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Book Titles:
Excellence in Practice Series
Volume I
Volume Ii
Volume III
Volume Iv
Volume V
Workflow Handbook Series
Workflow Handbook
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
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WORKFLOW
COMPARATIVE STUDY
2001 Edition
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The
2001 edition introduces two new products:
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Eastman
Enterprise Workflow high-end production workflow with integrated
imaging capabilities;
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Bizflow
2000 a flexible administrative and light production form-based
workflow for the Internet recently introduced in the US Market by
Korean Handysoft company.
The new
Study also incorporates a major review of offerings from other
vendors:
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Staffware
Internet and application integration new features,
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Panagon
Workflo a ready-to-use Internet version of Visual Workflo with
integrated document management and ease of use for end users,
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enhanced
versions of the Dolphin entry-level product and TeamWARE Flow
from Fujitsu,
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consolidation
of MQSeries Workflow with performances optimization and XML based
co-operation support,
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a new
orientation towards application integration workflow from TIBCO/InConcert,
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enhanced
all channels deployment of InTempo with "reach forms" form
JetForm, and
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consolidation
of the quickly ramping up W4 Internet product.
"Our
research indicates a strong reinforcement of the Workflow industry with
products showing an ever-increasing level of features, making it even
more challenging for new-comers to the market," says Martin Ader,
researcher and industry analyst.
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For IT
Directors, and Architects, Consultants and Analysts as well as Workflow
vendors and VAR Product Marketing and Sales Directors, this report
provides a comprehensive framework for comparing workflow engines and
products.
It includes a competitive analysis of
workflow products developed by COSA Solutions, Eastman Software, FileNet,
Fujitsu (TeamWARE Group), HandySoft, IBM, JetForm, SER, Staffware,
TIBCO, and W4.
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DELIVERY
Electronic version delivered by
email immediately upon payment;
contains multiple spreadsheets to score other products
8% discount available for WARIA, and WfMC members
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| Technical
Architect in a financial services group |
" Your
classification of workflow applications is really valuable and the
best I have come across up to date. Your evaluation approach and
detail is impressive " |
| ENGLAND:
Tony Hendley, Technical director, Information Management &
Technology |
" This is an
extremely valuable analysis as, in addition to the nine products
evaluated, the criteria can be used to evaluate any WFM software
package "....." The (volume 3 ) study
provides much detailed analysis which is well worth the price of
the study on its own "..." Overall, the study
is worth its weight in gold, It would save any project team weeks
of work.. "..." That is good value for money
when you consider how long it would take to collect anything near
this amount of information " |
| GERMANY:
Computerwoche |
A
detailed description and summary of the Workflow Comparative
Analysis by Martin Ader, from W&GS. |
| FRANCE:
Sabine Bohnke, 01 Informatique |
"Progiciels,
comment s'y retrouver dans le flot des workflow"
.." Pour faire son marché, une étude de W&GS
compare neuf moteurs sur la base de douze critères. .. Ils ont le
mérite de définir une segmentation de l'offre qui tend à
prouver que le produit universel n'existe pas " (To
go shopping, a W&GS study compares 9 workflow engines on
twelve criteria. .....their merit is to define a market
segmentation which tends to prove that the universal product does
not exist) |
| FRANCE:
Cédric Nicolas, Eric Bricier , Informatique Magazine, |
"Dans son
étude comparative, le consultant Martin Ader a noté, suivant 247
critères, neuf des principaux moteurs de workflow " (In
its comparative study, the analyst Martin Ader scored, out of 247
criteria, nine of the main workflow engines) |
| EUROPE:
Document World, |
"Workflow
has grown into a mature software business domain with recognized
potential for increasing organisation's efficiency, productivity
and quality of services. But it still remains too much a concept
under which different implementations find a convenient marketing
umbrella. Suppliers who attract potential buyers without giving
them a clear perspective won't contribute to making workflow an
acceptable technology. Users need to have a means of being able to
select from over a hundred product offerings available today.
Martin Ader takes the challenge and analyses seven workflow
engines." |
| 2001
EDITION SAMPLE |
You
can receive a pdf sample with some 20 pages extracted from Volumes
1, 2 and 3 with full Tables of Content from each volume.
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| A
Unique report
This study's characteristics make it a
must for anyone involved in developing a workflow strategy or with a
role in the product selection and purchase decision.
