Managing information about processes

  • Authors:

  • Thomas H. Davenport;Michael C. Beers

  • Affiliations:

  • -;-

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Management Information Systems - Special section: Toward a theory of business process change management
  • Year:
  • 1995

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Abstract

This study addresses the issue of how leading firms manage information about their business processes. The researchers interviewed twenty firms, many of which were Baldrige quality award winners, and conducted a detailed case study of one firm particularly advanced in process management. The paper suggests that a key aspect of success in process improvement is effective management of information about process performance, even independent of information technology. The concept of double-loop learning is applied to process information. A process model of how to manage process information is advanced, with many examples from interviews of leading practices. Challenges in moving toward increased use of process information are also described.