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IT Consultant and Adviser at Eximius Medical Admministration Solutions
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We tested TIBCO and others but chose Bizagi because nothing comes close in terms of usability and resource requirements

What is most valuable?

  1. The user interface and ease of use as compared to some of the other products I have tried.
  2. The ability to document the entire process within the same diagram and then generate documents in Word.
  3. The ability to publish on the web has become extremely useful in publishing the processes for transparency.
  4. The ability to perform model simulations is a great help.
  5. Now, using all the features, been able to develop system processes and activity diagrams for technology developer in any area (network, database etc.)
  6. "Most of all, Bizagi listens to it's customers!" Is what i said before but now i am not sure already.
  7. I use the picture artifact to create symbols to be placed on the diagrams and that improves the readability with my clients

How has it helped my organization?

  1. I developed a complete Project Management Framework for the company's use which has been published for policy adoption by all Project Managers.
  2. I developed and published a procurement governance framework which is extensively used in procurement of products and services for clients.
  3. In addition the two above, we are now using Bizagi Modeller for defining system processes and activity diagrams similar but better than UML. We are able generate full documentation on these processes for the technicians. The techies are really happy with this.

What needs improvement?

  1. Previously I rated the product with 10 but now i am down grading it to 8.
  2. The system does not work well in Windows 8 (Full version) on tablet PCs. I had raised this issue and was told that it will not display the diagrams effectively due to the display drivers. Urgent attention is required as we do not carry laptops. Besides, the use of tablets has become very pervasive these days. This one was raised long ago and not addressed but i will drop it as tablet PCs have disappeared.
  3. The ability to automatically re-size the elements based on the element text descriptions. This has not been done. This one has become a pain in the neck.
  4. The text for notations always get misaligned and tangled with flow lines. This is especially worse when you want type "Yes" or "No" on the flow lines.
  5. Frequently the alignment of elements gets disorganized when a group is added. Worse is when a group is deleted it does not give us the option to choose if we want to delete the elements too but, instead, deletes them anyway. I use this feature to defines module packages for my IT Developers. Sigh, number of times i had to redo to get rid of the group.
  6. The most irritating part is the licensing of the logo feature. When i deinstall on one PC and then reinstall in the same (after a hard disk crash) PC the license cannot be applied again and the have to run to the techies to reset things. They dont seem friendly either. They should provide a feature to deactivate the license and activate it again, just like McAfee and Blumentals.
  7. In the recent version, i just found out that export/Import from Visio requires the installed version of Visio software. Now how many of us have Visio on our PCs? Which would be lying idle most of the time.They need to fix this one urgently.
  8. I use the graph artifact extensively but I am hoping this will be improved to include connectors points, similar to annotations. Would really love that.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Bizagi Modeller for over 11 years now.

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What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

We have not used the Bizagi process engine yet. We will be testing it soon. I did test much of it as Joget seemed a much a better and easier option. I may consider really looking into the Suite only if there is BRE (Business Rules Engine) in there.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

With Bizagi, initial loading is extremely slow.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I did not have this issue as i believe in breaking work into smaller related units.

How are customer service and support?

Customer Service:

Good, effective, prompt and responsive but sometimes seem to get irritated.

Technical Support:

Refer to the one above

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We used Bonita and still use Bonita Engine but may want to move to Joget for simplicity.

How was the initial setup?

We're only using only the Bizagi modeler, it was very simple and one-click. The engine may not be as simple but I prefer it simple and easy with a comprehensive user guide.Trying Joget now.

What about the implementation team?

We implemented through an in-house team. No vendor team exists in Malaysia.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We're currently using the free modeler. Our advise is that avoid the complicated ones unless there is an inbuilt BRE in there. Most of them seem to insist that we must know Java.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We tried and tested a few such as TIBCO, Bonitasoft and Joget. Currently using Bonita but soon dropping it for Joget for simplicity.

What other advice do I have?

We incorporated Bizagi as requirements in the Request for Proposals but reversed and decided on Joget for simplicity and price. With the downturn in economy and high competition, businesses want quick implementation, less headache and they are tired of the phrase "not so easy to change" from techies.

