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Natasha, Jillian and Joseph Were Preparing to Attend a Conference

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Natasha, Jillian and Joseph were preparing to attend a conference on business process management. Various statements from their conversation are shown below. Respond to each statement to reflect a more accurate view of the basic principles of BPM discussed in the chapter. Do not quote the principles. The first item is done for you as an example.
 Statement  Response  I’m surprised they’re sending us to this conference;  I thought external consultants directed most  business process management projects.  External consultants might be involved,  but our own employees need to be part of  things, too.  We’ll probably have to spend more money on  computers to implement what we learn.  This conference is a waste of time and money. It’s  not going to help us compete in our current  markets.  Maybe we’ll finally figure out a way to reduce the  number of documents in our accounting  information system; I think that’s what business  process management is about.  I’m looking forward to spending two days without  our bosses at this conference. I’m sure the things  we’ll be learning would be too detailed for them.  I like the old way of doing things in our company; I  don’t see any reason to change processes now. \begin{array} { | l | l | } \hline { \text { Statement } } &{ \text { Response } } \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { I'm surprised they're sending us to this conference; } \\\text { I thought external consultants directed most } \\\text { business process management projects. }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { External consultants might be involved, } \\\text { but our own employees need to be part of } \\\text { things, too. }\end{array} \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { We'll probably have to spend more money on } \\\text { computers to implement what we learn. }\end{array} & \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { This conference is a waste of time and money. It's } \\\text { not going to help us compete in our current } \\\text { markets. }\end{array} & \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Maybe we'll finally figure out a way to reduce the } \\\text { number of documents in our accounting } \\\text { information system; I think that's what business } \\\text { process management is about. }\end{array} & \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { I'm looking forward to spending two days without } \\\text { our bosses at this conference. I'm sure the things } \\\text { we'll be learning would be too detailed for them. }\end{array} & \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { I like the old way of doing things in our company; I } \\\text { don't see any reason to change processes now. }\end{array} \\\hline\end{array}

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