The document discusses the concept of reaching a "tipping point" for business process management (BPM). It suggests that for BPM to reach mainstream adoption and truly take off, more needs to be done to increase awareness and understanding of what BPM is, how it works, and when and how to apply it among business executives, IT professionals, and other stakeholders. The document also references scientific theories of tipping points and technological examples of ideas and products that achieved widespread adoption.
Tech South East is a nonprofit organization that aims to accelerate innovation-based entrepreneurship and economic development in southeastern New Brunswick. It works with government, academic, and private sector partners in technology and health science industries. Its mission is to grow the region's reputation as a center of excellence in these fields through effective collaboration between businesses, research institutions, and government.
The document discusses opportunities in health information technology resulting from HITECH and next steps for the national health IT infrastructure. It notes that critical mass, common platforms, and secondary value can drive network effects and IT adoption. Mature data environments that support value require stable policies, business alignment, standards, and value from data exchange. The document outlines various needs and opportunities around EMR adoption, meaningful use, health information exchange, interoperability standards, and policy environments to continue advancing health IT.
The document summarizes the results of the GRA/TAG Business Launch Competition over multiple years. It reports that winners have collectively raised over $19 million in investments, hired 45 new full-time employees, added 32 new jobs in Georgia, and seen substantial revenue increases from 400% to tripling. The competition provides winners with over $200,000 in business services each year and has helped over 130 companies through mentorship. It is a partnership between the Technology Association of Georgia, Georgia Research Alliance, and Advanced Technology Development Center.
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The document discusses changes made to the membership structure and benefits of the Ottawa Center for Regional Innovation (OCRI). New membership levels were introduced with bundled services based on company size. Benefits included discounted events, market research reports, job postings, and insurance plans. The changes aimed to better align with member needs and perceptions of value.
This document discusses the process of courting an angel investor to provide funding for a startup business. It outlines both the entrepreneur's view of the courtship process, which involves pickup lines, meetings, and moving in together, as well as the angel investor's criteria for evaluating potential investments, which includes interest in the concept, the entrepreneur's likelihood of success, agreement on strategy and terms. It concludes by suggesting a "marriage agreement" between the entrepreneur and lead angel investor that commits them to the business for better or worse until it succeeds or changes control.
The document describes a project to implement aisle pressure management at a client's data center site in Rocklin, CA. Sensors and active fan tiles were used to control cold aisle pressure to be slightly positive, addressing underfloor distribution issues. This allowed the site to run at N+1 redundancy instead of N+2, raised CRAC setpoints, and reduced top-of-rack temperatures by an average of 5 degrees F. Further study of moving temperature control to the underfloor and testing lower redundancy configurations was suggested.
The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) Manufacturing Society is forming to connect manufacturing professionals and drive innovation. The Society will focus on best practices and using technology to increase competitiveness. It will provide resources like reports and events to facilitate knowledge sharing. The volunteer board will organize monthly meetings for members from different manufacturing areas to network, hear from industry leaders, and advance excellence in the field. Sponsorship opportunities are available for companies to support the Society's work.
This document outlines over 10 considerations for building a new data center, including availability requirements, power needs, location impacts, design and construction teams, life cycle costs, efficiency metrics, modular approaches, staffing needs, budgets, and regulatory compliance. It emphasizes carefully evaluating availability, growth plans, energy rates, location qualities, and selecting experienced design partners. It also notes the costs of high availability, green initiatives, and regulatory certifications must be considered in planning and budgeting.
Tech South East is a nonprofit organization that aims to accelerate innovation-based entrepreneurship and economic development in southeastern New Brunswick. It works with government, academic, and private sector partners in technology and health science industries. Its mission is to grow the region's reputation as a center of excellence in these fields through effective collaboration between businesses, research institutions, and government.
The document discusses opportunities in health information technology resulting from HITECH and next steps for the national health IT infrastructure. It notes that critical mass, common platforms, and secondary value can drive network effects and IT adoption. Mature data environments that support value require stable policies, business alignment, standards, and value from data exchange. The document outlines various needs and opportunities around EMR adoption, meaningful use, health information exchange, interoperability standards, and policy environments to continue advancing health IT.
