A business process engineer (BPE) specializes in the design and development of business processes and plays a key role in ensuring the success of a global system rollout. Their focus is to clarify objectives, streamline operations, increase efficiency, and ensure your new solution provides the best possible results.

Here are five benefits of having a BPE on your global project:

1. A complete, current business process model.

Working closely with the business team, the BPE maps your complete as-is state, including all the interrelationships and dependencies between people, systems, and processes that may have grown organically over the life of your systems. This is particularly valuable for global and complex systems.

2. A robust solution that will improve your business.

Merging industry knowledge with business objectives and user requirements, the BPE develops a vision for the to-be state, including areas for future growth and efficiencies that can be realized to improve overall business operations. This includes engaging users from across the enterprise to ensure all business needs are fully captured.

3. A clear roadmap from here to there.

To make your future vision a reality, the BPE generates a complete gap analysis, which you can use to evaluate and prioritize features to ensure the greatest positive impact in the least time.

4. A list of the best vendors and products for your business.

A good BPE has experience with a variety of vendors and tools, which enables them to identify and evaluate potential solutions for your specific need. They can organize vendor demos and develop analyses of the various options so you can be confident in your ultimate choice.

5. A successful system rollout.

Once the project has moved into implementation, the BPE verifies that the vision and priorities for the project are met. They work with the vendor(s) to refine the configuration, coordinate with the validation and training teams, and keep the business team engaged in the process to ensure the outcome is on track to meet their needs.

Overall, a strong BPE is your partner in decreasing project risks, maximizing improvement opportunities, and ensuring the success of your global rollout.