EPM – CPM – BPM: What’s in a Name?

Many practitioners and experts in the industry have positioned all of these labels as basically meaning the same thing. They see each as a process and software system designed to link strategies to plans and execution. Each includes the monitoring and managing of key performance indicators (KPIs). This then lets managers in various departments and divisions of an organization understand key market and business trends. Ultimately, it allows them to respond quickly to ensure they meet business objectives.

However, subtle differences actually exist between these terms and what they are intended to convey.

Now, You Are the CEO

Imagine that you are now the CEO of your organization. Further imagine that it is underperforming. Worse yet, your organization has low employee morale, high labor turnover, declining market share, falling profits, competitors that are under-pricing you and constant criticism from your board of directors, investors and investment analysts. Sound like a fun job? What are you going to do? You start building.

Awesome Analytics: Are We There Yet?

How far have we come with analytics in the last few decades? The answer: not very far.