New organizational concepts and new IT technologies generally go hand-in-hand. If a new organizational concept is developed that cannot be supported by existing information systems, it will not advance beyond concept status and will not be capable of successful implementation.

Similarly, new technologies not backed by new application concepts that deliver real business value are also doomed to fail.

"For this reason, the BPM method by Prof. Scheer will be considered from two perspectives: the organizational, application-based view - BPM application wheel - and the underlying technology view - BPM technology wheel."

BPM Application and Technology Wheel

The application view comprises 10 aspects and the technical view 9. Each is displayed in the form of a wheel, in which the spokes represent how the criteria have developed, with maturity increasing from the rim toward the “BPM” axle. The development process is divided into three phases, each of which is based on an approximate period of time. The first phase began in the mid-1980s, the second at the end of the 1990s, while the third phase represents the current status and extends into the future. Because each phase tends to build on the previous one, companies can still benefit from earlier phases, even if they have reached a more advanced stage.