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Reverse Interaction Modelling™
designing a better business bydesigning better interactions
Mark Fishman, MD, president of the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research
“If there is one device that has destroyed more
innovation than any other, it is Six Sigma”
nothing really, but…
it is essentially
about NOWNOWand about
STRUCTURESTRUCTURE
nothing really, but…
it is
essentially
about USUS
nothing really, but…
business processes
reach endpoints…
nothing really, but…
BIM white paper
“At the moment we cross the border of our
process workspace, we reach endpoints, not to say
wastebaskets. The business process ends. We
passed the Pillars of Hercules where the sea falls
into an endless chasm.”
nothing really, but…
is there life
at the other sidethe other side?
the case for
Business Interaction Business Interaction
ManagementManagement (BIM)
Business Interaction Management
is the field of expertise that
encompasses the planning, the
design and the control of how a
company's business processes
interact with the (business)
processes of other internal and
external parties
what is BIM?
In the universe, any object that is not interacting with
another object is in a void. It might as well not exist
since no other object is aware of it.
For humans, any human that is not interacting with
another human does't exist. Whatever wild
movements they make in their little room, they are an
object in a void.
Interactions matter. They make things real.
Σ (interactions) = your_business
so, design your business so, design your business by designing the interactionsby designing the interactions
the new economic order
marketmarket
lead partner Alead partner A
coordinator Bcoordinator B
coordinator Acoordinator A
contributor Bcontributor Bcontributor Acontributor A
contributor Ccontributor C
lead partner Blead partner B
HP-EDS merger
24.600 layoffs
7,5% of workforce
the war for against talent
tacit interactions
McKinsey Quarterly
“Tacit interactions are
becoming central to economic
activity. Making those who
undertake them more effective
isn’t like tweaking a production
line.
the interaction as the real product
Own the Customer’s
Total ExperiencePatricia B. Seybold
envisioningenvisioningBusiness Interaction
Management
not about reengineering processes, but about designing a businessbusiness
� instead of designing process building blocks that stack up into the sky (and hopefully towards our objectives), we must design our business top-down by defining the interactions we want with all parties involved
� not events, not inputs and outputs become the delimiters of business processes, but interactions become the primary controls
� interactions become the purposepurposepurposepurposepurposepurposepurposepurpose of business processes, instead of the unfortunate consequence
� provide a structured approach that facilitates innovative thinking on all layers of the enterprise
– low footprint: requires little formal training; no “methodology”; limited need for facilitators
– formal: fixed sequence of steps; limited need for ‘creative’ thinking
– few boundaries: promoting ‘out-of-the-box’ thinking
– guaranteed: when done well, is likely to uncover the potential opportunities/needs
– business focused: focusing on the ‘what’ that is being achieved
– interaction focused: focusing on the ‘other side’ of the interaction equation
limitations
� assumes a sufficient degree of ‘openness’ within the organisation
� assumes willingness to question the current status quo
� facilitator will be needed for the first exercise(s)
� does only cover the interaction specifics, not the complete solution
� does not cover the feasibility analysis, nor the prioritisation of identified opportunities
the basic model
e-businessvision
e-businessvision
processchange
processchange
businessprocesses
businessprocesses
businessreality
businessreality
businessobjectives
businessobjectives
e-businessprinciples
e-businessprinciples
opportunitiesopportunities
selectedopportunities
selectedopportunities
RIM basic principlesbasic principles
the Europrofiles case
ProVision Workbench, Proforma Corporation
process change objectives
to design a new price
information delivery process allowing our
partners to have easy access to up-to-date
information regarding our offering and the
corresponding prices and promotions
RIM basic principles
� definition of scope
� focus on the ‘deep process’
� look for the ‘extended process’
� analyse the existing interaction dynamics
� let your creativity do the rest of the work
five basic steps:
1. definition of scope
� reduce complexity by focusing on a specific process or subset of processes
� agree on the level of potential process change that can be assumed
� try avoiding too much organisational boundaries
2. focus on the ‘deep process’
� reduce complexity by looking at the “deep process”
– “…mapping the key goals and interrelationships of activities at a deeper level – to define the essence of a process in a way that allows a great deal of creativity and customisation in how it is actually carried out…” *
� the very essence of what is being achieved, not how it is being performed today
� focus on the main interactions between all parties involved
� not restricted by a specific organisational structure
* Thomas W. Malone, The Future of Work, How the New Order of Business Will
Shape Your Organization, Your Management Style, and Your Life
3. look for the ‘extended process’
� abandon the traditional intra-company view
� look for all interactions with stakeholders that might be impacted
� describe the process as a sequence of interactions
� initially, do not take into account existing intra-company interactions
4. analyse the interaction dynamics
� identify the key metric(s) that will measure success
� starting from this point
– identify the system dynamics that determine success
– identify the inhibitors for success
– identify which interactions are influencers
– (re-) formulate the requirements for deep process change
5. let your creativity do the rest of the work
oh my
God…
oh my
God…
the EuroprofilesEuroprofiles case
the Europrofiles case
ProVision Workbench, Proforma Corporation
process change objectives
“Design a new price information
delivery process allowing our partners
to have easy access to up-to-date
information regarding our offering and
the corresponding prices and
promotions”
focus on the ‘deep process’
look for the ‘extended process’…
five questions every mentor must ask
� what is it that you really want to be and do?
� what are you doing really well that is helping you get there?
� what are you not doing well that is preventing you from getting there?
� what will you do differently tomorrow to meet those challenges?
� how can I help / where do you need the most help?
Anthony Tjan, CEO, Managing Partner and Founder of Cue Ball
– to have access to up-to-date information regarding our offering and the corresponding prices and promotions in such a way that it avoids re-entering of pricing data
� for the make-proposal interaction
– to be able to generate quotes without the need to re-enter pricing data and in such a way that it allows removing the customer’s perception of only dealing with a small company”
“Design a new price information delivery process allowing
our partners
let your creativity do the rest of the
work
not again…not again…
Epilogue
For our little business case, the company that gave the initial idea for
this case moved to a web-based solution that gave their partners
access to the latest offering and price information and that allowed
for entering the details of proposals. The company then would print
professionally looking proposal documents, customised for each
partner company, that then were mailed by the company to the end-
consumer.
By creating this service, the company also gained a greater lock-in of
their partner channel since most of these partners became more