Take the sting out of BPA
Ultimus reports it has developed a business process analysis and modeling (BPA/M) application designed to enable industry analysts, workflow consultants and business process owners to quickly and easily design, model, optimize and document processes to significantly enhance company performance.
Coded-named Scorpion, the software is said to allow users to quickly determine the effectiveness of any business process and estimate ROI prior to the implementation of process improvements.
Ultimus says Scorpion offers an intuitive approach for designing business processes and then creating “what if” scenarios that can be compared side-by-side to optimize process performance. Ultimus Scorpion integrates tightly with the Ultimus Workflow Suite, business processes created in Scorpion can then be easily turned into automated workflow solutions.
Ultimus reports Scorpion offers the following capabilities:
Design. The product allows business process owners to create process maps as a graphical representation of how a process, whether it be manufacturing, service, workflow, logistics or transactional, flows from one step to another and what happens at each step, from initiation to completion.
Modeling. It lets users define realistic scenarios and perform workload and throughput analysis on a process in order to predict its behavior. If the behavior is not consistent with expectations (based on statistical representation), the process design can be changed or more resources added in order to optimize performance.
Documentation. Scorpion has the ability to produce detailed documentation and design instructions about workflow requirements that can then be incorporated into the Ultimus Workflow Suite for deployment. This capability enables companies to comply with productivity initiatives such as ISO 9000 or Six Sigma.