Leonardo Newsletter
November 2008

 

Contents:

Business Process-The Neglected Asset

 

ProcessDays 2009

 

BPM Courses only twice a year and only in Sydney-Mark dates now!

 

Leonardo Consulting teams with Cogniscape? in Australia

 

Leonardo Office Closes for Christmas Break

 

 

 

Business Process-The Neglected Asset

 

The performance of any organization depends on the activities it executes. The sequence in which we execute these activities is called a business process. However, despite this importance, it is surprising that very few organizations have made processes a first class citizen.

Though a key value and cost driver, processes have never made it into the status of a well
respected asset. They do not appear in the balance sheet of an organization, they do not show up in the organizational chart of the HR department, they often do not have an owner and they cross multiple IT solutions. In short, many companies do not know their processes, would not be able to evaluate process performance or actively pursue process improvement initiatives.

Why have we been so ignorant when it comes to business processes?


Read full article: Business Process-The Neglected Asset

 

ProcessDays 2009

 

ProcessDays 2009 is shaping up to be much 'more than just a conference'. The program will be exceptional. There will be practitioner case studies, senior executives and the highest guru-per-hour rate of any conference you've ever attended! The response we are looking for when you review the program for the first time is "Wow!".

In 2009 you will be able to attend as little as two hours or as much as four days of ProcessDays. We are building a super flexible program covering 3-6 August 2009. The new exciting venue is the Sydney Masonic Centre. Registration will open in January 2009. Mark the dates in your calendar and watch this space for more announcements.


www.leonardo.com.au/processdays09

 

BPM Courses only twice a year and only in Sydney-Mark dates now!

 

Start planning for your 2009 BPM and product training public course attendance now. Leonardo Education schedules public courses twice a year in Sydney. The 2009 course schedule is:

Dates for May/June public courses in 2009:
18 May 2009 BPTA 101
19-21 May 2009 BPTA 102
22 May 2009 BPTA 103
25-28 May 2009 BPTA 301

15-17 June 2009 Improving Processes
18-19 June 2009 Measuring Processes

Dates for November/December public courses in 2009:
16 November 2009 BPTA 101
17-19 November 2009 BPTA 102
20 November 2009 BPTA 103
23-26 November 2009 BPTA 301

30-2 December 2009 Improving Processes
3-4 December 2009Measuring Processes

In house courses can be run anywhere and anytime.

In addition, the "six pack" option says that if you (and friends?) can commit at least six people we will declare a public course at a time and place to suit you and us. We'll try to fill the course but it will run in any case.

For information on course content and fees please view the Leonardo Education section of the website or contact Harriet Hall at h.hall@leonardo.com.au or 02 9006 7956.

 

Leonardo Consulting teams with Cogniscape in Australia

 

Cogniscape, LLC and Leonardo Consulting announced today that Leonardo Consulting, one of Australia's most credentialed Business Process Management (BPM) consultancies, has become an Authorised Reseller and Services Provider of CogniViz, Cogniscape's flagship reporting and visualisation system. Under the terms of the agreement, Leonardo Consulting offers the CogniViz software solution bundled with Leonardo's Expert Consulting Services to the Australian markets.


Read the full press release

 

Leonardo Office Closes for Christmas Break

 

The offices of Leonardo Consulting will close over the Christmas period from Friday 19 December until Monday 5 January 2009.

We hope you have a safe and merry Christmas and look forward to seeing you in 2009!

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