Integrated Proces Management

Management processes are primarily concerned with ‘what’ and ‘when.  From a user point of view they determine when users interact with what parts of the planning models used to manage performance.  From a data flow point of view they determine what and when data flows between models.

Within each major process, there are a number of interconnected tasks that each department has to perform, in a specific order and at specific times.  For example, budgeting may start off with the setting of a high level goal to which sales will decide on how this will be delivered throughout the year.  To do this they may need to work in collaboration with marketing and production.  Once this has been completed, other areas of the organization can start allocating resources that fit in with the sales and marketing plan.

In the past these planning and reporting activities were run according the organizations planning/reporting calendar, and focused onto a particular period of time such as the current or next year.  But as we have seen, the volatility of today’s business environment means that organizations are now unable to predict events even a few months out and so waiting for the next annual planning process when dealing with unexpected issues makes no sense at all.

To be able to do this on a continuous basis, where activities are triggered by events and exceptions is difficult.  It can’t be done through menus as these define activities in a pre-set order.  The only sensible option is through an intelligent workflow capability.

CorPeuM has such a capability where an administrator can order a series of tasks to be set, which can be triggered according to dates and/or events. These tasks determine how data is collected, transformed, approved and turned into analyses and reports.  When a process is started, CorPeuM automatically distributes specific tasks to those involved, as and when they are required to respond. 

Notifications are sent if deadlines are violated and late tasks or exceptions can be automatically escalated to those responsible for overseeing any action.  For example, if a particular strategic initiative is falling behind on implementation, or is forecast not to deliver the benefits planned when launched, CorPeuM can automatically alert those involved and enforce a series of remedial actions.

To control the entire process, administrators are provided with an interactive time-line where they can look out for bottlenecks and re-assign or re-start tasks as appropriate.  This ensures an efficient and effective continuous process – an essential requirement for effective execution.

CorPeuM Benefit

CorPeuM supports continuous planning but without the need to maintain complex menu options. It automatically focuses user attention on to what is required and pro-actively warns when the execution of strategy is threatened