bpm product analysis - oracle（bpm产品分析u2014u2014甲骨文）.pdf

BPM Product Analysis A Comparison of Pegasystems PegaRULES Process Commander and Oracle BPM Suite August 2013 This white paper was sponsored by Oracle but was written by AVIO Consulting as an independent comparison between the BPM products offered by Pegasystems and Oracle. © AVIO Consulting, LLC Executive Summary Because of the different capabilities and approaches the various software vendors have taken, Business Process Management (BPM) has become one of the most difficult software products to evaluate. Along with RFP checklists, BPM software selections are often made based on vendor demonstrations and, at best, hands-on proof of concepts conducted at a customer’s request. Because the requirements differ widely between the business and IT, the grading and weighting factors involved often make BPM product selections opaque, and companies are often left unsure that they have selected the best product for their needs. Pegasystems and Oracle are two leading BPM vendors who have taken two completely different approaches. Because Pegasystems began as a business rules engine provider, their BPM software product has business rules as its base. Oracle BPM Suite was designed from the ground up to be a business driven, full lifecycle BPM product running on top of Oracle’s industry leading Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) platform. Based on feedback from customers and industry consultants familiar with both products, the following factors combine to make Oracle BPM Suite the superior choice: 1. Ease of use – Oracle BPM is the easier of the two products to use in three essential areas. First, the processes are modeled by the business and enhanced by developers in an easy to understand common format that both understand. Second, both developers and the business analysts each have tools specifically built for their different skills and needs. The technical implementation components needed by developers