Business process re-engineering software can be a powerful tool for your company to redesign the vision and overall corporate strategy for your organization. Business process software can provide a methodology for you to examine your current business strategy. It allows you to evaluate your company's performance against your competition's performance to see how you measure up.

Business process re-engineering software can radically change the direction your company takes with regard to business strategy. Below are some of the things that you can expect as the outcome of using BPR solutions:

1. Organizational restructuring guided by business process software

2. Changes to personnel roles and responsibilities within a business unit

3. A cultural shift in regard to training, expectations and attitudes to implement the new BPR program

Action Steps
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Structure a plan to achieve the goals of your BPR program

The software in BPR that you select will present you with many possible BPR solutions. Your task is to select the top goals of your organization and align the projects to achieve your desired outcome. It is imperative that top levels of management support your BPR initiatives and communicates to the organization how crucial the BPR program is to the future success of your company.

I recommend: Download a free copy of Turbo BPR Software from Professional Insights. It can help with your strategic planning. Prosci offers online BPR tutorials.

Create a BPR team that will use the BPR applications

It is critical to appoint a team that will be empowered to implement the results of the software process engineering. Odds are that there will be several projects that come out of the business process re-engineering software so you need to ensure that there is someone appointed to spearhead them. Select members that possess organizational leadership skills.

I recommend: BrainBench subscriptions give you access to BPR testing for topics such as BPR Team and Success Predictors. Avoid thecommon BPR pitfalls explained by Lowell Greenberg.

Evaluate BPR software vendors thoroughly

Since there are so many BPR software vendors, include members of your Information Technology department for their input. Clearly define what business processes will be changing so that you can select the best BPR software solutions for your organization.

I recommend: Grandite and Wizdom Systems offer several different BPR applications. If your company decides to hire an outside consultant to start your BPR program, check out the list of providers from iSixSigma.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Embarking upon a BPR program is not a simple task and should be undertaken with great consideration. Be prepared to meet resistance because change is difficult for people to accept. Counteract this resistance by including some of these members in the BPR team.