Brief: Open Source BPM Finally Makes The Leap Into The Mainstream

Enterprise architects are currently leading large-scale implementations of business process management (BPM) solutions, spending millions of dollars each year to automate and transform enterprisewide business processes. But these architects are now raising critical questions: Do we need expensive BPM platforms that require deep skill sets and training in proprietary software to automate and transform all of our business processes? Are there cost-effective alternatives for implementing some of the less complex and less mission-critical processes? Leading enterprise architects are now evaluating and adopting open source BPM solutions that promise to reduce software licensing and implementation costs. With open source platforms moving into the mainstream, enterprise architects will need to balance the need for cost savings against their business partners' requirements for scalability and speed.