MICHAEL HAMMER

(APRIL 13,1948-SEP 3,2008)

HE WAS ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE MANAGEMENT THEORY OF BUSINESS PROCESS REENGINEERING(BPR)

BIOGRAPHY

CONTRIBUTIONS BIBLIOGRAPHY THE BPR

CONCLUSION

Dr.MICHAEL MARTIN HAMMER

BORN APRIL 13,1948
MARYLAND PROFESSION ENGINEER

WIFE
DEATH

PHYLLIS THURM HAMMER

SEP 3rd,2008

B.S - EECS FROM MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY -1968 M.S - EECS FROM MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-1970 Ph.D- EECS FROM MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-1973

DR HAMMER IS THE AUTHOR OF FOUR BOOKS: THE REENGINEERING THE CORPORATION 1993

(IT WAS RANKED AMONG THETHREE MOST IMPORTANT BUSINESS BOOKS OF THE PAST 20 YEARSBY FORBES MAGAZINE) THE REENGINEERING REVOLUTION THE BEYOND REENGINEERING 1995 1997

THE AGENDA

2001

THE ESSENCE OF BPR

HAMMER AND CHAMPY NOTED THAT IN THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT NOTHING IS CONSTANT OR PREDICTABLE-NOT THE MARKET GROWTH,CUSTOMER DEMAND,PRODUCT LIFE SPANS,TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE,NOR THE NATURE OF COMPETITION CUSTOMERS NEED INNOVATED PRODUCTS .THEY NOT ONLY LOOK INTO BEST PRICE ALONE BUT IT IS DRIVEN BY OTHER FACTORS SUCH AS QUALITY SELECTION SERVICE

RESPONSIVENESS
THIS MERCURIAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT REQUIRES A SWITCH FROM TASK ORIENTATION TO PROCESS ORIENTATION

Hammer And Champy Define It As

Reengineering Is The Fundamental Rethinking And Radical Redesign Of Business

Processes To Achieve Dramatic Improvements In Critical,contemporary Measures Of Performance,such As Cost,quality,service,and Speed.

Thomas H Davenport (Bpr Theorist)

Encompasses The Envisioning Of New Work Strategies,the Actual Process Design

Activity And The Implimentation Of The Change In All Its Complex Technological Human And Organizational Dimensions

BPR DERIVES ITS EXISTENCE FROM DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES AND FOUR MAJOR AREAS CAN BE IDENTIFIED AS BEING SUBJECTED TO CHANGE IN BPR ARE:
ORGANIZATION TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY PEOPLE

The Strict Focus On Efficency And Technology And The Disregard Of People In The Organization Overtrust In Technology Solutions Lack Of Management Support For The Initiative And Thus Poor Acceptance In The Organization Exaggerated Expectations Regarding The Potential Benifts From a BPR Initiative And Consequently Failure To Achieve The Expected Results Poor Project Management

Michael Martin Hammer Was A Re-engineering Guru Dr Hammer Focuses On The Operational Nuts And Bolts Of Business He Coined The Term Bpr The Interrelated Activities Aiming At Creating A Value Added Output To A Customer Is The Basic Idea Of Bpr Bpm Is The Successor Of Bpr Wave