I wanted to try and create a definitive list of the top 10 BPM bloggers for anyone interested in the niche.This is my equivalent of "The Black List", which is a Hollywood list of the top unproduced screenplays every year.
To qualify for the BPM Blacklist a blogger has to meet the following criteria:
- Blog regularly on the topic of BPM, BI or BPMN
- Produce good quality, informative posts
- Tweet, be tweeted or retweeted regularly.
- Has to be someone I read and follow
Of the available bloggers who meet this criteria I have then selected my top ten. This may not equate to your top ten.
The first version of this was produced in August 2010 by me. There have been a number of changes since then, some of which have been influenced by comments on that post.
Added to the list
Elise Olding
Keith Swenson
Max PucherRemoved from the list
Theo Priestley : No longer meets the criteria listed (1, 3)
Ashish Bagwhat : No longer meets the criteria listed (1)
BouncingThoughts: No longer meets the selection criteria (1)
Just because you are not on the list at the moment doesn't mean you won't be re-admitted at some later date (in fact I may extend the list to 20 people). Just keep trying to meet the criteria listed above and there is a good chance you'll get on there.
Here is the 2011 Spring BPM BlackList:
- Bruce Silver: Bruce is the daddy of BPMN, has been in the business for years and knows BPMN like the back of his hand (he should do - he helped write it)
- Jim Sinur: He's been with Global360 and Gartner and he is the industry analyst for the BPM sector. His writing is often formal and rigid, but that doesn't take away from the value of his contents.
- Adam Deane: Witty, sometimes caustic, but always on the money. Posts quite regularly. Always worth a read, especially his weekly roundup of the best BPM Quotes.
- Sandy Kemsley: One of three women on the list. She attends and presents a lot at BPM conferences around the world and always has some useful insight into the latest movements in the BPM market. Her blog is 'Column 2'
- The Process Ninja: He's Australian based and blogs about real-life applications of process. I look forward to his posts.
- Connie Moore: The Forrester analyst for BPM and the other woman on the list. Finger on the pulse, covers the industry and the general BPM environment.
- Thomas Olbrich. A German who blogs in English and German and who wrote my favourite BPM blog entry ever.
- Keith Swenson's blog is a must-read: he writes thoughtful and informative posts on BPM and ACM (adaptive case management) that often inspire long conversations in the comments, and manages to do so without pushing his own company's products.
- Elise Olding : Blogs with Gartner (alongside Jim Sinur). Also active in the Twitter community.
- Max Pucher. I find his opinions and attitudes very contrary to popular thought. But that doesn't mean he's wrong. A contrary opinion is always useful for provoking discussion.
I have also added each of these people to a Twitter list. If you wish to follow this list you can find it at my Twitter account.
The list itself is available from the side bar on my blog and can be accessed directly from this link.
The list itself is available from the side bar on my blog and can be accessed directly from this link.
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