Maximizing Value of SOA with Model-Driven BPMS

Jesse Shiah President & Co-Founder Ascentn Corporation

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[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Not just about Technologies – they are also about people, culture, mind-set, discipline & methodology

Merely making IT more productive is not enough. To win, IT must become a Business Enabler to help transform how Business uses technologies ….. IT Delivery Business Objective

IT Delivery Business Objective

It's about whether you help meet business objectives and …. Whether you help Business use technologies to add value more freely, quickly and with higher impact within an IT governed ecosystem and discipline

Business Objective/Management Intent The Gap Delivery Requirements Code Communication Degradation

Business Objective/Management Intent The Gap Delivery Requirements in visual Process Models Code Communication Degradation

Business Objective/Management Intent The Gap Delivery BPMS Process Modeling & Simulation XML Code

Business Objective/Management Intent The Gap IT Delivery Incremental gain composition Process Modeling & Simulation Code XML Code Service Repository BPMS SOA +

Business Objective/Management Intent Agile iterative improvement Model-Driven BPMS + SOA ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Code Service Repository IT Asset Abstraction Framework Process-enabled Services Executable Process Model Executable Process Model Executable Process Model

Late 1980s Embedded Workflow Document Management Solution Early 1990s BPE/BPR Radical Process Change – One time 1990s Workflow Tools Efficiency, IT-driven, people replaced with code structured, static, silo, functional focus, etc. Early 2000s BPMS End-to-end, cross-functional, continuous Improvement, business-IT alignment Mid 2000s Model-driven BPMS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Source: Gartner Research – “Three Types of Model-Driven Composition” Parametric Model-Driven Preconceived change capability at run-time Configuration Model-Driven ,[object Object],[object Object],Explicit Model-Driven ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Top Tier Projects Lower Tier Projects on Wish List BPMS Governance (~10%) Process-based Composition (Model-Driven BPMS) Deployment IT IT Validation New Projects & Maintenance IT Governance

High Low Structured Automation End-to-end Cross-Functional Continual Improvement ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Workflow BPM Model-Driven BPMS Productivity, Scalability, Manageability, Agility Time & Cost

BPMS 1 SOA 2 Business/IT End-to-end Alignment 4 Application Composition 3 BI 6 Application Modernization 5 Explicit Model-Driven BPMS Legacy Systems

Ascentn is an emerging leading provider of Model-driven BPMS solutions consist of proven methodology, consulting, technologies and services. “… . Ascentn’s metadata-driven IT asset-abstraction framework is a key concept, found in leading-edge J2EE-based BPMSs (such as Lombardi, Pegasystems, Savvion and Appian). Its model-driven development framework provides the necessary instrumentation to fully experience the value proposition of SOA . ” –Gartner Research

Legacy Microsoft Products & Technologies (SharePoint, InfoPath, etc.) BizTalk Server ‘ The Cloud’ Visual Studio Web Service AgileParts BizTalk Orchestration Process-enabled SOA Services AgilePoint AgilePart/ AgileWork Metadata-driven IT assets Abstraction Framework

AgilePoint Envision (Visio-based) Process: End-to-end Adaptable Workflow Application: Process-based Dynamic Composite Applications Model-driven BPM Engine A directly executable Process-based Composite Application

Jesse Shiah Ascentn Corporation

SQL Server Oslo “M” Visio-base Process Modeler (AgilePoint Envision) .Net Frame work 4.0 Microsoft Visio Oslo Metadata Repository AgilePoint Service Components (AgilePart/AgileWork) AgilePoint BPMS Executable Application

Process Runtime Database Process Analysis Database Process Archiving Database AgilePoint BPMS Engine Microsoft Application Server (Dublin) Microsoft WF Engine .Net Framework 4.0 AgilePoint BPMS Engine AgilePoint BPMS Service (Web Service and WCF) AgilePoint Service Component

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ AgilePoint provides me with a nice mid-level application environment that is still framework based , allowing us to develop code that leverages our existing Microsoft investments such as the Visual Studio development environment and other applications we have developed. ” - Kevin Brown, CIO, Daisybrand

[object Object],[object Object],“ We wanted to improve the processes in the organization and w ere looking for a tool that would fit in smoothly to our existing Microsoft-based infrastructure. Elbit selected AgilePoint to underpin this initiative. Developers now encapsulate the required functionality. Its deployment and delivery is under the control of business managers and analysts who are more closely aligned with the needs of the business.” - Shmulik Volkenfeld , Elbit Systems Won Best BPM Implementation Award with AgilePoint + BizTalk + SharePoint

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© 200 2-2009 Ascentn Corporation. All rights reserved. This presentation is for informational purposes only. Ascentn makes no warranties, express or implied, in this summary. “ Think Big. Start Small. Scale Fast.” Web: http://www.ascentn.com Email: [email_address] Tel: +1-650-968-6789 Fax: +1-650-968-6785

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