Ken Vollmer Principal Analyst Forrester Research

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TeleconferenceIntroducing The IC-BPMS Reference Architecture ModelKen Vollmer

Principal Analyst

Forrester Research

September 28, 2007. Call in at 10:55 a.m. Eastern Time

IC-BPMS tools are the best option for leading-

edge features that support the convergence of BPM,

SOA, and integration.

Agenda

• The importance of the IC-BPMS market

• Breaking down the components

» The process modeler

– MDD, BPEL server, simulation

» The integration server

– Embedded ESB, event management

– Adapters, orchestration, B2B, TP management

» Other key components

– Rules engine, registry/repository, BAM, portals, templates, technical monitoring, mobile support

• Enterprise implications

• Recommendations

IC-BPMS definition

► Integration-centric business process management suites (IC-BPMSes) are comprehensive sets of tools that include advanced capabilities in the areas of:

► Business process management

► SOA

► Integration

Forecast: Worldwide Business Process Management Market Growth, 2006 To 2011

July 2007 “BPMS Revenue To Reach $6.3 Billion By 2011”

1,211€ 1,450€

1,867€

2,500€

3,397€

4,593€

Value to shareholders and competitiveness

Stakeholders

Processmodeling

Processexecution

Knowledge

Efficiency

IT agility

Compliance &consistency

Processmonitoring

Business insight

BPM adoption maturity Process

optimization Transformation

Workers, supervisors, and managers CIO CFO CXO CEO

Lower Higher Higher

Customers and partners

The BPM value proposition

IC-BPMS tools complement HC-BPMS tools

• HC-BPMS tools focus on manually activity between people

• IC-BPMS tools focus on system and application integration plus human interactions with back-end systems

• The markets are converging

IC-BPMS architecture modelService orientated architecture

The process modeler

• Three primary components

» Model-driven development tools

» The BPEL server

» Simulation engine

Process modelerModel-driven

development toolsBPEL server Simulation

Process modeling complexity continuum

Leastcomplex

Mostcomplex

Business-focusedmodeling tool

(ex: IDS Scheer Aris)Visio EnhancedVisio

(Assumption: business analyst user)

Traditional modeling tools

(Ex: Casewise, Mega, Proforma, Telelogic)

Model-driven development

• Flexible

» Support for business analysts and developers

– Visio and BPMN notations for BAs

– UML and BPEL for developers

• Key feature

» The graphics result in executable code

The BPEL server

• Multifunctional

» Can accept import of BPMN or UML created earlier in the process

» Can also be a starting point for developers with no import from the business side

» Being enhanced with WS-BPELforPeople and WS-Human Task

– Better coordination of human activity

The simulation engine

• Level of functionality will vary

» Simple debugging

» Sophisticated “what-if” analysis including activity-based costing

• Highly variable by vendor

» Check closely to ensure your needs are met

The integration server

• The pre-integrated components of the IC-BPMS

» Other components may be pre-integrated, as well, depending on the vendor.

Integration server

Embedded ESB

Messaging Routing

Security Transformation

Event management

State Machine

BEM CEP

Adapters

B2Bcomm

TPmanagement

Life-cyclemanagement

Workflow/orchestration

BATCHsupportExecution engine

The execution engine

• The application server, which executes all integration-related jobs

• Can be JBOSS or the vendor’s own application server

» Examples

– IBM WebSphere Application Server

– BEA Weblogic

– Oracle Application Server

Execution engine

The integration server — embedded ESB

• May or may not be sold as a separate SKU

• Comes pre-integrated in the IC-BPMS

• Provides the messaging backbone

» Plus security and transformation features, as well

Embedded ESB

Messaging Routing

Security Transformation

The integration server — event management

• The foundational piece: a state machine

• Business event management

» Optimizing business events

• Complex event processing

» Pushing the envelope

Event management

State machine

BEM CEP

Definition

► Business event management (BEM) is the process of capturing real-time business events from multiple sources and assigning them to the appropriate decision-maker for resolution based on the business context of the events

The four components of BEM

Closed-loopBEM

processing

Detection Analysis

ResponseMonitor

BEM in action

Definedprocess

Meaningfulstate change

Appropriateworker

Notificationrepository

Eventnotification

Published

Filtered,correlated

Resolution

Alerts

Routed

Response

Analysis

Definition

► Complex event processing is defined as the automated correlation of events into patterns that may represent a threat or opportunity and orchestrating an appropriate response

CEP transforms events into patterns

Event 1

Event 2

Event 4

Event 6Event 7

Pattern

Event 5

Event 3

Event 1

Event 2

Event 4

Event 6

Event 7

Repository

eventfiltering

&correlation

Patterns support better optimization

Event 1

Event 2

Event 4

Event 6

Event 7

Pattern

Processoptimization

or repairBusiness rules

Correlationwith external

events

Analysis

Key integration server features

• Application and technology adapters

• Workflow/orchestration

• Support for batch activities

• B2B support

» Message formats

» B2B communications

• Trading partner management

» Onboarding

» Vendor admin

» Vendor performance monitoring

• Life-cycle management

Key add-on components

• The repository

• The rules engine

• The BAM tool

• Portal server

• Industry templates

• Technical monitoring

• Mobile support

Rules engineBusiness activity

monitoringPortal server

Registry/repository

Industrytemplates

Mobile supportTechnicalmonitoring

The registry/repository

Interface specification

Legacy wrappers

New code

Process flows

Security policy

Management policy

Processing policy

Servicerepository

Semantic data links

Businessanalyst

Enterprisearchitect

Applicationdeveloper

The rules engine

• May be internal (PegaSystems) or provided by technology partnership (webMethods/Fair Isaac)

• Will vary from simple “if-then-else” logic to sophisticated, mathematical-based systems.

• Match your needs to the available range of tools

BAM provides visibility beyond functions

Visibility

Isolated

Intra-unitprocesses

Value chain processes

Cross-unit processes

Intra-unit

Customer info specific to one application or business unit

Sample info: Customer info related to multiple

applications or business units

Cross-unit

Combined customer info

from internal and external sources

Value chain

Portal server

• Used to provide an externally facing UI for business partners

» Read-only: check inventory

» Read/write: update status of orders, etc.

• All IC-BPMS vendors provide basic portal capability

Industry templates

• “Starter kits” for industry-specific functionality

• 25%-75% of the needed code may be provided out of the box

• Reduces implementation time

• Helps to implement best-practice approaches

• Wide variability from vendor to vendor

All based on a SOA foundation

• IC-BPMS vendors have all migrated from earlier proprietary solutions to SOA

» Migration completed 2004-2006 time frame

» All include embedded SOA at this time

• Capable of providing full range of SOA benefits . . .

» Higher levels of reuse and sharing

• . . . without requiring a separate SOA effort

IC-BPMS tools are best for composite apps

• Integrated features across multiple technologies

• A model-driven IDE

• Embedded SOA support

• Can be used to “wrap” legacy assets

» Extend their useful life

» Create new functionality

• Dashboards for end users

• Controlled rules change by end users

• Business optimization features

Recommendations

• The capability of a component may vary considerably from vendor to vendor

» Make sure to focus the most weight on key needs

• Consider IC-BPMS tools for:

» Enterprise application integration (EAI)

» Business process management (BPM)

» B2B integration (B2B)

» Service-oriented architecture (SOA)

Ken Vollmer

kvollmer@forrester.com

http://www.forrester.com

Thank you

Ken Vollmer Principal Analyst Forrester Research

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