To achieve the desired outcome of a management or contracting process, more than planning and execution is needed. It also requires careful analysis and management the interdependent business process involved in the planning, construction, preconstruction procurement closing, commissioning, and closure of the built environment. This is why business process management (BPM) is crucial to the success of a project or company.
BPM is an integrated systematic method of identifying, modeling, improving the automation and continuous monitoring of business processes. The goal is to align business-related tasks within the company with strategic goals, leading to higher efficiency and greater profit.
The BPM lifecycle has six phases to accomplish its aim: analyze, design and implement, monitor, optimize and redesign. The initial step of the process is to look at the current process and identify areas of improvement. The second step is designing an entirely new process that meets requirements of the business, using automated and standardization where it is possible. The implementation phase is aimed at implementing the new process model. Ongoing monitoring and optimization will ensure its continued efficiency.
Construction companies squander tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands, of dollars every year on manual tasks and inefficient business processes. This is true both in the office as well as on the job site. Automating these processes increases visibility, improves operational efficiency, reduces risk, and speeds decision-making. It can also reduce costs, boost employee motivation and help improve resource utilization. To achieve this teams must be fully aware of all their processes and the process that drives them.
