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== Introduction ==
As explored in an earlier chapter was the term 'business process modeling' was coined in the 1960s in the field of systems engineering by S. Williams in his 1967 article 'Business Process Modeling Improves Administrative Control' . It was however not until the 1990s that the term became popular and the term 'process' became a new productivity paradigm. Companies were encouraged to think in processes instead of functions and procedures. Today, there are multiple books, white papers, articles, blogs, and even entire conferences on the subject of Business Process Management (BPM). However, many people still struggle to find a precise definition of BPM.As we will show, the opinion varies wildly making people unclear whether BPM is a process, technology, or management discipline.

The answer depends upon whom you ask. If the question is asked of a technology company, most likely the definition of BPM will be centered more on technology than business. Going into this analysis we believed that there a strong bias toward technology within the industries was indicated by the way that software companies refer to BPM in the context of the capabilities of their particular technology, e.g. SAP, to describe the BPM Netweaver engine or Oracle to describe their BPM collaboration platform. We are greatly concerned by the way that the BPM acronym is used loosely with its meaning depending upon the context. The lack of a widely accepted definition has arguably had the single most harmful effect on the industry.

=== Definition Research ===
During a concerted review and assessment of approximately one hundred articles we found dozens of differing definitions of BPM; what was offered as authoritative meanings varied significantly which creates a significant problem. Without a common understand of BPM, one can’t make a conclusive statement about what BPM does or how one might or might not use it.

The goal of this research effort is to find the definition that most closely represents the concept that people (expert and otherwise) generally have for the term “BPM”. To this end we want to uncover a definition that will resonate with most people in a meaningful and useful way when we say “BPM.” With the goal to find a common definition, we will cite well-known definitions of Business Process Management and then provide our analysis of the usefulness in terms of various contexts e.g. business, technology, length etc.:

'''Cambridge Dictionary Online:'''
<blockquote>''“(BPM is) the development and control of processes used in a company, department, project, etc. to make sure they are effective.”''</blockquote>

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 During a concerted review and assessment of approximately one hundred articles we found dozens of differing definitions of BPM; what was offered as authoritative meanings varied significantly which creates a significant problem. Without a common understand of BPM, one can’t make a conclusive statement about what BPM does or how one might or might not use it.
-The goal of this research effort is to find the definition that most closely represents the concept that people (expert and otherwise) generally have for the term “BPM”. To this end we want to uncover a definition that will resonate with most people in a meaningful and useful way when we say “BPM.” With the goal to find a common definition, we will cite well-known definitions of Business Process Management and then provide our analysis of the usefulness in terms of various contexts e.g. business, technology, length etc.:
+The goal of this research effort is to find the definition that most closely represents the concept that people (expert and otherwise) generally have for the term “BPM”. To this end we want to uncover a definition that will resonate with most people in a meaningful and useful way when we say “BPM.”
 '''Cambridge Dictionary Online:'''
 <blockquote>''“(BPM is) the development and control of processes used in a company, department, project, etc. to make sure they are effective.”''</blockquote>

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