A Project Life Cycle (PLC) Based Approach for Effective Business Process Reengineering (BPR)

Abstract

Over the past two decades, business process reengineering (BPR) has been one of the most popular approaches to improving the efficiency and the effectiveness of organizations. However, a review of existing BPR models that are widely in use reveals a wide variation in the number of phases or stages of such models.  In an attempt to overcome this challenge, this paper presents an optimal model with comprehensive phases that are based on best project management practices within the framework of well-established and industry proven project life cycles.  The paper will provide an overview of the proposed model, describe its phases and highlight their application to help organizations successfully carry out BPR initiatives and projects in an effective manner leading to better chances of success.

Keywords: Business process reengineering (BPR), BPR models, project management, change management, project life cycle.