The document summarizes the results of the GRA/TAG Business Launch Competition over multiple years. It reports that winners have collectively raised over $19 million in investments, hired 45 new full-time employees, added 32 new jobs in Georgia, and seen substantial revenue increases from 400% to tripling. The competition provides winners with over $200,000 in business services each year and has helped over 130 companies through mentorship. It is a partnership between the Technology Association of Georgia, Georgia Research Alliance, and Advanced Technology Development Center.
Staff Discussion, Staying Current with Your MembersMelanie Brandt
The document discusses changes made to the membership structure and benefits of the Ottawa Center for Regional Innovation (OCRI). New membership levels were introduced with bundled services based on company size. Benefits included discounted events, market research reports, job postings, and insurance plans. The changes aimed to better align with member needs and perceptions of value.
This document discusses the process of courting an angel investor to provide funding for a startup business. It outlines both the entrepreneur's view of the courtship process, which involves pickup lines, meetings, and moving in together, as well as the angel investor's criteria for evaluating potential investments, which includes interest in the concept, the entrepreneur's likelihood of success, agreement on strategy and terms. It concludes by suggesting a "marriage agreement" between the entrepreneur and lead angel investor that commits them to the business for better or worse until it succeeds or changes control.
The document describes a project to implement aisle pressure management at a client's data center site in Rocklin, CA. Sensors and active fan tiles were used to control cold aisle pressure to be slightly positive, addressing underfloor distribution issues. This allowed the site to run at N+1 redundancy instead of N+2, raised CRAC setpoints, and reduced top-of-rack temperatures by an average of 5 degrees F. Further study of moving temperature control to the underfloor and testing lower redundancy configurations was suggested.
The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) Manufacturing Society is forming to connect manufacturing professionals and drive innovation. The Society will focus on best practices and using technology to increase competitiveness. It will provide resources like reports and events to facilitate knowledge sharing. The volunteer board will organize monthly meetings for members from different manufacturing areas to network, hear from industry leaders, and advance excellence in the field. Sponsorship opportunities are available for companies to support the Society's work.
This document outlines over 10 considerations for building a new data center, including availability requirements, power needs, location impacts, design and construction teams, life cycle costs, efficiency metrics, modular approaches, staffing needs, budgets, and regulatory compliance. It emphasizes carefully evaluating availability, growth plans, energy rates, location qualities, and selecting experienced design partners. It also notes the costs of high availability, green initiatives, and regulatory certifications must be considered in planning and budgeting.
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This document discusses the process of courting an angel investor to provide funding for a startup business. It outlines both the entrepreneur's view of the courtship process, which involves pickup lines, meetings, and moving in together, as well as the angel investor's criteria for evaluating potential investments, which includes interest in the concept, the entrepreneur's likelihood of success, agreement on strategy and terms. It concludes by suggesting a "marriage agreement" between the entrepreneur and lead angel investor that commits them to the business relationship as long as the company survives or there is a change in control.
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The document provides an overview of patents and the patent process. It discusses what patents are, the types of patents, how to file for a patent, the patent examination process, current patent initiatives and resources available. Key points include that a patent provides exclusive rights to an invention for a limited time, there are three main types of patents (utility, design, and plant), and the patent process involves filing an application and undergoing examination by the patent office. It also reviews current programs and resources to help expedite examination and support inventors.
The document summarizes Wain Kellum's presentation about Vocalocity, a cloud communications company that provides voice, unified communications, and contact center solutions. Some key points:
- Vocalocity has experienced strong growth and was named the fastest growing tech company in Georgia in 2011 and 2012.
- Kellum outlines Vocalocity's approach to building a successful company, including identifying a large market, developing a distinct offering, building the right team, and having reliable financial projections.
- Vocalocity provides cloud-based phone systems, contact center solutions, and other communications tools to over 20,000 SMB customers through a proprietary cloud platform.
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Page Siplon is the Executive Director of the Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics. The document discusses logistics in Georgia, including:
1) Georgia has over 11,000 logistics providers and over 1 million logistics jobs.
2) The Port of Savannah is one of the fastest growing ports in the U.S. and handles over 2.9 million containers annually.
3) Future growth projections estimate a doubling of freight demand in Georgia by 2050 due to population growth and increased e-commerce/online shopping. This will require significant infrastructure investments.
