IBM Blueworks Live

Score9 out of 10

87 Reviews and Ratings

What is IBM Blueworks Live?

Blueworks Live is cloud-based business process management software that provides users with a collaborative environment for documenting, analyzing, and building business process mapping.

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Screenshot of the IBM Blueworks Live interface which fosters real-time communication and feedback, allowing users to work together on process models. It is used to track changes, share insights, and refine workflows with instant messaging directly within the platform.

Screenshot of the Library feature in IBM Blueworks Live, which offers a hierarchical view of spaces, blueprints, decisions, and policies. Users can navigate and categorize processes to streamline business operations, ensuring teams have access the right information at the right time.

Screenshot of the Discovery Map in IBM Blueworks Live, a tool used to map out complex workflows with drag-and-drop simplicity, making it easy to capture every step of a processes in a structured and clear format. Users can optimize operations by turning insights into action, aligning teams on what truly matters.

Screenshot of the Process Diagram view in IBM Blueworks Live, a feature used to transforms Discovery Maps into standardized, swimlane diagrams that clearly outline roles, responsibilities, decisions, systems and process flows. Users can streamline process design with an interactive interface that simplifies complex tasks, enabling the delivery of results faster and more efficiently.

Screenshot of the Details Panel in IBM Blueworks Live, used to access critical information such as cycle time, cost, and involved systems. This feature enables users to connect process details across workflows, make data-driven decisions, optimize resources, and enhance business processes, all while keeping stakeholders aligned.

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Screenshot of the IBM Blueworks Live interface which fosters real-time communication and feedback, allowing users to work together on process models. It is used to track changes, share insights, and refine workflows with instant messaging directly within the platform.

Standard reports
The software offers pre-built reports with metrics standard to the category.
Category average: 7.1
Social collaboration tools
Social tools for discussion threads, wikis, enabling decision making
Category average: 8.1
Process simulation
Evaluating model performance with real data, and optimizing
Category average: 7.6

Support for modeling languages
Support for modeling languages like BPML, BPEL, and BMMN.
Category average: 7.9
Content management
Content management tool for storing and managing versioning of electronic documents, images, etc.
Category average: 7.8
Business rules engine
Business rules engine allows non developers to change business logic in a model
Category average: 8

#1 most frequent

Finance and Insurance

33.3%

96 installations of 288

#2 most frequent

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

14.2%

41 installations of 288

#3 most frequent

Manufacturing

8.7%

25 installations of 288

Berth Blair View profile

Managing Director in Finance and Accounting at Arbeeson (201-500 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are a education trust in India.
We use IBM Blueworks Live to manage all our student, teachers data.
With IBM Blueworks Live we keep all the records of fees, academics, notices etc.

Pros

Management of students, teachers data
Automatic reminders
Students report generation with charts

Cons

IBM Blueworks Live doesn't support integration with Hubspot, I think it should work on adding that integration
Integration with platforms other than IBM is a bit tough
Introduction UI is a bit tough to understand in the beginning

Return on Investment

Reduced financial investment on expensive CRM softwares
No need to pay for billing softwares as IBM Blueworks Live does that job

Alternatives Considered

Google Sheets and Microsoft Visio

Other Software Used

BlueTally, Google Sheets, Adobe Acrobat Reader

Kush Patel

Chief Technology Officer in Corporate at Echoinnovate IT (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use IBM Blueworks Live mainly for process modeling using BPMN notation, which we didn’t have before. It’s cloud-based so I can access it anywhere, and it was easy to customize with our organization’s colors and logo.

Pros

it’s easy to use and helps our team collaborate smoothly
real-time cloud collaboration makes process management efficient
the tutorials were super useful to get started and easy to follow

Cons

sometimes the performance slows down when there’s more data
it’s hard to find similar ideas and group them properly
the functionality of importing diagrams or maps is so limited

Return on Investment

it helped us automate repetitive tasks and improve business efficiency
it allowed us to discover pain points and visualize future improvements
we now manage our complex process ecosystem way more easily

Other Software Used

Vasion Print, IBM Verify, LogicMonitor

Jazz Patel

Head of Sales Operations in Sales at Echoinnovate IT (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use IBM Blueworks Live mostly for mapping our business processes using BPMN notation. It helped us a lot since we didn’t have any proper process modeling tool before.

Pros

i love how easy it is to use and how it helps our team collaborate smoothly
the tutorials were super useful and made it easy to get started, even with limited experience
mapping functionality lets us link processes and capture metadata, which really helped us scale

Cons

the functionality of importing diagrams or maps is really limited
the reports feel too basic
the performance slows down when there's a lot of data

Return on Investment

we were able to standardize and document all our processes, which saved a lot of time during handovers and audits
automating repetitive tasks helped improve our team’s overall productivity

Other Software Used

Provenance, Atera, Miro

Verified User

Employee in Information Technology (5001-10,000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are using IBM Blueworks Live for customers to model and discuss their current business processes before process digitalisation or automation projects. IBM Blueworks Live can be used to share process diagrams with the organization and collaborate with users on process design.

Pros

Ease of Use
SaaS Offering
Discovery Map

Cons

No Standalone On-Premises Version available
Drawing arrows is quite hard
Some documentation features are missing

Return on Investment

Speed up automation projects

Alternatives Considered

ARIS

Other Software Used

IBM Business Automation Workflow, IBM Operational Decision Manager, UiPath Automation Platform

Charles Miller

VP Of Research and development in Research & Development at Steviaorganics (201-500 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Our business processes are mapped, examined, and enhanced with IBM BLueworklive. Particularly in areas like prescription fulfillment, inventory management, and regulatory compliance, it helps us streamline procedures. Regardless of whether they are in customer services, quality control, or operations, our teams require a tool to collaborate more effectively. Blueworks Live provides a centralized platform for collaboration, increasing the transparency and inclusivity of process innovations.

Pros

Easy to use.
Process mapping and documentation.
Version control and governance.
Integration with other tools.

Cons

Process diagrams can be organized relatively rigidly using Blueliveworks.

Return on Investment

Improve process efficiency.
Blueworks' live, intuitive interface makes it possible to implement process changes more quickly.

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Process simulation

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Support for modeling languages

Content management

Business rules engine

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Finance and Insurance

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Manufacturing

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