Business Process Management: The Third Wave

by Howard Smith, Peter Fingar

According to the authors, every significant breakthrough in business technology has been underpinned by mathematics. They explain how Pi-calculus provides the theoretical computer science foundation for a new type of business software that allows business people, not just technicians, to design, implement, and adapt business processes. Smith has 24 years of experiences in the IT industry; Fingar is affiliated with a digital strategy firm. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Genres: Business

312 pages, Paperback

First published November 28, 2002

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Reviews

[Sergiy · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is a garbage, do not waste your time on it.

The first 20-30 pages are wasted on praising the new cool thing " BPM" of the third wave, without even explaining what the heck it means, etc.

That should tell you a lot about the content of the book.

Basically, it is your usual "hard sell" business book, with zero meaningful content, just the usual talking about how important BPM is.

Seriously?
Well, thank you, that is exactly why I bought your book, because I was not totally convinced that it is import, thank you for explaining it to me in 300 pages.

[Peter De Kinder · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read my review here: http://www.evolute.be/reviews/wave3.html

[Lori Grant · Rating 4 out of 5]

A should-read book on execution for knowledge workers, managers, executives, and entrepreneurs.