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Accelerate Business Transformation

13 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratings

Accelerate Business Transformation (ABT) - the show that shares insight into technologies, methodologies, and practices that can transform your business. Created by Apex Process Consultants.

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Episodes

Envisioning and Building a New Events Platform with C3GROUPS

January 07, 2022 19:23 - 16 minutes - 20.2 MB Video

We talk to Wayne Daniels, President of C3GROUPS about envisioning and building a new event management platform.

Introducing New BAW Toolkits

June 29, 2020 11:30 - 11 minutes - 7.27 MB

One of our favorite aspects of BAW is how we can re-use code by packaging solutions into toolkits. Keith has been hard at work building new tools to assist BAW developers with their projects. The Apex Address Toolkit gives BAW developers access to validated shipping addresses in an easy to use implementation. The Apex Healthcare Toolkit lets BAW projects incorporate NPI lookup for providers.

Skunkworks

May 14, 2020 13:41 - 16 minutes - 21.2 MB

A look at the use of skunkworks projects to circumvent bureaucratic hurdles. Full transcript of the episode with links to additional sources follows. === It was 1943. The world was at war. German engineering was producing an array of terrifying weapons, and even before the war, had already demonstrated working jet aircraft.  German jet fighters and bombers could potentially leave the Allies nearly helpless to defend against this technological threat with their own outmoded fleet of prop...

Low Code

March 10, 2020 21:03 - 28 minutes - 30.9 MB

We talk with Nick Laughton about Low Code software platforms and how they are transforming business.  Topics include: What is Low Code? Is it new? Shrinking development backlog Engaging SMEs more directly in the dev process How Low Code helps Hard-Core Developers Low Code library management Integrating Low Code into IBM BAW and IBM BPM

What is Business Automation Workflow (BAW)?

December 10, 2019 15:45 - 30 minutes - 41.7 MB

What is BAW?  IT veteran Rob Robinson joins us to explain what Business Automation Workflow is, and how it can transform your business. We also talk about Apex Workflow Accelerator and how to use BAW via "SaaS" on the cloud. That's not just a bunch of buzzwords; it's a way for small and medium-sized companies to get access to IBM enterprise-level software at affordable prices, and quickly.

005 - What is Business Automation Workflow (BAW)?

December 10, 2019 15:45 - 30 minutes - 41.7 MB

What is BAW?  IT veteran Rob Robinson joins us to explain what Business Automation Workflow is, and how it can transform your business. We also talk about Apex Workflow Accelerator and how to use BAW via "SaaS" on the cloud. That's not just a bunch of buzzwords; it's a way for small and medium-sized companies to get access to IBM enterprise-level software at affordable prices, and quickly.

Agile in Name Only

November 04, 2019 15:02 - 26 minutes - 35.8 MB

Is your organization using Agile for development? Are you sure? What if you're actually doing Agile in Name Only (AINO)?  We discuss what this is, how to detect it, and what can be done to change direction. Links: Forbes article on Microsoft's adoption of Agile US Gov article on "Detecting Agile BS" The risk of "fake Agile" in Department of Defense Impact of Agile adoption at Microsoft (case study)

004 - Agile in Name Only

November 04, 2019 15:02 - 26 minutes - 35.8 MB

Is your organization using Agile for development? Are you sure? What if you're actually doing Agile in Name Only (AINO)?  We discuss what this is, how to detect it, and what can be done to change direction. Links: Forbes article on Microsoft's adoption of Agile US Gov article on "Detecting Agile BS" The risk of "fake Agile" in Department of Defense Impact of Agile adoption at Microsoft (case study)

003 - What is Agile?

October 21, 2019 18:59 - 42 minutes - 59 MB

What is Agile software development? It may feel like a buzzword, popping up where you least expect it, but it's actually a combination of philosophical concepts, techniques, and practices that provide an alternative to the almost 50-year-old approach called Waterfall. This episode features an interview with Dave Knapp and Nick Laughton, highlighting how Apex uses Agile practices to provide highly effective software development practices that rapidly adapt to the changing needs of the user...

What is Agile?

October 21, 2019 18:59 - 42 minutes - 59 MB

What is Agile software development? It may feel like a buzzword, popping up where you least expect it, but it's actually a combination of philosophical concepts, techniques, and practices that provide an alternative to the almost 50-year-old approach called Waterfall. This episode features an interview with Dave Knapp and Nick Laughton, highlighting how Apex uses Agile practices to provide highly effective software development practices that rapidly adapt to the changing needs of the user...

002 - Decision Management

October 14, 2019 10:00 - 34 minutes - 40.5 MB

In this episode of Accelerate Business Transformation, we are joined by Jay Birchmeier. He explains what Decision Management software is, and how it can be leveraged to give your business an advantage over the competition.  Continuing with the theme of empowering your own business experts, Decision Management utilizes the rules and regulations of your industry and speeds up the decision points in your company's processes. The tools are simple enough that non-technical team members can be t...

Decision Management

October 14, 2019 10:00 - 34 minutes - 40.5 MB

In this episode of Accelerate Business Transformation, we are joined by Jay Birchmeier. He explains what Decision Management software is, and how it can be leveraged to give your business an advantage over the competition.  Continuing with the theme of empowering your own business experts, Decision Management utilizes the rules and regulations of your industry and speeds up the decision points in your company's processes. The tools are simple enough that non-technical team members can be t...

Envisioning

September 30, 2019 13:00 - 32 minutes - 30.8 MB

Learn about Envisioning, a set of methodologies and practices that can help you uncover the keys to transforming your business. Envisioning is a multi-day investigation into the mechanisms that make up key elements of your business. Abstracting the business into well-defined "grammar" allows us to model and develop approaches to improve, automate and transform the way you work. #BusinessProcessManagement #BPM #Automation #Transformation #Process Accelerate Business Transformatio...