A Business Process Engineer (BPE) understands business processes generally, making it possible to accurately record the existing processes, then recommend how these could be improved.
Where these improvements require new IT functionality, the BPE will plan and implement IT systems that are appropriate to their intended situation, keeping in mind the organization’s legacy from the past, the present situation, and the future strategy. Each of these aspects (past present and future) are framed in terms of systems, people and corporate culture, both internal to the company as well as in their industry generally.
To achieve this, a BPE will be sufficiently experienced to know the impact on IT systems performance of any such proposed systems. A BPE understands the criteria for selecting and configuring suitable technologies like the method of user interface, application platform chosen, security, etc.
For this a BPE needs a wide range of skills and experience, to be fluent in both technical and business terminology, as well as having the ability to take a high-level overview to direct many component parts towards a single, coherent systems outcome.
I am a Business Process Engineer.