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Workflow Automation vs BPM
Workflow automation and BPM overlap. Workflow automation is a tool category; BPM is a management discipline. Modern practice uses workflow automation as one of BPM's execution tools.
Workflow AutomationvsBPM
Side by side
Workflow Automation vs BPM, on the dimensions that matter.
| Dimension | Workflow Automation | BPM |
|---|---|---|
| Scope | Specific flows | Whole processes end-to-end |
| Focus | Execution | Design + measurement + improvement |
| Typical owner | Ops or IT | Process office / executive |
| Deliverable | Automated flow | Improved outcome metric |
Scope
- Workflow Automation
- Specific flows
- BPM
- Whole processes end-to-end
Focus
- Workflow Automation
- Execution
- BPM
- Design + measurement + improvement
Typical owner
- Workflow Automation
- Ops or IT
- BPM
- Process office / executive
Deliverable
- Workflow Automation
- Automated flow
- BPM
- Improved outcome metric
Our honest verdict
BPM sets the direction; workflow automation executes it. Groups that adopt automation tooling without process discipline get fast bad processes.
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