Likelihood to Recommend How many users will be using the system? What part of the organization will own the product? Serena is a great workflow tool. It can be tailored to fit in any scenario and so I dont believe there is any situation where it would be inappropriate.
Read full review As a market employee, I frequently use SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite to develop creative ideas and cutting-edge solution focuses. The application is very simple to use and provides a number of features that allow me to visually represent my thoughts and ideas. Particularly intriguing to me is the potential for real-time collaboration with clients and external partners. This greatly facilitates teamwork and enables quick response to changes or fresh ideas. Another benefit of SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite is the large number of applications that can be integrated as well as the ability to directly transfer concepts, mental maps, and solution blueprints to presentations
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Read full review Pros One of my favorite capabilities within the Serena user interface is the reporting. Detailed searches into the workflows allow the users to create reports containing any field that is in the workflow. Users here use the reporting during review time to pull metrics on tickets they have worked during the year. From a process perspective, the system provides a specific report with details around how long the items have been in various states. I use this information to measure my process peformance and to identify bottlenecks within the processes themselves. The reports are fairly easy to use but they can also be very complex too. Reports can be set up and shared across groups. Generic reports can also be set up so that query at run time fields can be entered. Developing new processes in Serena Business Manager is relatively easy and does not necessarily need to be done by a developer. Serena has added some key features that reduces the need to add Java scripts. Serena Business Manager is a blank slate and it can be as complex or as simple as you make it. The forms are the same. I have seen some very simple designs and some very complex and beautiful form designs. From a user perspective, it is fairly simple to just pick up and start using. I introduce our new hires to the systems in a thirty minute session. Most users are more confused by which process to use for what than by how to use the system. Read full review We primarily use SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite to create UX designs and concepts as well as A/B test variants. Specifically, SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite NOS serves as a design tool for our internal and external UX designers. We are able to communicate design ideas across all corporate directions. Read full review Cons Serena's documentation for the product is well written but it can be a bit challenging because it is often missing key components, best practices or tips and tricks that you get when you call into their customer support. It is also very frustrating to have their release notes refer back to their knowledge base to have their customers figure out what they fixed in their releases. Serena Business Manager manages their users in an Administrator function. Any changes made in this part of Serena is only logged in the database. It would be nice to have some reporting out of of this system. When you have multiple administrators of a system, it would be a nice feature to have some reporting here rather than having to go into the database. The notification feature within Serena can be a bit challenging and time consuming. You can't copy the notifications so if you want to duplicate a notification you had previously created you have to recreate it again. The notifications have three levels to them and they can be a bit tricky to get them to work just right. Read full review For businesses looking to improve their current business processes, I think SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite is incredibly well-suited. In my opinion, SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite excels in sectors with strict regulatory requirements. I think SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite is the best option when teams from several departments must work together on process design or improvement initiatives because of its real-time collaboration capabilities. Read full review Support Rating very knowledable team
Read full review Implementation Rating Help with identifying where are the biggest drawbacks of processes in organization issues really are. SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suiten is a essential tool for any major corporation that is using SAP. It helps you understand business quickly. It Quickly connect to your SAP ERP application with automated integration and analytics.
Read full review Alternatives Considered We have been using Serena for eight years and I don't believe I can answer this question since it was so long ago that we made the decision to purchase Serena.
Read full review Business process management platform, Bizagi, is powerful but often too complex for smaller organizations. This is why our team opted for SAP Signavio, which offers simplicity and ease of use making it a more practical choice. SAP Signavio offers the right balance of features and scalability for our organization's needs.In addition, its user-friendly interface makes it easy for our team to work efficiently. Our team found that the user interface of SAP Signavio was more intuitive, leading to widespread adoption across different departments. It was a crucial factor that contributed to the success of the implementation.
Read full review Return on Investment We use Serena to standardize our business processes to ensure a more efficient work day experience for our employees. By having the employees use Serena for the processes we can ensure the process is completed the same way every time. By having our key processes in Serena we are able to measure our processes at any time. Some of those key metrics include a 90% reduction in rework and a 47% reduction in overall process time. With the ability to measure processes at any time, we can react to process problems and correct them quickly. Serena Business Manager is flexible enough to allow quick development and rapid promotion when necessary. Serena is very ingrained in our culture and the culture has taken on the "ticket" mentality unfortunately. With everyone trying to measure their work and justify their body counts through ticket counts, having a ticket opened for every act of work has become the standard. Read full review With the help of Signavio, we are now much more operationally efficient, which saves money and makes better use of our resources. The software's emphasis on collaboration has encouraged innovation within our teams, resulting in original solutions and better project outputs. Compliance is crucial for our sector. We have lowered the danger of regulatory problems by maintaining stringent compliance standards with the aid of Signavio. Read full review ScreenShots SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite Screenshots