Events with the BP Group
The questions may be the same however the Answers are very different

BP Group – Outside-In, Process & Performance News – September 2010
A periodic update for all things process


Advanced BPM aka Outside-In continues its rapid rise with more than 15 global conferences, 300 plus Certified Process Professional events, launch of BP Group Sundowners, and a readying for the 18th Annual Conference in Florida, USA in January.
New case studies, webinars and videos are our offering this month.

Enjoy and hopefully meet you soon!

Steve Signature
Steve Towers, Founder BP Group

   

Features
Outside-In 101 - The 3 part webinar series | Part One - Discovery download now!
Process Ninja shares his secrets | Video from Sydney Sundowners Australia (20 mins)
EA Connection | Where BPM meets and merges with Enterprise Architecture |
Resources for Advanced Process Management | Website brings together top notch people |
New Coaches & new CPP Masters | 118 countries and many new Masters |
Groundbreaking features from Harvard Business School | Two respected academics |
BP Group on LinkedIn | Membership at 4,500+ -hot discussions |
2010 Business Process Professional Training | The CPP programme features seven levels |

Outside-In Whitepaper | Charles Bennett shares his knowledge |


BP Group Membership

As we move into our 18th year our global presence through the community and the Certified Process Professional program continues apace. We didn't imagine that nearly two years ago joining LinkedIn would prove such a success.
The LinkedIn participants now represent more than10% of the global membership with active sub groups including the latest EA Connections, chaired by Oracle IT Director, Steve Melville. Other active sub groups are dedictaed spaces for CPP Professionals and CPP Masters.

| LinkedIn membership | subgroups preview |




OutsideIn Webinar series

Groundbreaking series includes casestudies, techniques and tools.

Each Webinar lasts less than one hour and provides a great starting point for those new to Outside-In (and for those spreading the word)


available now

OutsideIn101 Part 1

next month
OutsideIn 101 Understanding

OutsideIn Implementation



Outside-In 101

The first part of the three part series feature 'Discovery'. What is this thing called Outside-In?
Download and share with your colleagues.

Part Two and Three next month extend into the CEMMethod(tm) toolkit and review several case studies.

If you enjoy the series join us at a Certified Process Professional class (www.bp2010.com) or if already qualified the CPP Refresher series.

 



BP Group Sundowner

BP Group - Craig Reid - Certified Process Master

Craig Reid - Certified Process Master aka
The Process Ninja

 



Sydney Sundowner - August 2010

David Mottershead introduced The Process Ninja who presented an amusing and insightful overview of two recent projects - Big dog and Little dog.
Not the real names of course however the issues and challenges are.

Access the video and enjoy Craigs take on Outside-In.
(Note quality is iffy due to low light)





Sundowners - August 2010

David Mottershead BP Group

 

This month has seen sessions in Sydney
(hosted by David Mottershead - left ) and
Melbourne (hosted by Stephen Nicholson)

You can drop them a line and come along to the next sessions - we look forward to seeing you at the forthcoming Sundowners in November:

London | New York | Chicago | Cape Town | Sydney | Brisbane | Melbourne | Wellington | Amsterdam | Stockholm | Helsinki



Are you a potential CPP Master?

The Melbourne Certified Process Masters - August 2010
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The Sydney MASTERS following Qualification
The latest class qualified in Sydney in August led by David Mottershead and Steve Towers

David Mottershead (ANZ BP Group Leader) 7th from the right

BPGroup CPMasters Sydney
The Triple Crown PC Team

Recently qualified Masters from Brisbane (doing that
Triple Crown plus thing!)

(see more below)

 

BPM Summit 2011

 

 

Here is a latest video previewing the event, the emerging Agenda and the reasons why you need to be there at our 18th birthday

January 17-21, Orlando, FLA, USA

Register Early to receive special offers!

Review here

The BP Group and IQPC have partnered for the BPM-Summit 2011.

The event will feature an ecletic mix of people from every walk of process including BPM, Lean, Six Sigma, LSS, Process Excellence and Process Improvement. With panels, NEW case studies from the wolrds leading organisations and hands-on sessions there is something for everyone.

Watch the interview for a preview and discussion of how BPM is advancing Outside-In.


BPM Summit preview


BP Group Advisory Board

A very important component of BP Group success is the Advisory Board. It sets the stage for our ambitions and directs the resources on behalf of the larger membership.

The Full Advisory Board has the following members:
President: John Corr (Global), Dick Lee - USA (North), Sunil Dutt Jha (India & SE Asia), Steve Towers - USA (South), Charles Bennett (UK), David Mottershead (ANZ) and Dr. Fahad Altwaijry (Middle East).

Additionally BPGroup Managers include:
Stephen Nicholson (Australia), Steve Melville (US), Erika Westbay (US), Janne Ohtonen (Finland), Nick Harvard (UK), Marjolein Towler (WA), Paul Bailey (Germany), Martina Beck-Friss (Sweden)


 

CPP Needs You
Certified Process Master badge

Recently qualified CPP Masters (CPP Level 5) - June-August 2010
Congratulations are in order for another 40+ Certified Process Masters

Pareet Sanghavi, Janne Ohtonen, Andrew Turner, Patrizia Pedrazzini, Simon Coles, Anita Calcraft, Nic Harvard, Penny Steele, Lanfear Alistair, Jell          Graeme, Bruce-Scott Robert, Jeffrey Hill, Cop Marijana, Kempnich Jacquleine, Ellis Sandra, Rajeevan Arumugan, Bonora Julia, Holmes Allan, Shirodkar Manisha, Thind Mona, Gordon Smith, Leslie Chris, Verster  Leon, Kirstin Jones Kirstin, Sui Bernard, Tchetchetkine Andrei, Lynn Liu, Gary Rubinstein, Sylvia Rodriguez, Jason Edlin, Mark Gittins, Benjamin Andrew, Nachiket Gole, William Pittard, Andrew Noronha, Miguel Cadena, Emmanuel Lambou, Stephen Gallagher, David George and Laura Yeo.

CPP Professional


And in the three months to August more than 550 people have qualified as Certified Process Professionals (Level 3) across 21 countries.
Welcome all to the worlds largest and original BPM community.

In the last five years more than 11,000 people have qualified through the Open programme and become Certified Process Professionals.



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BPGroup Top 5 Discussions

 

Recent Discussions in the BP Group Linked Area include:

> Why is the penetration of BPM Solutions (BPMS - the technology aspect of BPM) so limited?
(more than 121 comments todate)

> Can anybody make a one sentence describing Business Process Management ?
(77 comments - Hamid Sadeghi)

> Your favourite Process Quotes
(114 comments) - from François Foulem “It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory”
(W. Edwards Demming)

> Keynote - The Architect World 2010 from Bangalore in India
(presentation on the convergence of BPM and EAtransformation approaches - download)

> Enterprise Architecture Connections members exceed 200 in one month (Steve Melville)

And also a short video....

> Watch Ranjay Gulati (Harvard Business School) promote the shift to Customer Centricity
(the new perspective from the academic viewpoint)


See them all at the BP Group on LinkedIn - now with 4,500+ members joining 40,000+ globally


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