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"For me, what I find to be the most valuable is its simplicity and the association with Microsoft Office.""It has the ability to document in different formats. It is not tied to a specific model. You can look at it from different angles and see the intuitive nature of it. It always generates a valid diagram. You cannot create something that is not BPMN compliant.""Business users understand it really well, which means we can then help them automate their business processes.""You can use if from your mobile device or you can be on the desktop. It doesn't matter. You are always connected. It is cloud-based, so you don't have to install anything.""It enables decisions based upon processes that we do model, and ultimately move forward with.""For me the most valuable feature is that it's one depository for our bank. So it's not like everybody has their critical processes on SharePoint or on their desktops. Everything is centrally located. It's very intuitive, easy to use. The support that I get from IBM is always great.""The stability is pretty good. It is highly available, which is key. You don't lose your work and can autosave.""IBM Blueworks Live is cloud-based and provides easy access to all your processes in one place."

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"It tends to get more engagement from people across the business.""It helps clients find information when they need to know how to do their jobs effectively."

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"I can't insert any images. For example, within the process map, if I want to put it in the box or rectangle, or circle. If I have to use one image or icon, that's not possible.""Some of the import functionality was a bit restrictive, in terms of loading data in from other data sources. Something as simple as Excel, loading data tables from Excel, wasn't great. And vice-versa. Some of the export and import functionality with something like Visio - which, I know it's a slightly different tool - but being able to work seamlessly with those other tool sets would've been quite useful. I know it was something that was in the pipeline to be looked at. So that would be useful.""I would like to see integration with ERP systems. This would help us to simulate the process and see where the problems are. Though IBM Blueworks Live is a good tool for documenting, it is not good for simulating.""In the Blue Works Live software boxes and lines are automatically placed by the programme and can't be easily manipulated.""IBM Blueworks is BPMN 2.0 compliant, but it does not adapt to the overarching BPMN 2.0 concepts.""I wish Blueworks Live had simulations built in, but it doesn't. It also lacks a feature of reporting; ad hoc, drag and drop reporting. A lot of senior people are always asking for reports, and there's no reporting feature within IBM Blueworks.""The font size is really, really small and it's really not useful to print out process models because you cannot read what's written in different boxes. This makes it necessary for people to have access to the tool. We view licenses to see how the printing or output is. It's not very good.""The APIs are great, except the normal business user doesn't know how to create APIs. So it's hard because IBM comes to us as the business users and tell us to create reporting with APIs, except we don't know that, so we have to turn around and flip it to our IT people."

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"This product could probably do with less features rather than more. It is overly complicated. In recent releases, it has become harder to use."

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  • "Based on the licenses purchased, from a footprint perspective, you can have as many people as you want. You have multiple different categories of licenses to keep the cost low."
  • "We are seeing ROI from this solution. The solution has saved us time."
  • "They have a free subscription model that gives a lot of power to the users."
  • "Making it less expensive would be good."
  • "The solution is not very expensive."
  • "There are editor licenses that are around 50 euros per month, and contributor licenses that are around 30 euros per month."
  • "Price wise, IBM Blueworks Live is in the middle range, and I would give it a five out of ten."
  • "The solution is very, very cost-effective."
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    Top Answer:The solution is easy to operate. Also, there is an automatic mode to make the business flow. You don't have to put any lines or arrows in a decision point in IBM Blueworks Live; it's very automatic.
    Top Answer:The solution costs around 600-700 dollars/year, which is quite affordable.
    Top Answer:Sometimes, the tool is automatic, which can complicate it, but once you're accustomed to manipulating it, you can use it very effectively.
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    Also Known As
    IBM Lombardi Blueprint
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    Overview
    IBM Blueworks Live is a cloud-based business process modeling tool that helps discover, map and document processes and accessible anywhere through a browser and that generates industry-standard BPMN 2.0 layouts, documentation and output. Tutorial videos guide you through creating and editing a simple process model, allowing you to learn and perform business process modeling in minutes.
    Nimbus Control is a software suite designed to enable organizations to capture, analyze and communicate a common set of processes that can be used to manage an organization.
    Sample Customers
    Cloudsoft Corp. Ltd., Bayer, S¾SS, Essex County Council
    Air France-KLM, Airbus Helicopters, Alestra, Allianz Ireland, Ausgrid, Avantium, Bank of Montreal, Barclaycard, BNL, BVC (Columbia Stock Exchange), Cameron, Child Support Agency
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Manufacturing Company33%
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Retailer11%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm21%
    Government10%
    Insurance Company9%
    Computer Software Company9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm24%
    Manufacturing Company13%
    Healthcare Company8%
    Computer Software Company8%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise5%
    Large Enterprise73%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business12%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise77%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business10%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise76%
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    IBM Blueworks Live is ranked 12th in Business Process Design with 20 reviews while TIBCO Nimbus Control is ranked 22nd in Business Process Design. IBM Blueworks Live is rated 8.2, while TIBCO Nimbus Control is rated 5.0. The top reviewer of IBM Blueworks Live writes "An easily scalable and affordable solution that enables users to document and digitize processes with ease". On the other hand, the top reviewer of TIBCO Nimbus Control writes "It is overly complicated. It tends to get more engagement from people across the business". IBM Blueworks Live is most compared with Visio, SAP Signavio Process Manager, Lucidchart, ARIS Cloud and Camunda, whereas TIBCO Nimbus Control is most compared with SAP Signavio Process Manager, Visio, Bizagi and ARIS BPA.

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