Frankly, any software is of no real good value if it has to be heavily supported by programming knowledge and techies. With Bizagi and others, the insistence on knowing Java or dot.net is making the usefulness useless. I am yet to see one that has a full embedded business rule engine that is business user friendly. Its a disappointing to call these software as business process and rules components when no business user can actually get to install, customize and use it. This is the same case with software related to Customer Relation Management - such as SuiteCRM and ESPOCRM.

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it_user795600 - PeerSpot reviewer
it_user795600Systems analyst with 1-10 employees
Real User

Downgrade Windows 8, not Bizagi ....
Windows will be ALWAYS the problem.

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Vice Presidente at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Consultant
It solves almost all process automation needs, but the preparation of reports within the BI facilities needs work.

What is most valuable?

  • Easy and quick to automate processes
  • Short learning curve

How has it helped my organization?

We managed, in less than one year, to automate all administrative, financial and operational processes of our company, which operates in the technology consulting business, with a team of two professionals.

What needs improvement?

The preparation of reports within the business intelligence facilities.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used it for four years.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

There were only a few.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service:

It needs improvement to the speed with which they respond.

Technical Support:

It needs improvement to the speed with which they respond.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We did, and we switched due to the ease of implementation and technical learning.

How was the initial setup?

It was both straightforward and complex.

What about the implementation team?

We implemented with in-house staff who became experts in the solution. We are now offering design services to our clients, using Bizagi BPM Suite, coupled with our consulting BPM.

What was our ROI?

  • On the sale of licenses: 20%
  • On consulting services generated from product use: 100%

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The initial cost was zero. For maintenance, approximately $3,000/year.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

  • Intalio
  • Oracle
  • AuraPortal
  • Bonita
  • IBM

What other advice do I have?

It is a beautifully finished product and provides an excellent cost-benefit. It solves almost all process automation needs. We are delighted with Bizagi BPM Suite and chose to act exclusively with this solution in our consulting business and BPM projects. We have achieved a great receptivity of the product our customers, and became business partners after our implementation experience and training of a in-house technical team.

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Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partners
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Neil SimpsonFounder/Principal at InnoVelocity
Top 5Integrator

Hello, this is a great, concise review. Question: what BI/Reporting solution have you been using to supplement Bizagi's built-in BAM and Analytics reports?

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Head of Business Improvement with 501-1,000 employees
Vendor
Bizagi has been extremely valuable for implementing and communicating business process improvements.

We’ve been using Bizagi for four years now; we switched from Visio because of their poor support for BPMN. Before switching to Bizagi, we had considered several other solutions, like TIBCO and Bonita, but felt Bizagi was the best – the fact that it’s free was a big plus too.

On a scale from 1-5 (1=worst, 5=best), I would give Bizagi a 5. I find the following features to be the most valuable:

  • Compatibility with BPMN.
  • Microsoft-style design, so that the look and feel are immediately familiar to MS Office users.
  • Ease of use.
  • Ability to publish to web pages, especially with latest enhancements around search and dragging of models.
  • Ability to link symbols to documents, URLs, etc.
  • Focus on collaboration

In the four years that our organisation has been using Bizagi, I’d say that it has significantly improved the way our organization functions due to the product’s ability to draw the as-is and to-be processes that we analyse and implement – this has allowed us to both standardise the way we capture and document our processes, and become more effective in implementing and communicating business process improvements.

There are several improvements that could be made with regard to functionality, but these are just minor and don’t impact our productivity on the daily basis and the Bizagi support team is already informed and working to address these.

Initially, setup was very simple (and free) and we implemented the solution in-house, but when we wanted to switch to centrally controlled roll-out we encountered the problem that you cannot run a standard Microsoft silent installation via SCCM server, which makes it difficult for us to maintain the versions installed. One of our IT people has had several email exchanges with Bizagi technical people, but this one remains unresolved.

In terms of technical support, I’d say the service is average – when we post items on the support forum it can take some time before there’s any response. However, as this is a free product, we can’t complain.