This document summarizes water usage statistics for Georgia in 2005 and discusses water usage terminology. It shows that in 2005, 50% of water withdrawals in Georgia were for thermoelectric power generation, while 57% of total water consumption was for irrigation. It also discusses that virtually all water consumption for thermoelectric power is from evaporation from cooling towers, and provides estimates of typical water consumption rates for different types of power plants. Finally, it briefly outlines Georgia Power's future generation water usage projections and the role of the State Water Research Center.
Water is essential for life but is often lost in distribution systems, fueling economic growth but requiring conservation. A new water conversation is needed to build intelligent water systems that can help address these issues.
The document summarizes the ongoing Tri-State Water Wars between Georgia, Florida, and Alabama over water rights in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river basin. It provides an overview of the legal history of the litigation and discusses future legal options for resolving disputes through Supreme Court litigation. It also reviews Georgia's water management policies and regulations regarding interbasin water transfers. The conclusion emphasizes that Georgia must evaluate growth patterns and connections between water resources, population centers, and energy to ensure long-term sustainable water management.
This document discusses building a strong business case for process improvement initiatives. It begins by noting how being a vendor and employee both require justifying problems to evaluate opportunities. The presentation then covers agenda topics like real world examples and an interactive experience to start building a business case. It emphasizes digging into process details to understand costs, inefficiencies, and justify the need for changes to secure necessary funding.
This document discusses sustainable trends for increasing energy efficiency and reducing resource use in data center facilities. Some of the key trends mentioned include:
1) Increasing operating temperatures of equipment to eliminate compressor-based cooling and allow for more efficient heat rejection.
2) Using software like DCIM, BIM, and CFD to monitor, control, and simulate data centers to improve efficiency.
3) Adopting techniques like variable speed equipment, high voltage transformers, harvested water, and free cooling to reduce energy usage.
This document discusses sustainable trends for increasing energy efficiency and reducing resource use in data center facilities. Some of the key trends mentioned include:
1) Increasing operating temperatures of equipment to eliminate compressor-based cooling and allow for more efficient heat rejection.
2) Using software like DCIM, BIM, and CFD to monitor, control, and simulate data centers to improve efficiency.
3) Adopting techniques like variable speed equipment, high voltage systems, harvested water, and free cooling to reduce energy usage.
This document discusses power delivery challenges in modern data centers and potential solutions. It notes that IT loads are greatly exceeding the rated capacity of data centers. It also discusses the need for supporting higher densities, improved efficiency, green solutions, and rapid deployment. Specific solutions proposed include higher voltage distribution to reduce losses, modular UPS systems to right-size capacity, and implementing high-density zones with localized cooling.
The document discusses air flow measurements and thermal responses in data centers to help sustainability. It describes experiments conducted in the CEETHERM data center using a 3D PIV system and server simulator to measure air flows under different rack configurations and thermal loads. High perforated tile flow rates were found to cause issues like adverse pressure gradients and hot pockets forming in racks. Temperature mapping showed the impact of tile flow on cold and hot aisle temperatures. The research aims to better understand air flows to help optimize data center design and efficiency.
The document discusses the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL) approach to building energy efficient data centers and facilities. It highlights NREL's Research Support Facility, a LEED Platinum building that uses 40% less energy than typical offices. It also describes the Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF) data center, which has a Power Usage Effectiveness of 1.06, making it one of the most energy efficient data centers in the world. The ESIF utilizes warm water cooling, high power distribution, and captures waste heat to help heat other buildings on campus.
This document discusses integrating energy efficiency and sustainability into high-performance computing (HPC) initiatives. It outlines HP's services for HPC data center consulting, design, implementation, and management. Direct air and indirect air cooling are currently common, but facilities are moving toward liquid cooling. Modular, scalable designs allow flexibility between air and liquid cooling. Co-locating HPC data centers with other building types improves opportunities for heat reclamation. Future HPC data center designs must prepare for multiple mechanical systems and large piping infrastructures to support high-density liquid cooling.
The document discusses the need for optimizing data centers in a holistic, systems approach. It describes how a data center functions similarly to a computer chip with multiple optimized components. It proposes the development of a research data center facility that would contain the best current capabilities across cooling, power, networking, and software optimization. This facility would have extensive monitoring sensors to directly control and optimize operations based on real-time data.
This document discusses sustainable trends for increasing energy efficiency and reducing resource use in data center facilities. Some of the key trends mentioned include:
1) Increasing operating temperatures of equipment to eliminate compressor-based cooling and allow for more efficient heat rejection.
