Business Process Expert (BPX) Community

Bridging the Gap BetweenBusiness and IT

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Powerful Trends Are Re-shaping Businesses Worldwide

All these trends are affecting all companiesChanging how you implement and innovate business

processes

disruptive TECHNOLOGY

empowered WORKFORCE

intensified COMPETITION

powerfulCUSTOMERS

increased RISK

Increased transparency

Abundance of supply

Information work

24/7 operations

Speed of change

Business networks

Market volatility

Compliance imperative Connectivity

Digitization

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Innovation and Flexibility Matter to the CEO

75% of CEOs place a high or very high priority on the ability to respond rapidly

Only one in ten CEOs believes that their organization has the ability to be very responsive to changing market conditions

Consequently, major companies are considering Business Model Innovation as a transformation imperative!

Source: 2006 IBM Global CEO Survey

87% of CEOs believe fundamental change is required in the next two years to drive innovation.

78% believe integrating business and technology is crucial for innovation.

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Enterprise SOA Increases Business Agility

Exploit synergies

Accelerate time to value

Increase velocity of innovation

YET

Business Agility Requires

Flexible business process platform

Specialized resources

Vibrant ecosystem that fosters collaboration and co-innovation

The Enterprise Challenge

Customer’sBusinessNetwork

IT Ecosystem

CustomersVendors

SAP

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Enterprise SOA is like your wardrobe

Assemble outfits from

your wardrobe easily and with

flexibility

Make those basics work

better just by adding a great

sweater

SOA helps your business become more stylish… more innovative

Save money by creating new outfits with your existing clothes

Think of each articleof clothing in your

wardrobe asa business service

Enterprise SOA Is Like Your Wardrobe…

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SAP Practitioners – The Fast Changing Landscape of the Future

For IT to deliver flexibility, it needs a single, unified business process platform that provides a repository of coherent services.

Who can harness the business process platform to make business process innovation happen?

BUT

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Business Process Platform EnablesAgility and Flexibility

DISRUPTIVE INNOVATORS

COMPOSERS

CONSOLIDATORSSub-sidiary

Business Partner

Home Grown /

ISVSAP

Composite Applications

SAP NetWeaverBusiness ProcessPlatform

ProcessComponents

REPOSITORY KEEPERS?

Business Process ExpertsWho can harness the business process platform to make business process innovation happen?

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Who Is the Business Process Expert?

The Business Process Expert Has the business knowledge and IT savvy

to make business process innovation happen in real-time

by adapting, composing and executing business processes

using best practices, composition software and enterprise services

This professional evolves from roles like Business Analyst

Application Consultant

Process Developer / Modeler

Business Process Architect

Business Process Manager

Enterprise Architect

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As a BPXer Some Core Skills Will Be Important

Software & IT knowledge

Applications & Solutions Skills

Community & Social Media Skills

Business ProcessModeling &

UI Skills

BPMKnowledge

Soft Skills

Bus Consultant Skills today

BPXer of tomorrow

IT Consultant Skills today

Enterprise SOA knowledge

Practical Experience

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The Business Process Expert Adapts business processes to meet

specialized needs Composes and deploys new services

and applications from existing services Executes processes to enable

continuous innovation

Collaborates on Business Scenarios Process Lifecycles Change Leadership Horizontal Process Practices

– HR, Finance, Supply Chain…

Industry Customizations – Consumer Products…

Tools

Methodologies

What Is the Business Process Expert Community?

The first community to focus on

helping business process experts

drive process innovation through

collaboration and collective learning

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What Does SAP Offer the Business Process Expert?

BPX Community 300,000+ Members!

Exclusive Content

Best practices in methodologies with case studies and examples

Business Process Lifecycle stages

Process modeling

Enterprise Services from the ES Community

Analytics, Supply Chain Management, GRC

Getting started with new role profile, tasks, skills required

eLearning available 24x7

Professional skills certification

Industry Knowledge Industry-based best practices for a comprehensive set of industries, and growing

Visual Composer

ARIS for SAP NetWeaver

ES Bundles

SAP Discovery Systemfor Enterprise SOA

Solution Manager

Skills Enhancement Enablers & Tools

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The BPX Community Can Accelerate Your Business and Career

Co-Innovate Leverage trends and opportunities shared in a community of world-class peers, and launch new ideas

Connect and Network Get quick answers from the BPX community when faced with business process challenges

Establish Yourself As an Expert Share your business process know-how and grow your business

Be a Thought Leader Learn and evangelize how to bridge the gap between business and IT

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Get Involved – Join BPX.SAP.COM

Be Part of a New Breed of Professionals Who Adapt business processes to meet specialized

needs Compose and deploy new services and

apps from existing services Execute processes and enable continuous

innovation

Collaborate on Business Process Scenarios

Analytics

Supply Chain Management

Industry Processes

Best Practices

CONNECTING OVER 350,000 PROFESSIONALS

GLOBALLY

Join today to collaborate with peers through forums,

blogs, and more

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From SAP Functional/Technical Expert to Business Process Expert – Getting There by Leveraging the Community

Time

Information & Knowledge

Start of the Information

Age

My Knowledge

Info

CommunityKnowledge

Today

Filter

FeedbackRating

NetworkEvents

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Getting Ready for Business Network Transformations

Don't under-estimate the skills challenge and change

Partner with the BPX Community in an open and frequent opinion exchange

Use BPX early on as a learning platform and network - beyond your existing network

Together with us, get ready for Business Network Transformation!

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Together We Can Manage this Transition More Effectively

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