The document discusses the importance of systems thinking for business process management (BPM). It argues that IT professionals need to embrace a more holistic, system-wide view of businesses and processes in order to effectively support BPM. Systems thinking focuses on understanding how all parts of a complex system interconnect and influence each other. The document suggests that BPM tools can help provide this systems perspective that is necessary for analyzing and improving business processes. It also states that as businesses transition to prioritizing processes over information, IT will need to shift its focus from information management to process management.