2) Using software like DCIM, BIM, and CFD to monitor, control, and simulate data centers to improve efficiency.
3) Adopting techniques like variable speed equipment, high-voltage transformers, harvested water, and free cooling to reduce energy usage.
This document discusses power delivery challenges in modern data centers. Data center power requirements are increasing as computing power demands grow. Servers are using more power per rack, exceeding existing capacity. Efficiency improvements are needed through higher density zones, improved UPS systems, and moving to higher voltage distribution of 400V instead of 480V. This can help data centers better support future power needs while improving efficiency and reducing costs.
Taking HPC beyond energy efficiency; sustainability, the new measure of success. This document discusses how high performance computing (HPC) centers are moving beyond just energy efficiency to focus on sustainability. It introduces new metrics like Energy Reuse Effectiveness (ERE) and Carbon Usage Effectiveness (CUE) to measure sustainability. HPC workloads and architectures provide unique opportunities to harvest waste energy and calculate the carbon savings from HPC simulations, working towards the goal of developing sustainable exascale supercomputers.
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The document discusses emerging technologies including the internet of things, augmented reality, bitcoin, and autonomous systems. It presents examples of applications in transportation like traffic analytics from video cameras, healthcare like non-contact patient monitoring, and payments through accepting bitcoin. The document argues we are entering a fifth wave of technology driven by intelligent systems and autonomous agents that can plan, observe, and execute actions through continuous monitoring and updating of plans.
This document discusses the process of courting an angel investor to provide funding for a startup business. It outlines both the entrepreneur's view of the courtship process, which involves pickup lines, meetings, and moving in together, as well as the angel investor's criteria for evaluating potential investments, which includes interest in the concept, the entrepreneur's likelihood of success, agreement on strategy and terms. It concludes by suggesting a "marriage agreement" between the entrepreneur and lead angel investor that commits them to the business relationship as long as the company survives or there is a change in control.
Patent introduction and overview atlanta january 2014Melanie Brandt
The document provides an overview of patents and the patent process in the United States. It discusses what a patent is, the different types of patents, how to file for a patent, the patent examination process, current patent initiatives and resources available, and information on patent fees. The overview was presented by the Technology Association of Georgia and aimed to educate attendees on patent basics, examination, and news.
Patent introduction and overview atlanta january 2014Melanie Brandt
The document provides an overview of patents and the patent process. It discusses what patents are, the types of patents, how to file for a patent, the patent examination process, current patent initiatives and resources available. Key points include that a patent provides exclusive rights to an invention for a limited time, there are three main types of patents (utility, design, and plant), and the patent process involves filing an application and undergoing examination by the patent office. It also reviews current programs and resources to help expedite examination and support inventors.
The document summarizes Wain Kellum's presentation about Vocalocity, a cloud communications company that provides voice, unified communications, and contact center solutions. Some key points:
- Vocalocity has experienced strong growth and was named the fastest growing tech company in Georgia in 2011 and 2012.
- Kellum outlines Vocalocity's approach to building a successful company, including identifying a large market, developing a distinct offering, building the right team, and having reliable financial projections.
- Vocalocity provides cloud-based phone systems, contact center solutions, and other communications tools to over 20,000 SMB customers through a proprietary cloud platform.
TAG infrastructure society logistics presentation by Page SiplonMelanie Brandt
Page Siplon is the Executive Director of the Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics. The document discusses logistics in Georgia, including:
1) Georgia has over 11,000 logistics providers and over 1 million logistics jobs.
2) The Port of Savannah is one of the fastest growing ports in the U.S. and handles over 2.9 million containers annually.
3) Future growth projections estimate a doubling of freight demand in Georgia by 2050 due to population growth and increased e-commerce/online shopping. This will require significant infrastructure investments.
This document summarizes water usage statistics for Georgia in 2005 and discusses water usage terminology. It shows that in 2005, 50% of water withdrawals in Georgia were for thermoelectric power generation, while 57% of total water consumption was for irrigation. It also discusses that virtually all water consumption for thermoelectric power is from evaporation from cooling towers, and provides estimates of typical water consumption rates for different types of power plants. Finally, it briefly outlines Georgia Power's future generation water usage projections and the role of the State Water Research Center.
