IoT (Internet of Things), on the other hand, is about connecting physical devices on the Internet and allowing these smart devices to exchange data via their sensors and communicators.
Both terms are becoming popular buzzwords in recent years for markets and organizations with the cross-functional streamlined workflows of BPM and the big data collected by IoT devices, marrying BPM with IoT seems to be such a complementary way to empower businesses in terms of technologies.
Myth #1
FACT: BPM and IoT are penetrating other areas besides manufacturing and IT, and they can surely add value to almost every business in today’s service economy.
Business process is everywhere, and organizations will simply turn chaotic without BPM. Similarly, IoT has been omnipresent and disruptive to greater and greater business sectors. Therefore, merging BPM and IoT results in more than cost reductions for manufacturing or economies of scale for IT.
However, nowadays, it is not what you make for your customers a differentiator from your competitors but how you do to deliver values that meet customers’ needs. And implementing BPM and IoT together can create a more cohesive customer journey. More and more industries, such as retails, governments, energy, and education, started adopting “product + service” strategy to strengthen their product life cycle and business model by providing higher standard and personalized service appreciated by target customers.
Thus, BPM and IoT truly combine operational excellence with analytical information that can boost almost every business’s performance and help you outperform your competitors.
Myth #2
FACT: We are in one ecosystem, and sharing data actually has more pros than cons.
As the data network grows, there will be potential cybersecurity risks. Still, data sharing is essential, and we need to embrace this complexity. Connected things require connected organizations, hence connected data and connected people. So creating interconnectivity and interdependency among organizations while working on BPM and IoT is inevitable, and can result in bigger value for each player.
Organizations are constantly working closely with suppliers, customers, consultants, governments, and competitors. Assuring IoT data flows across organizational borders can be a give-and-take: by receiving and sharing data that a company collects from its relevant stakeholders, that company strengthens the decision-making in every step of design thinking and in every stage-gate for any project.
As a result, data sharing is the way to for organizations to exchange, learn, improve, and share each other’s best practices, achieving continuous improvement and sustainable development.
Myth #3
FACT: Indeed, BPM and IoT can expand your value chain. But at the end of the day, it is all about people, not the tools or methodology that truly matter.
Both BPM and IoT are people- and customer-centric: it is about getting the right information in the hands of the right people at the right time to deliver results that your customers want. It is not just about maintaining machines and data, but more about maintaining all kinds of interpersonal relationships, internally and externally.
For your business to become truly efficient, responsive, and personalized, you need to connect your people with technology, and align people with your business goals. Looking at the future, the link between people and technology will certainly deepen and become closer than ever. And we need qualified people to understand the tremendous potential of BPM and IoT, and how to correctly implement them, which will contribute greatly to your business success.
Why Choose Interfacing?
With over two decades of AI, Quality, Process, and Compliance software expertise, Interfacing continues to be a leader in the industry. To-date, it has served over 500+ world-class enterprises and management consulting firms from all industries and sectors. We continue to provide digital, cloud & AI solutions that enable organizations to enhance, control and streamline their processes while easing the burden of regulatory compliance and quality management programs.
To explore further or discuss how Interfacing can assist your organization, please complete the form below.
Documentation: Driving Transformation, Governance and Control
• Gain real-time, comprehensive insights into your operations.
• Improve governance, efficiency, and compliance.
• Ensure seamless alignment with regulatory standards.
eQMS: Automating Quality & Compliance Workflows & Reporting
• Simplify quality management with automated workflows and monitoring.
• Streamline CAPA, supplier audits, training and related workflows.
• Turn documentation into actionable insights for Quality 4.0
Low-Code Rapid Application Development: Accelerating Digital Transformation
• Build custom, scalable applications swiftly
• Reducing development time and cost
• Adapt faster and stay agile in the face of
evolving customer and business needs.
AI to Transform your Business!
The AI-powered tools are designed to streamline operations, enhance compliance, and drive sustainable growth. Check out how AI can:
• Respond to employee inquiries
• Transform videos into processes
• Assess regulatory impact & process improvements
• Generate forms, processes, risks, regulations, KPIs & more
• Parse regulatory standards into requirements
Request Free Demo
Document, analyze, improve, digitize and monitor your business processes, risks, regulatory requirements and performance indicators within Interfacing’s Digital Twin integrated management system the Enterprise Process Center®!
Trusted by Customers Worldwide!
More than 400+ world-class enterprises and management consulting firms
