During this past fall, Lombardi has traveled to 5 states and 4 countries attending or hosting industry events. Here’s a brief re-cap of where we’ve been and what we’ve learned along the way…

At the Gartner BPM Summit in Orlando Florida, seven different Lombardi customers presented sessions during the conference. While some sessions were Gartner-sponsored and some were Lombardi-sponsored, it’s always exciting when our customers are able to share their BPM successes.

At the Forrester Business Technology Forum in Chicago Illinois, Erik Keller, CIO of SIRVA, presented a presentation entitled “A CIO’s Perspective On Where BPM Fits.” A very fitting presentation as BPM continues to be a top priority among today’s CIOs.

Finally, I’d like to highlight Gartner ITxpo in Cannes France. On day three, Phil Gilbert, Lombardi’s President, spoke to attendees on the benefit of putting business first in process improvement; including a live technology demonstration on how Lombardi is using next-generation innovation to make that possible. Stay tuned for more details early next year.

So as things start to slow down for the holidays, look for Lombardi next year in a city near you.  And as always, you can stay up to date with Lombardi events online.

Last week, Lombardi participated as a premier sponsor of the Gartner BPM Summit held in San Diego, California. This BPM event drew hundreds of like-minded BPM practitioners together to discuss and learn about the latest best practices in the industry. In a time of economic uncertainty, it is vital that businesses see the value that Business Process Management can bring to an organization, so during the conference attendees had the chance to hear from some of the leading voices in the BPM space.

Lombardi’s voice was heard pretty loudly! In addition to a best practices presentation from our Vice President of Global Marketing, Lombardi had four customer speakers at the conference - from PNC, SIRVA, Wells Fargo and StubHub, who are all leading the charge for BPM in their respective companies. With a central message of “Clear Directions. Clear Results.,” the Lombardi team was able to talk with many of the conference attendees about how they can use BPM to deliver success and value to their organizations.

But have no fear, all work and no play make for a long week away from the office. So on Tuesday night, we threw a party with our take on the classic game show “The Price is Right!”  Conference attendees had the chance to bid against one another to win fabulous prizes, that is …if the price was right!

Lombardi is a Premier Sponsor of the upcoming Gartner Business Process Management Summit next week in San Diego. As us usually the case, we have several of our customers that are speaking during the conference. We especially enjoy the opportunity to talk with attendees at the Lombardi Booth, and we host a night of entertainment at the “Lombardi Price Is Right” Hospitality Suite.  Before we go, however, I wanted to recap our experiences from Gartner’s EMEA BPM Summit that was held in February  in London.

In London we talked with several companies from across Europe. All of them were looking for immediate solutions to their process problems. As a leader in the BPM space, Lombardi was able to draw upon past customer successes to explain how we can help meet the needs of the different industries represented at the show, such as energy, financial services, government, and healthcare. In talking with delegates, we learned that most companies already see the need for BPM, and they say that process improvement is an important priority now. This is definitely a change from previous conferences we have participated in. Companies are starting to move forward with BPM initiatives in order to thrive, despite the surrounding economical uncertainties.