If others were to implement this solution, I’d recommend the following:

  • If you want to install Bizagi for a number of users and maintain it centrally, do a full test first in case you encounter the same issues we did.
  • Make sure users have some knowledge of BPMN.
  • Definitely encourage new users to use the excellent online training materials and resources Bizagi provides.

Overall we feel Bizagi has had a significant and positive impact on our organisation – not only improving the standards of process modelling and documentation, but also raising the profile of process modelling as a tool for business improvement. The application is easy to use and highly functional, and one that we have no hesitation in recommending to others.

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Ivan Cardenas - PeerSpot reviewer
Expert engineer III at Sophos Solutions
Reseller
Top 10
A highly stable solution that provides excellent user experience and customer support
Pros and Cons
  • "The product enables the users to automate the processes and provides a good user experience."
  • "The product must make automation easier."

What is our primary use case?

I use the solution to design and automate processes.

What is most valuable?

It is a low-code platform. The product enables the users to automate the processes and provides a good user experience.

What needs improvement?

The product must make automation easier.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for six years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The machines are stable. They stay stable 90 to 99% of the time.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I rate the tool’s scalability a five out of ten.

How are customer service and support?

The product has been around for a few years. The support team has a lot of knowledge. Support is good.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup can be complex when we need to create a personalized connector to integrate it with our system. I rate the ease of setup a seven out of ten.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The product must improve its cost. I rate the pricing a six or seven out of ten.

What other advice do I have?

If we have a lot of raw materials and want to automate the processes, we can do it with the solution. I have some clients. We are partners with Bizagi, and we also resell the product. Overall, I rate the product an eight out of ten.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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reviewer1773645 - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Real User
Easy configuration, and integrates well with their widgets
Pros and Cons
  • "I like the integration part, and I also like how they use the database, such as the data when they implement all the data side, and how you can easily integrate it with their widgets."
  • "The gateway through which it connects with other vendors, specifically RPA vendors, is one aspect that could be improved."

What is our primary use case?

This is not for my company because I am a consultant who implements VPNs. We're putting it in place for another company.

What is most valuable?

I like the integration part, and I also like how they use the database, such as the data when they implement all the data side, and how you can easily integrate it with their widgets.

What needs improvement?

Their multi-production is a little complicated, despite the fact that they now have Microdeployment. They have big versioning and small versioning, with the small one being the one that doesn't work very well. That is where I think it could be improved. 

The gateway through which it connects with other vendors, specifically RPA vendors, is one aspect that could be improved.

There's a lot of analytics going on, and everything revolves around data. I believe it could be improved or have a way to improve the reporting or create a dashboard so that you can make decisions right there without having to rely on a third-party modeler. Also, improve the simulator that they have so that you can collect more data with the simulation tool.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been dealing with Bizagi for three years.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have experience with Bizagi, ProcessMaker, and AuraPortal. These are the VPN solutions that I am currently using.

How was the initial setup?

The configuration is simple, but the ingesting is not that simple. It requires some knowledge. There could be a happy medium there. It's not so simple, or complex if you know the integration that you are using.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I was performing some comparisons between VPN vendors.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate Bizagi an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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reviewer1437711 - PeerSpot reviewer
SAP CFIN FICO Architect at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Real User
User-friendly, simple to setup, reliable and has good support
Pros and Cons
  • "In Bizagi, all of the features are valuable."
  • "I would like to see the automation process included in the next release."

What is our primary use case?

We use Bizagi for process visualization.

How has it helped my organization?

The way your organization functions is improving because Bizagi is user-friendly.

What is most valuable?

In Bizagi, all of the features are valuable.

I like the simplicity of the solution and that it is user-friendly.

What needs improvement?

I would like to see the automation process included in the next release.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Bizagi for approximately two years.

Bizagi has been used in the last 12 months.

We are using the latest version.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Bizagi is a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I have not yet explored scalability, but I believe it is scalable.

Three people in our organization use this solution: myself, and two others.

At the moment, we have no plans to increase our usage. We are content with what we have.

How are customer service and support?

My experience with technical support has been satisfactory, and I have no complaints.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We switched to Bizagi, because of the ease of use.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was straightforward.

