Decision Matrix: Selecting a Business Process Management Vendor (Decision Matrix)

Table of Contents

• DATAMONITOR VIEW
  • CATALYST
  • SUMMARY
• MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
  • BPM has emerged as the key business/IT alignment strategy
    • BPM is playing the role of a business-oriented interface to IT in general and SOA in particular
  • BPM Decision Matrix
    • Core BPM Decision Matrix
    • Extended BPM Decision Matrix
    • Shortlist: BEA, PegaSystems, TIBCO
    • Consider: Lombardi, Metastorm, Software AG and Ultimus
    • Explore: IBM, Oracle and SAP
    • Challengers: Graham Technology, Cordys and Microsoft
• MARKET LEADERS
  • Market leaders: technology
  • Market leaders: user sentiment
  • Market leaders: market impact
• VENDOR ANALYSIS
  • BEA: BPM radars
    • Recommendation: shortlist
  • Cordys: BPM radars
    • Recommendation: challengers
  • Graham Technology: BPM radars
    • Recommendation: challengers
  • IBM: BPM radars
    • Recommendation: explore
  • Lombardi: BPM radars
    • Recommendation: consider
  • Metastorm: BPM radars
    • Recommendation: consider
  • Microsoft: BPM radars
    • Recommendation: challenger
  • Oracle: BPM radars
    • Recommendation: explore
  • PegaSystems: BPM radars
    • Recommendation: shortlist
  • SAP: BPM radars
    • Recommendation: explore
  • Software AG: BPM radars
    • Recommendation: consider
  • TIBCO: BPM radars
    • Recommendation: shortlist
  • Ultimus: BPM radars
    • Recommendation: consider
  • Increasingly competitive BPM market will call for creative go-to-market approach
• APPENDIX
  • Summary Scores:
  • Datamonitor Ratings
  • Definitions
  • Extended Methodology
    • Technology
    • User Sentiment
    • Market Impact
  • Methodology
  • Further reading
  • Ask the analyst
  • Datamonitor consulting
  • Disclaimer
  • List of Tables
    • Table 1: Vendors profiled in the BPM Decision Matrix report
    • Table 2: Core BPM Decision Matrix*
    • Table 3: Extended BPM Decision Matrix*
    • Table 4: BPM Decision Matrix - vendor scores summary
  • List of Figures
    • Figure 1: Core BPM Decision Matrix
    • Figure 2: Extended BPM Decision Matrix: technology assessment and market impact scores only
    • Figure 3: Market leaders analysis: technology
    • Figure 4: Market leaders analysis: user sentiment
    • Figure 5: Market leaders analysis: market impact
    • Figure 6: BEA BPM radars
    • Figure 7: Cordys BPM radars
    • Figure 8: Graham Technology BPM radars
    • Figure 9: IBM BPM radars
    • Figure 10: Lombardi BPM radars
    • Figure 11: Metastorm BPM radars
    • Figure 12: Microsoft BPM radars
    • Figure 13: Oracle BPM radar
    • Figure 14: PegaSystems BPM radars
    • Figure 15: SAP BPM radars
    • Figure 16: Software AG BPM Radars
    • Figure 17: TIBCO BPM radars
    • Figure 18: Ultimus BPM radars