Water is essential for life but is often lost in distribution systems, fueling economic growth but requiring conservation. A new water conversation is needed to build intelligent water systems that can help address these issues.
The document summarizes the ongoing Tri-State Water Wars between Georgia, Florida, and Alabama over water rights in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river basin. It provides an overview of the legal history of the litigation and discusses future legal options for resolving disputes through Supreme Court litigation. It also reviews Georgia's water management policies and regulations regarding interbasin water transfers. The conclusion emphasizes that Georgia must evaluate growth patterns and connections between water resources, population centers, and energy to ensure long-term sustainable water management.
This document discusses building a strong business case for process improvement initiatives. It begins by noting how being a vendor and employee both require justifying problems to evaluate opportunities. The presentation then covers agenda topics like real world examples and an interactive experience to start building a business case. It emphasizes digging into process details to understand costs, inefficiencies, and justify the need for changes to secure necessary funding.
This document discusses sustainable trends for increasing energy efficiency and reducing resource use in data center facilities. Some of the key trends mentioned include:
1) Increasing operating temperatures of equipment to eliminate compressor-based cooling and allow for more efficient heat rejection.
2) Using software like DCIM, BIM, and CFD to monitor, control, and simulate data centers to improve efficiency.
3) Adopting techniques like variable speed equipment, high voltage transformers, harvested water, and free cooling to reduce energy usage.
This document discusses sustainable trends for increasing energy efficiency and reducing resource use in data center facilities. Some of the key trends mentioned include:
1) Increasing operating temperatures of equipment to eliminate compressor-based cooling and allow for more efficient heat rejection.
2) Using software like DCIM, BIM, and CFD to monitor, control, and simulate data centers to improve efficiency.
3) Adopting techniques like variable speed equipment, high voltage systems, harvested water, and free cooling to reduce energy usage.
This document discusses power delivery challenges in modern data centers and potential solutions. It notes that IT loads are greatly exceeding the rated capacity of data centers. It also discusses the need for supporting higher densities, improved efficiency, green solutions, and rapid deployment. Specific solutions proposed include higher voltage distribution to reduce losses, modular UPS systems to right-size capacity, and implementing high-density zones with localized cooling.
The document discusses air flow measurements and thermal responses in data centers to help sustainability. It describes experiments conducted in the CEETHERM data center using a 3D PIV system and server simulator to measure air flows under different rack configurations and thermal loads. High perforated tile flow rates were found to cause issues like adverse pressure gradients and hot pockets forming in racks. Temperature mapping showed the impact of tile flow on cold and hot aisle temperatures. The research aims to better understand air flows to help optimize data center design and efficiency.
The document discusses the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL) approach to building energy efficient data centers and facilities. It highlights NREL's Research Support Facility, a LEED Platinum building that uses 40% less energy than typical offices. It also describes the Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF) data center, which has a Power Usage Effectiveness of 1.06, making it one of the most energy efficient data centers in the world. The ESIF utilizes warm water cooling, high power distribution, and captures waste heat to help heat other buildings on campus.
This document discusses integrating energy efficiency and sustainability into high-performance computing (HPC) initiatives. It outlines HP's services for HPC data center consulting, design, implementation, and management. Direct air and indirect air cooling are currently common, but facilities are moving toward liquid cooling. Modular, scalable designs allow flexibility between air and liquid cooling. Co-locating HPC data centers with other building types improves opportunities for heat reclamation. Future HPC data center designs must prepare for multiple mechanical systems and large piping infrastructures to support high-density liquid cooling.
The document discusses the need for optimizing data centers in a holistic, systems approach. It describes how a data center functions similarly to a computer chip with multiple optimized components. It proposes the development of a research data center facility that would contain the best current capabilities across cooling, power, networking, and software optimization. This facility would have extensive monitoring sensors to directly control and optimize operations based on real-time data.
This document discusses sustainable trends for increasing energy efficiency and reducing resource use in data center facilities. Some of the key trends mentioned include:
1) Increasing operating temperatures of equipment to eliminate compressor-based cooling and allow for more efficient heat rejection.
2) Using software like DCIM, BIM, and CFD to monitor, control, and simulate data centers to improve efficiency.
3) Adopting techniques like variable speed equipment, high-voltage transformers, harvested water, and free cooling to reduce energy usage.