There are two or three people to maintain this solution.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price could be lower. I would like to do more from an enterprise perspective, but I'm unable to do so at the moment.

The licensing fee is paid on a yearly basis.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate Bizagi an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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reviewer1598529 - PeerSpot reviewer
Estagiária em processos
Real User
Accessible user manuals, plenty of tools, and nice user interface
Pros and Cons
  • "The interface, design, and accessible user manuals to help get started using the solution are valuable features in Bizagi."
  • "The solution is a bit heavy on resources and has slowed down my computer."

What is most valuable?

The interface, design, and accessible user manuals to help get started using the solution are valuable features in Bizagi.

What needs improvement?

The solution is a bit heavy on resources and has slowed down my computer.

I would like to see in the future more organized features. We have all the tools needed but it would be a benefit to hide some elements to simplify things.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for two days.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have previously used Aris and this solution is much better. In Aris, it is more complex with a lot more tools to work with and is more professional but it is difficult to learn.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Bizagi a nine out of ten.

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CIO at Prince Sultan Military Medical City (PSMMC)
Real User
Top 20
Implementing Bizagi has been a major success. It reduced costs and supports continuous improvement.

Having just successfully completed the end-to-end patients’ care automation for our 2,000 outpatients’ unit, we delivered 13 processes with Bizagi to improve patients’ registration and security for our 1,400 bed hospital.

Before implementing Bizagi BPMS, our legacy-based Hospital Information System (HIS) did not offer proper validation options during the registration leading to fraud and misinformation of patients. The system was also prone to user input errors, had no process support and a weak data consistency.

Migrating from the legacy platform to a new process oriented solution was a huge leap for our hospital. Bizagi built the bridge between the legacy and the BPM system. Powerful integration and web services together provide a wraparound layer which cleanses and validates the patient data fetched from the legacy HIS. Through intuitive workflow modeling, BPM accelerates data quality and compliance, be it for new patient on-boarding, biometric ID and reporting. A robust process for registering patients was established with clearly defined roles and responsibilities for the clerks and managers of the department. With the powerful process analytics tool, it is possible for the management to audit the activities performed by the clerks, analyze the trends and foresee the requirements of the medical city in ways never done before.

The focus currently is on two types of cases, Medical Card Exchange and New Registration; these include creation of 8 new cases for card exchange, per hour, per work station. As 10 work stations were set up around the hospital to swap the old for new cards, the hospital handled 400 to 600 Card Exchange cases per day. At the same time there is an average of over 600 Registration cases created each month.

From an organization perspective, the project has been a major success. A process oriented work culture was introduced and adopted at the Patient Affairs department. There is now more clarity about the tasks that are assigned to the clerks, while all stakeholders are more efficient and productive, as they handle less paperwork. In addition, all steps are achieved in a structured manner and there is more control and visibility over the whole operation, which leads to increased compliance with health care auditing policies.

In addition, the Bizagi system supports the continuous improvement and optimization of registration processes. Costs were also reduced by removing all mundane, manual activities and paperwork as well as introducing better ways of deploying resources and people.

New standardized processes, transparency, better control and easy access to all related information helps to deliver traceability and auditability at any stage required.

This resulted in the registration time reduced by 50%, human errors decreased by 80% and staff productivity increased by 60%.

In addition, both our hospital and the physicians qualify for recognition as high-quality care providers which leads to pay-for-performance. The BPM solution makes it relatively simple to submit large volumes of sample data showing that they meet established treatment performance thresholds.

Bizagi BPM helped Prince Sultan Military Medical City to become a flagship hospital in Saudi Arabia, often used as an example for delivering the highest quality patients’ care.

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it_user92886Business Process Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
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MS Visio is simply not BPM software.

I think this misconception arises from the general (non-manufacturing industry) understanding of business processes as drawings hanging on the wall to collect dust!

While business process technology is yet to achieve its full potential in knowledge work, the role of business processes in manufacturing is well spread, and in reality is an integral part of any modern manufacturing organization (example: the blue prints of car manufacturers are built on top of BPM technology).

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