Do the adaptive methods of business processes management allow for achieving competitive advantage?  Cover Image

Czy adaptacyjne zarządzanie procesami biznesowymi to metoda pozwalająca na zdobycie przewagi konkurencyjnej?
Do the adaptive methods of business processes management allow for achieving competitive advantage?

Author(s): Bartosz Marcinkowski, Bartłomiej Gawin
Subject(s): Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life
Published by: Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie, Fundacja Promocji i Akredytacji Kierunków Ekonomicznych
Keywords: adaptive methods of process management; Agile Business Process Management; Deming cycle; human capital; adaptacyjne zarządzanie procesami; cykl Deminga; kapitał ludzki

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses experiences gained while integrating adaptive methods of project management with business processes management in a business organization, based on the research undertaken in SESCOM company in Gdańsk, Poland. The aim of the article is to formalize the authors' model of ABPM (Agile Business Process Management), dedicated to re-orienting the traditional process organization towards constructing adaptive, minimalistic process models, taking into consideration the Agile methods of workflow software development and long-term life-cycles of infrastructure connected with IT processes. The article proposes the areas, in which to implement the elements of Agile methodology in the classical Deming cycle. It also summarizes experience to-date with regard to the role of human capital in performing business strategies according to the ABPM model.

  • Issue Year: 57/2014
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 62-73
  • Page Count: 12