- It is a comparative study where
each product is analyzed and ranked using the same check-list.
- It is a detailed study that
looks at 200 features, grouped into 12 criteria. Each item is scored
for each products : more than 2 000 individual scores !
- It is an in-depth study, going
into the smallest details of the technical documentation of each
product.
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days to months
For the price of a day of high level
consulting you will save:
- days of work by
reading the management summary providing three clear and concise
articles.
- weeks of work with
the comprehensive criteria definition, with a detailed justification
of each of the 200 features. It will form the basis for comparing
other products should you need them.
- months of work by
going through the comparative study discussing the implementation of
each item for each product. This is based on the compilation of more
than 10,000 pages of product documentation.
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Who
Needs this Report?
- IT Directors and IT Architects who
have to select workflow products to support today's demanding
business needs of their organizations.
- Workflow Consultants who
need to have the best possible information to assist their customers
in taking strategic decisions.
- Workflow Market Analysts who
always need a fresh perspective on workflow to enrich their market
and product knowledge.
- Product Marketing Directors of
Workflow Vendors who have a
need for comprehensive competitive analysis. This report does just
that, giving them more time to concentrate on their key business:
sales and marketing.
- Sales Directors of Workflow
Distributors and Value Added Resellers (VARs) who
need to position their products against other offerings when bidding
for projects. This report will give them a tool for quantitative and
qualitative analysis.
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| The
Methodology
The methodology is based
upon 12 comparison criteria representing all possible users
requirements, and an in-depth analysis of the technical documentation of
each product.
- Each criterion is classified into
product features. Each product score for each criterion is
the result of combining features scores through weight expressing
their relative importance.
- Each feature comprises elementary characteristics
precisely described (Volume II).
- The score of a product for a feature is the sum
of its scores for all the feature’s characteristics.
- Each score is justified by a description of how
it is supported (Volume III).
- The result is summarized in the form of a bar
chart presenting the scores for the 12 criteria, the aggregated
scores obtained by the product for some 200 characteristics
precisely justified
Criteria definition and decomposition is based
upon the author ‘s experience: ten years of workflow research,
competitive analysis for Bull and Wang Software, and three years of
consulting for workflow users in all industries.
The evaluation itself is based upon the whole
technical documentation of each product, over 10,000 pages!. This is the
most reliable methodology since this documentation must accurately
describe each characteristic, otherwise the vendor would have to face
high support costs and unsatisfied user.
Each organization has in hands the means to
precisely select important characteristics for their applications, and
tune weights accordingly, leading to a fully tailored evaluation of each
product in their specific situation.
For example, the multilingual support feature
weight might be of no importance in the USA, while it might be essential
in a country like Switzerland.
Thanks to its systematic and in-depth process, the
Workflow Comparative provides you:
- a precisely defined set of criteria, features
and characteristics that can be reused;
- an in depth analysis of each products based
upon its technical documentation;
- means to adjust weights to your requirements,
and to instantly re-evaluate all the charts.
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About
The Author
16 years' of in-depth experience in workflow research and development,
competitive analysis, and consulting.
Martin
Ader set up and managed the Bull Workflow
research team in 1987. The team was later transferred to Wang
Software (now Eastman Software), where Martin Ader became responsible
for European Workflow Marketing. In 1996, he created his own consultancy
firm, Workflow & Groupware
Stratégies (W&GS).
Martin Ader represents W&GS
(a funding member) at the WfMC steering committee with voting right.
Ader participates in the Workflow and Reengineering International
Association (WARIA) and is a Funding
member of the Workflow Management Coalition (WfMC).
He has published books,
articles, papers, and participates to conferences in Europe, USA and
Asia. Matin Ader runs intensive workshops on
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Packaging
Criteria
Definition (Volume II) alone: Should
you want just to compare other products, Volume II alone will provide
you, at a reasonable cost, the whole product checklist from which you
can instantly build your own shopping list.
Paper copy: Three
volumes of quality printing, in full color.
Single user
electronic and paper copy: Acrobat
formatted color documents with hyper-links to vendor's webs. Password
protected for single user and delivered with a paper copy.
Company license
and paper copy:
includes the electronic copy, the paper copy, and a license to
distribute them to full time employees of the contracting company.
Each electronic
copy includes your personal decision support system tool: Multiple
spreadsheets allow you to add and score other products, tune weights to
your own needs, instantly update 12 radar charts and 24 bar charts.
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