Decision Matrix: Selecting a Business Process Management Vendor (Decision Matrix)

Introduction
Datamonitor's BPM Decision Matrix report explores the competitive dynamics within the BPM market and helps businesses select a vendor based on its technology strength, reputation among customers, and impact in the market. Datamonitor provides a complete view of vendor capabilities and advises on those you should explore, consider and, most importantly, shortlist.

Report Highlights
Highlights
Datamonitor views the BPM market as very competitive. Pure-play specialists and enterprise technology conglomerates are all vying for market leadership. Although pure-play specialists and enterprise integration vendors are slightly ahead in terms of BPM technology, market trends may favor enterprise technology conglomerates in the medium term.

The most successful BPM vendors seem to be those that combine excellent core BPM modules with the key competitive differentiators from the adjacent competency areas. BPM vendors are also recognizing the merits of go-to-market strategies based on responding directly to the needs and requirements of business departments.

The BPM market will continue to be the intersection between business and IT. This is good news for conglomerates since they can offer business expertise support while improving their BPM portfolios both through development and through acquisitions. Pure-play vendors will increasingly package BPM technologies as process-focused vertical solutions.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
DATAMONITOR VIEW 1
CATALYST 1
SUMMARY 1
MARKET DEVELOPMENTS 2
BPM has emerged as the key business/IT alignment strategy 2
BPM is playing the role of a business-oriented interface to IT in general and SOA in particular 2
BPM Decision Matrix 4
Core BPM Decision Matrix 4
Extended BPM Decision Matrix 6
Shortlist: BEA, PegaSystems, TIBCO 7
Consider: Lombardi, Metastorm, Software AG and Ultimus 7
Explore: IBM, Oracle and SAP 8
Challengers: Graham Technology, Cordys and Microsoft 8
MARKET LEADERS 9
Market leaders: technology 9
Market leaders: user sentiment 10
Market leaders: market impact 11
VENDOR ANALYSIS 13
BEA: BPM radars 13
Recommendation: shortlist 14
Cordys: BPM radars 15
Recommendation: challengers 16
Graham Technology: BPM radars 17
Recommendation: challengers 18
IBM: BPM radars 19
Recommendation: explore 20
Lombardi: BPM radars 21
Recommendation: consider 22
Metastorm: BPM radars 23
Recommendation: consider 24
Microsoft: BPM radars 25
Recommendation: challenger 26
Oracle: BPM radars 27
Recommendation: explore 28
PegaSystems: BPM radars 29
Recommendation: shortlist 30
SAP: BPM radars 31
Recommendation: explore 32
Software AG: BPM radars 33
Recommendation: consider 34
TIBCO: BPM radars 35
Recommendation: shortlist 36
Ultimus: BPM radars 37
Recommendation: consider 38
Increasingly competitive BPM market will call for creative go-to-market approach 39
APPENDIX 40
Summary Scores: 40
Datamonitor Ratings 40
Definitions 41
Extended Methodology 41
Technology 41
User Sentiment 42
Market Impact 43
Methodology 44
Further reading 44
Ask the analyst 44
Datamonitor consulting 44
Disclaimer 44
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Vendors profiled in the BPM Decision Matrix report 4
Table 2: Core BPM Decision Matrix* 5
Table 3: Extended BPM Decision Matrix* 7
Table 4: BPM Decision Matrix - vendor scores summary 40
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Core BPM Decision Matrix 5
Figure 2: Extended BPM Decision Matrix: technology assessment and market impact scores only 6
Figure 3: Market leaders analysis: technology 9
Figure 4: Market leaders analysis: user sentiment 10
Figure 5: Market leaders analysis: market impact 11
Figure 6: BEA BPM radars 13
Figure 7: Cordys BPM radars 15
Figure 8: Graham Technology BPM radars 17
Figure 9: IBM BPM radars 19
Figure 10: Lombardi BPM radars 21
Figure 11: Metastorm BPM radars 23
Figure 12: Microsoft BPM radars 25
Figure 13: Oracle BPM radar 27
Figure 14: PegaSystems BPM radars 29
Figure 15: SAP BPM radars 31
Figure 16: Software AG BPM Radars 33
Figure 17: TIBCO BPM radars 35
Figure 18: Ultimus BPM radars 37
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