Microsoft SharePoint® is an important BPM platform for the collaboration of virtual project teams. This is increasingly used by organizations. SharePoint® offers innovative combinations of workflow, forms and content management functionalities. SharePoint® structures information in document libraries with versioned documents. Documents can be any type of files like Word documents, Excel® sheets or Visio® diagrams.
The documents can be associated with workflows to build a Process Governance Process like e.g. a request-to-change procedure. SharePoint® has built-in goverance functionality such as versioning control and authorization management for documents. This simplifies the governance of policy compliance e.g. like SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley Act) for BPM solutions in the discipline of GRC. BPM-X delivers added value to SharePoint®
- BPM-X Universal Translator uses SharePoint® webservices to integrate tools like Aris®, ProVisio, System Architect or others
- BPM-X Designer for Visio supports method-compliant modeling of Visio® diagrams in SharePoint®
Microsoft SharePoint® is offered in two product variants which are both supported by BPM-X:
- Microsoft SharePoint®
- Windows SharePoint® Standard and Enterprise
SharePoint® offers capabilities regarding collaboration services:
- Extension of the scope of SharePoint® to other BPM tools for an integration BPM platform
- Refinement of functionality already supported by SharePoint®, like method compliant modeling with Visio®
- Easy online office collaboration increases the productivity of BPM
- Introduction of versioning into BPM modeling and conversion in favor of policy compliance and revision management
The SharePoint® based BPM solution can be used
- As a pure Microsoft BPM platform in combination with products like Visio®, SQL Server and Reporting Services
- In combination with BPM tools such as the Aris® platform
The combination of expert BPM tools using SharePoint® as a BPM integration platform allows scenarios such as:
- The Aris® platform facilitates premium BPM services like process simulation or process cost calculations
- The BPM-X Designer with Visio® coexists with Aris® for typical BPM tasks like process capturing and process modeling