What are common challenges in applying Business Process Re-engineering and how can they be overcome?

Common challenges in applying Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) include resistance to change, lack of understanding of BPR, inadequate resources, and poor planning. These can be overcome by:

1. Ensuring clear communication about the benefits and necessity of BPR to all stakeholders.

2. Providing adequate training and resources to implement BPR.

3. Carefully planning the BPR process, including setting realistic goals and timelines.

4. Involving all relevant stakeholders in the BPR process to ensure buy-in and support.

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Businesses are often focused on being "function" oriented instead of "process" oriented. When an organization is focused on function as opposed to process, complex, exhausting procedures that take up a lot of overhead are prioritized over leaner, more streamlined practices. When the organization switches to a process-oriented focus, operations become more cost-efficient and lean. From a governance and organizational viewpoint, a functional structure is hierarchical and often bureaucratic – the time it takes to brainstorm, get ideas approved, implement and test solutions can be unnecessarily dragged out. In contrast, a flat organizational structure facilitates communications and expedites decisions.

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Business Process Re-engineering (BPR)

How do you cut costs and streamline workflows that are vital to your organization? Consider business process re-engineering, a systematic overhaul to...

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