Business Process Expert (BPX) Community
Bridging the Gap BetweenBusiness and IT
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Powerful Trends Are Re-shaping Businesses Worldwide
All these trends are affecting all companiesChanging how you implement and innovate business
processes
disruptive TECHNOLOGY
empowered WORKFORCE
intensified COMPETITION
powerfulCUSTOMERS
increased RISK
Increased transparency
Abundance of supply
Information work
24/7 operations
Speed of change
Business networks
Market volatility
Compliance imperative Connectivity
Digitization
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Innovation and Flexibility Matter to the CEO
75% of CEOs place a high or very high priority on the ability to respond rapidly
Only one in ten CEOs believes that their organization has the ability to be very responsive to changing market conditions
Consequently, major companies are considering Business Model Innovation as a transformation imperative!
Source: 2006 IBM Global CEO Survey
87% of CEOs believe fundamental change is required in the next two years to drive innovation.
78% believe integrating business and technology is crucial for innovation.
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Enterprise SOA Increases Business Agility
Exploit synergies
Accelerate time to value
Increase velocity of innovation
YET
Business Agility Requires
Flexible business process platform
Specialized resources
Vibrant ecosystem that fosters collaboration and co-innovation
The Enterprise Challenge
Customer’sBusinessNetwork
IT Ecosystem
CustomersVendors
SAP
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Enterprise SOA is like your wardrobe
Assemble outfits from
your wardrobe easily and with
flexibility
Make those basics work
better just by adding a great
sweater
SOA helps your business become more stylish… more innovative
Save money by creating new outfits with your existing clothes
Think of each articleof clothing in your
wardrobe asa business service
Enterprise SOA Is Like Your Wardrobe…
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SAP Practitioners – The Fast Changing Landscape of the Future
For IT to deliver flexibility, it needs a single, unified business process platform that provides a repository of coherent services.
Who can harness the business process platform to make business process innovation happen?
BUT
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Business Process Platform EnablesAgility and Flexibility
DISRUPTIVE INNOVATORS
COMPOSERS
CONSOLIDATORSSub-sidiary
Business Partner
Home Grown /
ISVSAP
Composite Applications
SAP NetWeaverBusiness ProcessPlatform
ProcessComponents
REPOSITORY KEEPERS?
Business Process ExpertsWho can harness the business process platform to make business process innovation happen?
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Who Is the Business Process Expert?
The Business Process Expert Has the business knowledge and IT savvy
to make business process innovation happen in real-time
by adapting, composing and executing business processes
using best practices, composition software and enterprise services
This professional evolves from roles like Business Analyst
Application Consultant
Process Developer / Modeler
Business Process Architect
Business Process Manager
Enterprise Architect
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As a BPXer Some Core Skills Will Be Important
Software & IT knowledge
Applications & Solutions Skills
Community & Social Media Skills
Business ProcessModeling &
UI Skills
BPMKnowledge
Soft Skills
Bus Consultant Skills today
BPXer of tomorrow
IT Consultant Skills today
Enterprise SOA knowledge
Practical Experience
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The Business Process Expert Adapts business processes to meet
specialized needs Composes and deploys new services
and applications from existing services Executes processes to enable
continuous innovation
Collaborates on Business Scenarios Process Lifecycles Change Leadership Horizontal Process Practices
– HR, Finance, Supply Chain…
Industry Customizations – Consumer Products…
Tools
Methodologies
What Is the Business Process Expert Community?
The first community to focus on
helping business process experts
drive process innovation through
collaboration and collective learning
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What Does SAP Offer the Business Process Expert?
BPX Community 300,000+ Members!
Exclusive Content
Best practices in methodologies with case studies and examples
Business Process Lifecycle stages
Process modeling
Enterprise Services from the ES Community
Analytics, Supply Chain Management, GRC
Getting started with new role profile, tasks, skills required
eLearning available 24x7
Professional skills certification
Industry Knowledge Industry-based best practices for a comprehensive set of industries, and growing
Visual Composer
ARIS for SAP NetWeaver
ES Bundles
SAP Discovery Systemfor Enterprise SOA
Solution Manager
Skills Enhancement Enablers & Tools
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The BPX Community Can Accelerate Your Business and Career
Co-Innovate Leverage trends and opportunities shared in a community of world-class peers, and launch new ideas
Connect and Network Get quick answers from the BPX community when faced with business process challenges
Establish Yourself As an Expert Share your business process know-how and grow your business
Be a Thought Leader Learn and evangelize how to bridge the gap between business and IT
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Get Involved – Join BPX.SAP.COM
Be Part of a New Breed of Professionals Who Adapt business processes to meet specialized
needs Compose and deploy new services and
apps from existing services Execute processes and enable continuous
innovation
Collaborate on Business Process Scenarios
Analytics
Supply Chain Management
Industry Processes
Best Practices
CONNECTING OVER 350,000 PROFESSIONALS
GLOBALLY
Join today to collaborate with peers through forums,
blogs, and more
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From SAP Functional/Technical Expert to Business Process Expert – Getting There by Leveraging the Community
Time
Information & Knowledge
Start of the Information
Age
My Knowledge
Info
CommunityKnowledge
Today
Filter
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NetworkEvents
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Getting Ready for Business Network Transformations
Don't under-estimate the skills challenge and change
Partner with the BPX Community in an open and frequent opinion exchange
Use BPX early on as a learning platform and network - beyond your existing network
Together with us, get ready for Business Network Transformation!
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Together We Can Manage this Transition More Effectively
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