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Roland Woldt

BPM architect and author of 'Successful Architecture Implementation'

3 episodes

From Pools to Pinkpop to Process Mining: Wrapping Up BPM360 Season 3 in Style

 In this sizzling summer finale of BPM360 – Covering Every Angle, Caspar and Russell take a reflective and witty journey through the highlights of Season 3. What began with pool-cleaning confessions and festival weather banter quickly turned into a deep dive into process thinking, change facilitation, and agentic AI.  🧩 Key Takeaways from Season 3:  • Human-Centric BPM with Mirko Kloppenburg: Empathy, trust, and process models as cultural drivers—on the road and in the boardroom. • Academic Legends: From the origin of process mining with Wil van der Aalst to enterprise architecture with Prof. Scheruhn, this season honoured the foundational thinkers. • Cut the Crap: Roland Woldt helped us slice through BPM noise with sharp insights on architecture and transformation habits. • Facilitating Change: Stefan Hauenschild and Gary Cox reminded us that no process survives without people—change starts with empathy and ends in action. • Underrated Truths: Iris Beerepoot brought attention to the “gray zone” of undocumented processes—especially in healthcare—while Russell and Caspar tackled agentic AI, Lego-based modelling metaphors, and why some process hierarchies just don’t make sense. • Community & Events: With reflections from the Automation Summit in Split and a peek behind the curtain of BPM conferences, the season underscored the value of authentic practitioner dialogue. 🎁 Bonus: A surprise giveaway of Roland Woldt’s signed book “Successful Architecture Implementation” – for those bold enough to shape the next season! 🔍 Call to Action Have ideas for Season 4? A dream guest? A fresh angle? Or a critique on whether we’re really covering every angle? Email us at: questions@bpm360podcast.com Or comment on our Season 3 finale post on LinkedIn – and win a signed copy of Roland’s book!   We hope you enjoy our BPM Podcast. Subscribe and stay tuned for more. Please send us your comments and questions to questions@bpm360podcast.com (mailto:questions@bpm360podcast.com)

Ep. 6

Cut the Crap: Building Better BPM Habits – A Deep Dive with Roland Woldt

🔑 Key Takeaways from the Episode: 1. Bad Habits & BPM: Russell kicks off with a personal story about bad habits and health goals – a metaphor for how organizations drift into process chaos. It’s not about the wrong tool or method but the erosion of good habits over time. 2. Guest Spotlight – Roland Woldt: Roland shares his journey from the German army to becoming a BPM thought leader and author. His new book “Successful Architecture Implementation” bridges theory and practice with a focus on content, governance, and adoption. 3. Practical BPM Advice: The trio explores how organizations often ignore adoption and governance when implementing architecture tools. Roland stresses the need for tangible strategies, stakeholder communication, and long-term enablement. 4. Process Ownership & End-to-End Thinking: A key discussion around the balance between functional decomposition and end-to-end processes. Alignment across departments is crucial to eliminate siloed thinking and improve real-world outcomes. 5. Architecture Is One Discipline: Roland argues that EA, BPM, process mining, and data management are all just different lenses on the same organizational architecture. The goal? Visibility, analysis, execution. 6. Tool Adoption ≠ Success: Buying a shiny new tool doesn’t guarantee results. Without strategic thinking, governance frameworks, and user adoption, tools gather dust. 7. Realistic Training & Support: A 3-day crash course won’t create a BPM organization. Adoption requires ongoing training, role development, and organizational maturity – it’s a journey, not a one-off. 🎁 Bonus: Roland is giving away early PDFs and signed copies of the book! The paperback drops March 24 – check out whatsyourbaseline.com/successful-architecture-implementation for extras, downloads, and pre-orders. Final Word: Buy the damn book. It’ll make you better. We hope you enjoy our BPM Podcast. Subscribe and stay tuned for more. Please send us your comments and questions to questions@bpm360podcast.com

Cut the Crap: Building Better BPM Habits – A Deep Dive with Roland Woldt

 🔑 Key Takeaways from the Episode:  1. Bad Habits & BPM: Russell kicks off with a personal story about bad habits and health goals – a metaphor for how organizations drift into process chaos. It’s not about the wrong tool or method but the erosion of good habits over time.  2. Guest Spotlight – Roland Woldt: Roland shares his journey from the German army to becoming a BPM thought leader and author. His new book “Successful Architecture Implementation” bridges theory and practice with a focus on content, governance, and adoption.  3. Practical BPM Advice: The trio explores how organizations often ignore adoption and governance when implementing architecture tools. Roland stresses the need for tangible strategies, stakeholder communication, and long-term enablement.  4. Process Ownership & End-to-End Thinking: A key discussion around the balance between functional decomposition and end-to-end processes. Alignment across departments is crucial to eliminate siloed thinking and improve real-world outcomes.  5. Architecture Is One Discipline: Roland argues that EA, BPM, process mining, and data management are all just different lenses on the same organizational architecture. The goal? Visibility, analysis, execution.  6. Tool Adoption ≠ Success: Buying a shiny new tool doesn’t guarantee results. Without strategic thinking, governance frameworks, and user adoption, tools gather dust.  7. Realistic Training & Support: A 3-day crash course won’t create a BPM organization. Adoption requires ongoing training, role development, and organizational maturity – it’s a journey, not a one-off.    🎁 Bonus: Roland is giving away early PDFs and signed copies of the book! The paperback drops March 24 – check out whatsyourbaseline.com/successful-architecture-implementation (https://whatsyourbaseline.com/successful-architecture-implementation) for extras, downloads, and pre-orders.    Final Word: Buy the damn book. It’ll make you better.  We hope you enjoy our BPM Podcast. Subscribe and stay tuned for more. Please send us your comments and questions to questions@bpm360podcast.com (mailto:questions@bpm360podcast.com)