Why we implemented a BPM system and recommend it to others

How BPMS integration automates end-to-end processes and connects BPM with ERP, CRM and other systems.

  • Why we chose BPM
  • Advantage #1. BPMS gives your client the freedom of self-service
  • Advantage #2. Payment documents with complex pricing are generated automatically in 2 clicks…
  • Advantage #3. A BPM system replaces a mentor

Although not all employees welcomed it at first. 8/12/2019 · Reading time: 4 min.

Why we chose BPM

  1. The main business trend for the next 5 years is process digitalization.

  2. Even the most "traditional" companies have already realized that working with Excel, phone calls, and fax machines is a thing of the past.

  3. You have to change so clients don't leave for more advanced competitors. kt.team does extensive work customizing systems for the B2B sector.

  4. After analyzing and comparing the capabilities of various CRM and BPM systems, we chose the latter for our own use. Why? CRM covered only customer relationships: such a system is suitable for a sales department, but not for the whole company. ERP is not our area, because we are not a manufacturing business.

  5. The BPM concept of managing business processes fits best with how work is organized at kt.team.

  6. We needed a transparent system for assigning and tracking tasks, logging time and coordinating several offices across CIS. The BPMS clearly met our needs.

  7. We integrated the management system into the work of every unit, from sales to development.

  8. The first results are already clear: after the BPM rollout, life got easier for management, staff and clients.

  9. The obvious benefits of BPM can be found on the website of any integrator or developer of business process management systems.

  10. For ourselves, we identified three non-obvious but important advantages that people usually forget to mention.

Advantage #1. BPMS gives your client the freedom of self-service

  1. Think about yourself: how much do you enjoy dealing with sales managers?

  2. First negotiating with them by phone, then exchanging files (contracts, specifications, invoices, acceptance certificates, delivery notes, etc.).

  3. Your client also doesn't want to spend time and energy on all of this.

  4. There's no need to lead him by the hand through your catalog and bury him in faxes.

  5. He has long been used to buying the goods he needs in online stores, calling a taxi and ordering food through apps.

  6. He knows where to go and what to click.

  7. Unnecessary interaction with a manager only annoys the client, especially when the ordering procedure repeats every month and they have to go in circles.

  8. It's easier for him to go to your portal, order the batch of goods he needs on his own, submit his details and receive an automatically generated set of documents. A BPM system gives him this option. As a result, you get a more satisfied client and free up hundreds of person-hours per month.

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Advantage #2. Payment documents with complex pricing are generated automatically in 2 clicks…

…again removing the manager and the human factor from the process.

This is relevant for the B2B sector with multi-factor pricing, where the unit price depends on the order size - the more the customer buys, the lower the unit price; logistics - whether the required freight units have been formed or the full delivery cost is passed on to the customer; delivery times - you have to pay for "urgent" orders; the batch expiration date - the closer it is, the lower the price; payment terms and the presence of accounts payable...

Accounting for all of this in "manual" calculations is not easy.

After implementing BPMS, the business process is executed each time according to the commercial offer for a specific partner.

You only need to enter the required conditions into the designer, and the documents will be generated with all factors taken into account without manager involvement.

If any conditions change, you only need to adjust the value of the relevant parameter once.

All changes will be automatically reflected in the connected business processes.

Advantage #3. A BPM system replaces a mentor

When a new person joins the company, they have to learn a huge amount of essential information. "Who should I ask to...", "what should I click if...", "what should I tell the client when..." It does not matter whether you hire an intern or an experienced professional, they will still need to learn your business processes. A BPM system fully replaces a mentor. If you have documented your business processes, you will not have to explain them to staff every time and hope that no one forgets anything.

All actions and responsible people are already in the system, and every step is clear. Even if a business process changes, for example if purchases now also require approval from the CFO, you only need to update that step once. Employees will receive an automatic notification, and from that point purchases will follow the new workflow without lengthy retraining.

Does all this mean that every company needs a BPM system?

At the startup stage there is more enthusiasm than a systematic approach.

An employee can perform several roles at the same time

Business processes in the company are just taking shape - they are still flexible and unpolished.

Deploying a BPMS at this stage makes no sense.

It makes sense once the organization has clearly defined roles and functions, plus stable business processes that can actually be managed. That is when a BPM system helps you and your staff save time and nerves and boost client loyalty.

Read the review for more on how BPM connects people, robots, and AI agents and orchestrates end-to-end processes. BPM in an AI-native company.

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