• Business Process Integration (BPI) entails integration of
people, processes, and technology of an enterprise to create value for the
customer.
• The use of Information Technology (IT) is integral to BPI.
• BPI aims at using IT to ensure that information is available
at the right place at the right time.
• One of the fundamental principles of BPI is that process
modernization should precede automation.
In this
era of intense competition, every company must ensure that it delivers the best
possible value to its customers. In addition, the need to generate profits for
the shareholders of the company makes it necessary for companies to redesign
and integrate their processes.
Business
Process Integration (BPI) entails integration of people, processes, and technology
of an enterprise to create value for the customer. BPI facilitates an improvement
in the way an organization conducts its functions to reduce overall costs and
provide efficient utilization of scarce resources and better support to its customers.
The use
of Information Technology (IT) is integral to BPI. BPI aims at using IT to ensure
that information is available at the right place at the right time. One of the fundamental
principles of BPI is that process modernization should precede automation.
The growing use of information technology in companies makes it
imperative for software engineers to be aware of the ways in which a company
can improve its processes. As potential employees of the IT departments of non-IT
companies, all software engineers need to know about business process
integration.