This document discusses power delivery challenges in modern data centers. Data center power requirements are increasing as computing power demands grow. Servers are using more power per rack, exceeding existing capacity. Efficiency improvements are needed through higher density zones, improved UPS systems, and moving to higher voltage distribution of 400V instead of 480V. This can help data centers better support future power needs while improving efficiency and reducing costs.
Taking HPC beyond energy efficiency; sustainability, the new measure of success. This document discusses how high performance computing (HPC) centers are moving beyond just energy efficiency to focus on sustainability. It introduces new metrics like Energy Reuse Effectiveness (ERE) and Carbon Usage Effectiveness (CUE) to measure sustainability. HPC workloads and architectures provide unique opportunities to harvest waste energy and calculate the carbon savings from HPC simulations, working towards the goal of developing sustainable exascale supercomputers.
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e v ry n u sine s!
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4. What? B PM I sn’t M ainstre ?
am
→ E veryone isn’t clamoring for bpm.
→ it’s not a standard/default business approach.
→ C orporate I .t. isn’t naturally building B P M apps.
→ B P M P rojects aren’t routinely delivering high value.
→ P rojects don’t evolve into programs and initiatives.
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5. Despite all the pro ise histo
m , ry
and e e
v rything acco plishe to date -
m d
B PM H A sn’t ye re d the tipping po
t ache int.
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6. B PM I S
here
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7. W e wan
t to be he
r!
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8. We kno B PM is m
’ll w ainstre w n:
am he
→ E veryone is clamoring for it.
→ it is a standard/default business approach.
→ C orporate I .t. is naturally building B P M apps.
→ B P M P rojects are routinely delivering high value.
→ P rojects do evolve into programs and initiatives.
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9. S o What’s ho
, lding B PM fro Tipping?
m
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10. what’s holding B PM fro tipping?
m
1 . D o enough people know what it is?
→A sk thr executives what “B P M ” stands for
ee .
→A sk thr I T staffer what B P M is.
ee s
→A sk thr lean six sigma black belts.
ee
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11. what’s holding B PM fro tipping?
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2. D o people know why it’s important?
→ to their business.
→ to their function or department.
→ to them - P ersonally.
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12. what’s holding B PM fro tipping?
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3. D o people know how B P M works?
→ W ho owns it. who uses it.
→ how it shapes your business.
→ what clear impacts it makes.
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13. what’s holding B PM fro tipping?
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4. D o people know when & how to apply bpm?
→ how to model & analyze business processes.
→ how to measur and optimize pr
e ocess per mance.
for
→ how to orchestr automated wor
ate kflows.
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14. what’s holding B PM fro tipping?
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5. I S B P M suppor & r
ted einforced?
→ ar the r people officially endor it?
e ight sing
→ is it fashionable to be a B P M ’E r?
→ do the social nor make it the attr
ms active option?
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15. and so here we ar .
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16. What’s it man to re the tipping po
e ach int?
o “tipping point” is an epidemiological term.
→ T he moment when a vir r
us eaches critical mass - when it becomes an epidemic.
o I n a S ocial S ystem:
→ the existence of sufficient momentum such that the movement becomes self-sustaining
and creates further growth.
o I n technology:
→ I deas and behaviors and new products move through a population very much like a
disease does.
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17. A lso kno n as “Cro
w ssing the Chasm”
(c) G eoffr W . M oore, 1 991 .
ey
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18. Ex ple o Te lo s re
am s f chno gie aching the tipping po
int
1 994: O pen systems
1 996: N etscape and the B rowser
1 998: T he web
1 999: J ava
2002: portable D igital M usic: the Í pod
2005: S oftware-as-a-S ervice
2007: L C D T elevisions
2008: T he Í phone
201 0: the Í P ad
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19. • L e lok at the scie o tipping.
t’s o nce f
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20. What m s so e
ake mthing ‘tip’?
I t all boils down to thr simple things:
ee
1. T he L aw of the few.
2. T he stickiness factor.
3. T he power of context.
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21. P ar
eo
t
The law o the fe
f w L aw ’ s
I t dosn’t take e e ne - ju the o s that m r.
e v ryo st ne atte
T hr classes of cr
ee itical enablers:
o M avens - the E xperts, helpers, advisors, translators.
o C onnectors - the networkers, communicators.
o S alesmen - T he advocates, encouragers.
