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			              Types of Business Processes - Classifications
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Henk Kleijn and Fred Rorink in their book 'Change Management' distinguish between 5 different kinds of business processes in any company (organization):

1. Primary processes: these are the main processes in a business, typically being Porter’s inbound logistics, operations (incl. production), outbound logistics, marketing and sales, services. According to some also R&D and purchasing could be viewed as primary activities / processes.

2. Secondary or supporting processes: these processes support the work of the primary processes. Examples: financial management & control, HR, administration and facility management.

3. Systems, or steering systems: these are the processes which help the primary processes (typical on a... Read more? Sign up for free
			            
			                  			5 Kinds of Biz Processes

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			                  			5 Categories of Business Processes

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			                  			Innovation and Logistic Processes

															Doug Gilbert, Professor, United States, Member
			                  		
			                  			The Anatomy and Physics of Processes

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			                  			Most Critical Business Processes

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			                  			Understanding Business Processes Well

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			                  			Communication Processes are Key

															Fernando Valdez, Consultant, Panama, Member
			                  		
			                  			Value Stream Business Processes

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			                  			Business Process Types like Wooden Barrels

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			                  		There is Complex Interaction Between the 5 Types
														
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			                  			Organisational Framework is Important for Communication Processes!

															Mansingh Jaswal, Director, India, Member
			                  		
			                  			Understanding Different Kinds of Business Processes

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			                  			Strategy Process is Missing...

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			                  			The Link between Business Processes and Management Functions

															Lawrence Chinkhunda, Student (MBA), Malawi, Member
			                  		
			                  			Isn't the Decision Process Most Important?

															Miguel Sacramento, Business Consultant, Brazil, Member
			                  		
			                  			All Business Processes are Important!

															Dayson Castilhos, Consultant, Brazil, Member
			                  		
			                  			3 + 4 + 5 = Management Processes

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			                  			Creating Process Interactions

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			                  			An Alternative Category Scheme

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			                  			6th Business Process Type

															Miguel Sacramento, Business Consultant, Brazil, Member
			                  		
			                  			Communication and Decision-making

															Leodegardo M. Pruna, Professor, Philippines, Member
			                  		
			                  			Does This Categorisation Work for All Organisations?

															Andy Lake, Management Consultant, United Kingdom, Member
			                  		
			                  			New Classification of Business Processes is Very Interesting

															Alice Quevedo O., Consultant, Mexico, Member
			                  		
			                  			Are the Classifications Mutually Exclusive?

															Suman Rao, Turnaround Manager, India, Member
			                  		
			                  			Is R&D a Primary or Secondary Process?

															Sohail Ejaz, Consultant, Pakistan, Member
			                  		
			                  			Add 6. Environment Monitoring Including Competitive Intelligence

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			                  			Process Integration

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			                  			Internal and External Business Process Types

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			                  			Type versus Location of Processes

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			                  			Process Classification Framework (PCF)

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			                  			Business Process Relevance Depends per Organization

															Mick Breare, Business Consultant, United Kingdom, Member
			                  		
			                  			Alternative Business Processes Classification

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			                  			Agree on PCF

															Suman Rao, Turnaround Manager, India, Member
			                  		
			                  			3 Categories of Business Processes

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			                  			Position of Financial Processes

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			                  			Internal and Expernal Business Processes

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			                  			eTOM

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			                  			Business Processes Differ per Industry

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			                  			Summary

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			                  			Business Process Classification

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			                  			Keep Business Process Categorization Simple

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			                  			Think End-to-end And..

															Matthias Bittrich, Business Consultant, Germany, Member
			                  		
			                  			... But also Left and Right

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			                  			Voice of Customer is Fundamental

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			                  			Processes are Essential, But Uniformity is a Risk

															Kurt Ludikovsky, Consultant, Austria, Member
			                  		
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