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Assignment: Strategy-Process Alignment
In this assignment, you will be assessed based on the following Course Outcome:
Assess the role of a business process within the strategic structure of an organization.
Your book proposes a business process management (BPM) model comprising 10 phases. As you learn about each phase, you will apply the concepts to a specific business process. You will select the process you will use in this assignment.
You will prepare the foundation for your project by identifying a real-world organization that would benefit from applying the business process management (BPM) model in the workplace. You may select the organization where you currently work OR where you previously worked. If possible, you should strive to choose an organization and process that you have knowledge about. If you select an organization that you do not have direct contact with, be sure you can gather sufficient information (via the Library, the Internet, or by interview) about the organization and its operations.
It is important to select a process that will provide a good basis for applying the various phases that you will be learning. As you learn further topics and complete subsequent assignments, you will use this process to answer questions such as:
What are your company's strategies/goals, and how does your selected process support/fit them?
Who are the stakeholders in the process, what are their expectations, and what are the goals of the process?
What are some specific metrics for measuring the performance of your process now and later? What are some quick wins for your project?
What are the risks for your project, ways to mitigate them, and the best leader type for this project?
What is the best implementation strategy for your process, pilots, and contingency plans for your project?
To be able to answer these questions, you will need to select a business process that has strategic significance in the organization, involves multiple people, and has sufficient complexity to require measurement and planning. Conversely, if you pick a process that is too limited, not strategic, or too vague, you will not be able to analyze these elements later on.
To gain a better understanding of what is coming up, carefully read the summary of the 10 phases that starts on page 106 in your textbook. This will give you an idea of what type of questions you will be asking about the process you select.