Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 224 pages
- Published by: McGraw-Hill/Irwin; Book&CD edition September 15, 2000
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0072426756
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0072426755
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Book Dimensions:
9.1 x 7.1 x 0.5 inches
- Weighs: 12.8 ounces
Reader Reviews
Omar El Sawy has succeeded in making Business Process Reengineering concepts and implementation accessible to every business person and student. Many BPR books tend to bog the reader down with jargon, but El Sawy's book clearly explains BPR concepts, issues, and implementation steps. Implementation is the operative word here: the objective is to get the reader to jump into modeling processes and then optimize/reengineer those processes. The software included in the package is essential for helping one get their arms around a BPR project by "doing". The first part of the book examines the BPR raison d'etre. Concepts and issues are laid out in a very readable fashion. The second section uses the included Holosofx Workflow.BPR software to provide a hands-on experience, from scoping the project through modeling, analyzing, and redesigning a business process. The steps required to create a process model in Workflow.BPR are very well illustrated and presented such that a person unfamiliar with the tool can get functional right away. The final two chapters deal with reengineering supply chains and integration options (e.g. workflow engines, XML) respectively. Interspersed throughout the book are case studies that further illustrate how BPR projects have been conducted in the real world. Especially interesting for me was the RosettaNet case study, where an industry consortium redesigned the entire process flow for the IT industry. I highly recommend this book for both novices as well as business professionals. eBusienss is enabling huge changes in how business is conducted, but without a clear methodology for understanding and reengineering processes, much of what could be gained may go unrealized.
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