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This new edition of Springer´s handbook on BPM covers its core components, from strategic alignment to personnel and IT. It sets out the vital elements in successful implementation, with Volume 1 focusing on methodology and information systems.

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Business Process Management (BPM) has become one of the most widely used approaches for the design of modern organizational and information systems. The conscious treatment of business processes as significant corporate assets has facilitated substantial improvements in organizational performance but is also used to ensure the conformance of corporate activities. This Handbook presents in two volumes the contemporary body of knowledge as articulated by the world´ s leading BPM thought leaders. This first volume focuses on arriving at a sound definition of BPM approaches and examines BPM methods and process-aware information systems. As such, it provides guidance for the integration of BPM into corporate methodologies and information systems. Each chapter has been contributed by leading international experts. Selected case studies complement their views and lead to a summary of BPM expertise that is unique in its coverage of the most critical success factors of BPM.

The second edition of this handbook has been significantly revised and extended. Each chapter has been updated to reflect the most current developments. This includes in particular new technologies such as in-memory data and process management, social media and networks. A further focus of this revised and extended edition is on the actual deployment of the proposed theoretical concepts. This volume includes a number of entire new chapters from some of the world´s leading experts in the domain of BPM.

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Introduction.- Methods.- Information Systems.

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"This outstanding work, already updated in a second edition, is focused on business process management (BPM) definition, approaches, methods, and integration with process-centered information technology (IT) information systems. ... Completely revised and updated after four years, this comprehensive handbook is a must for all modern business managers." (Mihail Sadeanu, Computing Reviews, April, 2015)

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