BUSINESS PROCES MONITORING = Proactive monitoring of key company processes
IT world is similar to the ordinary life. We sometimes face situations when fast reaction to the cause of the problem can prevent further disaster or loss of the chosen direction. Our senses and brain capacity don’t let us easily absorb everything that is happening around and also most of us are not capable of keeping all the information in our memories. For all those reasons we surround ourselves with detectors, signals, and alarms but also with notes reminding us of events, tasks etc.
Although we often locate the problem without technologies, the fact that we cannot know for sure if we included every last bit can lead us into problematic situations where improvements can be costly and time consuming. As a sailboat in the vast ocean, the crew must often check their position to make sure they can reach the destination on time.
For those reasons it is necessary to have all the aspects covered with pro-active, systematic, fully automated monitoring system combined with warnings about the slightest deviations.
In SAP our “guardian” system is called SAP SOLUTION MANAGER (SOLMAN) with implemented scenario BUSINESS PROCESS MONITORING (BPMon).
What exactly BUSINESS PROCES MONITORING is?
How to set it up so it warns us before problems become critical?
BUSINESS PROCES MONITORING is a pro-active, process aimed at monitoring system for on-line supervision of functionality and performance of the key business elements. It is “watching over” all technical facilities and applications that are necessary for a smooth run of all the business processes.
For better understanding imagine the process as a city where the police needs to have control of the traffic situation. They install cameras and sensors on every important intersection. This system tells them when and where the traffic could cause problems and gives them time to find the best solution. The driver himself does not even realize the upcoming problem and keeps driving smoothly along. The key is to choose carefully the intersections where the sensors and cameras will be installed, figure out how to process the information and adjust who and how should receive the warnings and notes.
SOLMAN follows the whole system, not just one process, incl. a feedback of every technological step. BUSINESS PROCES MONITORING identifies problematic situations and sends warnings before it can harm SAP users or possibly their customers. In ideal case the user does not notice any problems or complications at all.
Advantages of BUSINESS PROCES MONITORING in SAP SOLMAN are mainly:
- Increased availability of business processes (not just their system availability)
- Increased performance and stability of business processes
- Better visibility of business processes within the company
- Satisfaction increase among the SAP customers
- Continuous monitoring of business processes and early problem anticipation
- Warning message and control system via sms, e-mail, or mobile apps
- Comparison of business departments performance
- Better customer service, service to suppliers and business partners
- Preceding of costly system failures
- Lowering costs connected with failures, time savings, human resources etc.
Why Buy BUSINESS PROCES MONITORING from MERIIS?
- We are highly experienced in project realization
- We have finalized process from “the beginning to the end”
- We will lead you through “step by step”
- We always try new set-up and processes using SOLMAN and test them on our environment first
- You can expect the first results within 3 weeks from start of the project