Metastorm, a Business Process Management and Enterprise Architecture software vendor, has announced the release of a software product called Metastorm ProVision Connect for SAP.
Company officials say it's designed to be "an interface between the Metastorm ProVision enterprise architecture and business process analysis suite and SAP Solution Manager," adding that it's designed to "accelerate the design and deployment of solutions running on SAP and help customers gain a broader picture on how their SAP processes are interlinked to other assets in the organization."
It lets users link Metastorm’s software with SAP’s Solution Manager for two-way exchange of models and associated information. Basically it's being pitched as a way for customers of both Metastorm and SAP to extend visibility, speed process design and enhance governance.
It gives users a way to model SAP with a modeling tool and, if desired, within the broader context of the business strategy, business architecture and technology architecture. Metastorm officials say it helps users "understand the broader relationships, and impact, of SAP components to people, broader processes and other systems so that solutions can be implemented with lower risk." You might want it if you need to implement SAP and need help complying with any legal and regulatory requirements.
With the economy in a downturn and companies tightening IT budgets and scrutinizing every project, "our ability to accelerate the deployment of SAP, minimize rework, and maximize business results is more critical than ever before,” says Jens Steuer, Solution Practice Principal at Hewlett-Packard GmbH.
Last month
TMC had the news that Metastorm announced that AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, had adopted the Metastorm software suite to support its enterprise-wide 'Operational Excellence' business transformation effort.
AMEC officials said several teams were formed to build a business case and value proposition for the implementation of BPM technology -- "an exhaustive and high profile effort that took place over six months."
