Role of IT Tools in Business Process Management - Project Proposal & Plan

Role of IT Tools in Business Process Management
Project Proposal & Plan
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AUGUST 8, 2018

Role of IT Tools in Business Process Management
Table of Contents
Title.......................................................................................................................................................2
Introduction...........................................................................................................................................2
Rationale............................................................................................................................................2
Problem Domain............................................................................................................................2
Purpose & Justification..................................................................................................................2
Sponsor/Supervisor Recommendation...............................................................................................3
Research Questions...........................................................................................................................3
Conceptual or Theoretical Framework..................................................................................................3
Methodology.........................................................................................................................................4
Research & System Development Method(s)....................................................................................4
Data Collection Methods...................................................................................................................5
Ethical Issues.....................................................................................................................................5
Compliance Requirements.................................................................................................................5
Analysis of Data................................................................................................................................5
Project Plan...........................................................................................................................................6
Deliverables.......................................................................................................................................6
Work Breakdown Structure...............................................................................................................6
Risk Analysis.....................................................................................................................................7
Duration.............................................................................................................................................8
Timeline & Gantt chart......................................................................................................................8
References...........................................................................................................................................11
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Role of IT Tools in Business Process Management
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Role of IT Tools in Business Process Management
Introduction
Information Technology (IT) has an application in a majority of the business sectors. There
are IT tools and applications that have been developed and these are being used in the area of
business process management as well. There are varied IT tools, such as data analytics tools,
Big Data tools, data warehousing tools, etc. that are being used for business data management
for enhanced process and operations management. There are also different types of
management information systems and enterprise resource planning systems being used for
handling the operations at the back-end. Decision support tools are also used for business
process management.
Rationale
Problem Domain
There are a large number of business processes that the organizations simultaneously carry
out. The use of manual set of operations in the business organizations is no longer feasible
due to the number and types of business processes that are executed. The understanding of
the IT tools necessary for the business is essential to enhance the accuracy and speed of
operations. Also, it will provide a competitive edge in the market (Meier, 2017).
Purpose & Justification
The research purpose is to understand the use and trends associated with the IT tools in the
area of business process management.
The use of IT tools has become essential for business process management. The trends
associated with these tools keep on changing as per the changes in the technology. For
example, some of the emerging technologies include artificial intelligence and Internet of
Things. As a result, the IT tools for office automation or smart workplace management are
now trending in the market. The research fulfils the analysis of such trends and requirements
for better management of the business processes (Al‐Mudimigh, 2007).
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Role of IT Tools in Business Process Management
Sponsor/Supervisor Recommendation
During the research timeline, it may be required to have practical hands-on on some of the IT
tools for business process management to understand their utility and purpose. The sponsor
shall be ready to give funds for the procurement of the tools.
The supervisor shall have an IT background to review and provide comments on the
correctness of the research results and activities.
Research Questions
 What is the applicability of IT tools in the area of business process management?
 What are the current trends in the IT tools being used for business process
management?
 What are the primary set of challenges and issues involved in the usage of these tools?
Conceptual or Theoretical Framework
Corporate Process Model (Luyckx, 2009)
The corporate process model for business process management has been shown in the image
above.
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