Business process re-engineering (BPR) and downsizing were the key buzzwords of the early part of this decade. In recent months both terms have rather fallen out of fashion. The advocates of BPR and ...

Facing an uncertain economy and rising interest rates, companies of all sizes are trying to cut costs. An increasing number are using technology to improve and secure their operations, but the boost ...

Good process actually helps an organization create value better, faster, and cheaper." Karesek highlights the differences between effective and ineffective processes as part of Business Process Change ...

The idea of re-engineering was first propounded in an article in Harvard Business Review in July–August 1990 by Michael Hammer (see article), then a professor of computer science at MIT.The ...

Business success requires an optimized mix of people, process, and technology. Too many organizations ignore or forget the middle layer—the process engineering—that brings together their teams ...