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My article, From Performance Management to Process, examines how many small BPM vendors have become successful by focusing on a particular business or performance process. Some of these processes include sales performance management, cash management and performance analytics. Clearly, these smaller vendors are addressing unmet needs that the core BPM vendors will have to address.

In the second article, Decision Making and Risk within the Performance Management Process, Bill Thomas discusses why it is critical to design and implement an effective decision-making process. By doing this, Bill believes that the performance management process can permeate all necessary components of the organization and enjoy continuous improvement over time.

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In This Issue

From Performance Management to Process
by Craig Schiff
Many small BPM vendors have become successful by focusing on a particular business or performance process.

Decision Making and Risk within the Performance Management Process
by Bill Thomas
The design of an effective decision-making process must take into consideration the level of decision-making participation as well as performance metrics.

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