPLATES
Process templates are
pre-built optimized business solutions,
modeled using our best practices,
to accelerate your BPM project
and reduce your time to market
27. PROCESS TEMPLATES - HR
• Employee Recruitment & Selection
• Employee On-boarding
• Employee Paid Time Off
• Resource Management
These pre-built process templates are all available with
Bonita Open Solution
28. SUMMARY
• Automating processes like new employee on-
boarding doesn’t just help HR do its job better –
the whole company and the new employee benefit
• Automating processes by applying BPM best
practices helps you define good processes with
strategic value and get them into place quickly
30. STAY CONNECTED WITH US!
CORPORATE WEBSITE OPEN SOURCE COMMUNITY
Product & Services descriptions, Forums, Contributions, Source
References, Webinars, White Code
papers
youtube.com/ twitter.com/ linkedin.com/groups? facebook.com/
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Editor's Notes
Denise, we need to add something like the last statement, because “Being efficient” doesn’t necessarily mean you’re “being effective” looks like we are contradicting the BonitaSoft slogan “Be Efficient” (it’s all over our materials). We can’t let it stand alone like that – it looks like we are inconsistent with our message.Wording of the last statement can be modified if you have another suggestion.
New Hire Orientation (NHO) On-Boarding
[Sapna] – Introduce a application development lifecycle. Emphasize how each of the activities can be done in Bonita in a collaborative and visual means. Touch upon the fact that we do PT development just the same way and then move on to the demo
[Sapna] Highlight what PT are and their value. What PT are available in the HR space. Also mention that the Onboarding example you just saw was a Process Template