Business process management allows business processes to be defined, monitored, optimized, and integrated with each other to make the entire organization more competitive and high-performing. BPM software is intended to simplify the management and improvement of the processes themselves, representing a valuable ally for decision makers: these tools help to keep the operational flow in mind at all times, provide performance indicators and, by analyzing the results obtained during their observations, offer new and original insights to prepare action plans.
Adopting, in particular, a BPM Paas - Platform as a service - means responding to the need to be quick in implementing the new solution so as not to impact daily operations. In addition, among the benefits that a BPM platform delivered as Software as a service (Saas) generates in the enterprise is the fact that the cloud makes it easier to collect data from multiple sources to pool them, facilitates integration between programs and makes it all usable from any device, including mobile, of course.
What is the purpose of BPM software - business process management
A BPM software follows the entire life cycle of a process. It allows its design, including the feasibility studies necessary to avoid wasting time and resources, supports managers in making sure it is implemented as well as possible, and verifies how well the results are aligned with the goals that were set, encouraging corrective action if necessary.
Acting as a point of contact between the various applications, moreover, a BPM software seamlessly integrated into the IT ecosystem facilitates knowledge sharing. In fact, this type of product works on data (entered from outside or generated in the performance of various tasks) and makes it possible to homogenize it and make it available to teams at all times up to date, through easy-to-read and immediately understand dashboards.
If the chosen solution boasts advanced technologies, it is possible to automate parts of low-value-added processes, relieving employees of repetitive tasks.
The benefits of a BPM software Platform as a service solution
A cloud-based application development platform is the ideal solution for creating ad hoc processes for each organizational situation.
Notably, a PaaS has no infrastructure at the user company because that infrastructure is at the cloud provider that provides the environment to develop and deploy applications. It is an extremely flexible platform that can be adapted as needed. The tools made available in a PaaS platform range from the operating system to security, from integration services to storage.
In practice, PaaS makes it possible to enrich IaaS (Infrastructure as a service) infrastructure services with software layers and, on the other hand, allows for a reduction in the standardization that characterizes SaaS - Software as a service.
For this reason, PaaS services are increasingly appreciated by companies and, in fact, according to the latest data from theCloud Transformation Observatory of the Politecnico di Milano, they register the best growth dynamics (+31%, reaching €390 million), compared to the total cloud spending in Italy, which stood at €3.84 billion in 2021, putting it at +16% compared to 2020.
Referring specifically to BPM software, using a PaaS makes it easy to generate models. In addition, exploitable solutions are available on the market without the need to write (and therefore having to know) programming languages. This means having tools available that make it easy to build applications and manage data and documents according to the specific needs of the user company and to be able to quickly create solutions for analysis of particular data sets and case management.
The consequence is an elevation of process automation, on the one hand, and the lowering of operational costs (including those of technology infrastructure maintenance).
BPM Software in the cloud: the expertise of a unique partner
Using as-a-service platforms, hardware, storage, and operating systems are all the responsibility of the provider who is, therefore, a single partner to refer to (including, of course, with regard to cost). The latter will be responsible for upgrades (and thus for always offering state-of-the-art technology) as well as for responding to the need for provisioning new resources as the business grows.
Not only that. A platform as a service can provide so many types of evolved functions, from integration functions via APIs and for solving particular tasks to business intelligence, configurations for mobile services, database building, back up, and so on.
Another interesting advantage of PaaS relates to the ability to centralize data protection policies as well as security measures.