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22. The stickine facto
ss r
it’s ju irre
st sistible - yo ’v go hav it!
u e tta e
P eople can’t get it out of their minds.
o M emorable - something about it; you just can’t forget.
o F ashionable - people want to be associated with it.
o U nderstandable – it’s ingestible, it makes sense.
o E quated with success - strong self-identifications.
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23. The po e o co x
wr f nte t
S itu n and co x are mre im rtant than fu
atio nte t o po ndamntal traits.
e
E pidemics ar highly sensitive to the cir
e cumstances and conditions of when and where
they occur.
o J ust T he right thing at J ust the right time.
o A pplied in just the right place.
o W ith great attention to the detail that make it effective
o A voiding fundamental attribution error.
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24. What m s B PM a “tipping po
ake int” candidate?
I t’s r for an epidemic type of phenomenon - to cr the chasm.
ipe oss
I s everyone satisfied with the status quo?
→ N ope - just stuck in the way we do things now.
I S B P M the O N L Y way to get these things done?
→ N o. it’s disruptive, requires new ways of working.
A re ther reasonable alter
e natives to B P M ?
→ N ot really. the alternatives ar cumber
e some, clumsy.
D oes it wor I s it proven?
k?
→ yes. B ut not many people know how to do it.
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25. S o ho dos bpm re the tipping po
w e ach int?
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26. The L aw o the F e :
f w me
av ns
cultivate exper and M ake sur they’r available and helpful!
ts, e e
o P rocess modelers - the business is processes.
o process measurers - kpi’s, c&E , andon “wonks”.
o S ervice-orchestrators - assembling solutions quickly.
o T ool-M ongers - so no one gets hung up.
o L ean-A gile managers - the quick path to capability.
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27. The L aw o the F e :
f w co cto
nne rs
conscript the connector H ave them networ
s. king and socializing!
o U tilize all the informal channels…
o S elect the key C ommunities of importance.
o F unctions or departments
o K ey P roduct lines
o I nvolve the most R espected, most-admired people.
o F ind people who know what customers want.
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28. The L aw o the F e :
f w S ale e
smn
W ho’s selling B P m for you?
O nce you connect to the r people and communities, someone must per
ight suade them
of bP M ’s superior ity.
o T ranslate the message of the technologists and innovators into something the
r of us under
est stand.
o D eliver passionate messages consistently.
→ L evel: create simple stories - omit distracting details.
→ S harpen: focus on what creates deeper meaning.
→ A ssimilate: set it into a frame of reference.
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29. The stickine facto
ss r
m bpm abso te irre
ake lu ly sistible - so pe ple ju hav to hav it!
o st e e
o C onnect emotionally - apply the K ano M odel.
o M ake it M emorable - give it a better name!
o M ake it F ashionable – modeling is sexy!
o A doptable - M ake it easy to do and to have.
o E quate it with success - personal success & advancement
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30. The po e o co x
wr f nte t
A pplying B PM in the right situ n and co x is far mre im rtant than
atio nte t o po
its fundamntal fe re and traits.
e atu s
o D on’t try to do it everywhere - J ust I n key places.
o A lways equate B P M with success and happiness.
o A pply B P M in high-profile, highly-visible domains.
o U se B P M to positively affect your customers.
o G enerate compelling, measurable business value.
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31. A n e m isn’t the sam as m e change
pide ic e anag d .
→ you’re setting conditions and igniting a flash point.
→ You’re infecting your audience in a small but critical way.
→ You’re focused on highly localized movements and energies.
→ T he setting and context is as important as the people.
→ the timing of events is key to creating momentum.
→ You’re rooting an idea into the culture - including artifacts
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32. ho are yo go to pu B PM o e the to
w u ing sh vr p?
L aw of the few: W ho will dr adoption.
ive
M avens - the E xperts, helper advisors, translator
s, s.
C onnectors - the networkers, communicators.
S alesmen – to level, shar and assimilate the messages.
pen
S tickiness F actor how you’ll make B P M I rr
: esistible.
M emorable, undeniable, sexy, fashionable, adoptable.
P ower of C ontext: the way to M ake it local and incremental.
key events, places, wins - with effective timing and impacts.
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33. S e yo o the o r side
e u n the !
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