Check Out Bruce Silver’s BPMS Watch Rankings!

The selection process for choosing a BPM vendor can be pretty daunting. BPM is a rapidly evolving space, and there seems to be a different philosophy on process at the core of each vendor’s solution set. Usually the first step an organization takes is to read some of the research that’s out there. While Gartner and Forrester do provide world-class research on our corner of the software world, I think it’s also worth mentioning another place to look for an in-depth look at the major players in business process management.

Bruce Silver’s recently published BPMS report provides one of the most thoughtfully composed product rankings in BPM. I would also like to quote and commend him on his methodology for the research, which I think is an admirable approach:

“The ratings measure all the suites in 11 categories of capabilities, which are weighted differently based on the process type. The ratings are just for the product itself — nothing for “completeness of vision” or other nonsense like that. We plot the aggregate rating for integration-centric vs. human-centric, integration-centric vs. production workflow, and production workflow vs. case management. The idea is that the market is moving beyond point solutions, and you might want a good compromise between multiple process types.”

BPM is a very broad topic, and it can be tough to make sense of it all if you are tasked with managing the vendor selection process. This report is particularly useful if you would like to be able to make “apple to apple” comparisons of BPM suites. The report is geared towards helping people make sense of what can seem like a very complicated technology decision.

Take a look at the report, and feel free to check back in and let us know what you think!