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Derek Miers

Principal Analyst serving Enterprise Architecture PROFESSIONALS

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Blog: Enterprise Architecture Blog

Derek serves Enterprise Architecture Professionals. He is an internationally recognized expert in business process management (BPM) and organizational transformation. He has worked in this area for more than 20 years, dealing with major brands, governmental organizations, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Derek's research focuses on the methods, approaches, frameworks, tools, techniques, and technologies of business architecture; BPM; business process improvement; business transformation; and organizational change. He places special emphasis on an outcome-based, customer-focused approach.

Previous Work Experience

Derek is a well-known keynote speaker and chair of major EA conferences. As co-chair of BPMI.org, he helped merge the organization with the Object Management Group (OMG).

Education

Derek completed the Early Growth Program at London Business School.

Research Coverage:

Business Process Modeling, Business Transformation, Case Management, Complex Event Processing (CEP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Digital Business Architecture, Enterprise Architecture Practices, Packaged Applications, Program & Project Management, Staff Development, Training & Succession Management, Strategy, Planning & Governance of IT, Workflow

Derek Miers's Research

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Report: How To Embed BA In The Organization
Gordon Barnett, Derek MiersJune 12, 2013
While IT planning is a common starting point for business architecture (BA) efforts, the methods and techniques really come into their own when applied to critical business problems. BA addresse...
- Downloads: 82
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Report: Business Architecture 2020 — Extending Beyond Organizational Boundaries
Gordon Barnett, Derek MiersMay 29, 2013
The rise of business architecture (BA) initiatives has resulted in a rapidly maturing business architecture body of knowledge. Today, business architecture practices focus within the boundaries ...
- Downloads: 188
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Report: Forrester's Business Capability Portfolio Assessment: Tool
Derek Miers, Gordon BarnettMay 8, 2013
Even experienced executives have difficulty in deciding on the right mix of strategic investments. Business architecture leaders can assist executives in making the right decisions through the u...
- Downloads: 13
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Report: Forrester's Business Capability Portfolio Assessment: Process Guide
Derek Miers, Gordon BarnettMay 8, 2013
Even experienced executives have difficulty in deciding on the right mix of strategic investments. Business architecture leaders can assist executives in making the right decisions through the u...
- Downloads: 13
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Report: The Forrester Wave™: BPM Suites, Q1 2013
Clay Richardson, Derek MiersMarch 11, 2013
In Forrester's 59-criteria evaluation of business process management (BPM) suite vendors, we identified the 10 most significant software providers in the category — Appian, Bizagi, Cordys,...
- Downloads: 675
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For Application Development & Delivery Professionals
Report: The Forrester Wave™: Dynamic Case Management, Q1 2011
Derek Miers, Craig Le ClairJanuary 31, 2011
In Forrester's 57-criteria evaluation of dynamic case management (DCM) vendors, Pegasystems, IBM, EMC, Appian, Singularity, and Global 360 led with the most dynamic, visionary platforms. Pegasys...
- Downloads: 1841
For Application Development & Delivery Professionals
Report: SharePoint And BPM — Finding The Sweet Spot
Derek MiersMarch 31, 2010
Despite Microsoft's best attempts to position the SharePoint platform for content and collaboration, many people still see it as a business process management (BPM) platform. The process managem...
- Downloads: 1370
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Report: The Strategic Language Of Transformation Unlocks The Power Of BPM, Part 1
Derek MiersJune 21, 2011
As firms embark on their business transformation journey, business process pros find themselves discussing a wide range of topics: program initiation and governance, executive engagement, proces...
- Downloads: 927
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Report: Focus On Customers And Business Architecture For Greater Business Process Maturity
Derek Miers, Alexander Peters, Ph.D.August 30, 2011
Over the past decade, business process transformation and continuous improvement initiatives have gained strategic traction. Despite C-suite attention, most organizations still fall relatively l...
- Downloads: 758
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Report: How To Develop The Business Case For BPM Projects And BPM Programs
Derek MiersJanuary 18, 2011
Developing a BPM business case differs from a traditional IT project because of the continuous improvement approach that BPM introduces. As such, the business case must be developed and enhanced...
- Downloads: 801