see Business Publication Audit.
Business Publication Audit. an independent self-regulated auditing organization that provides verification of circulation, audience, and other data for business magazines (and a limited number of consumer publications), business newspapers, trade shows, Web site traffic, and other advertising-supported information providers; see Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC).
A review of existing core business processes or activities associated with the administrative computing system. The BPA process allows the University to streamline or improve existing processes in order to make them more efficient and provides a framework for successful system implementation. Strategies employed in this process include flowcharting as well as the identification of critical functionality, concerns and desired improvements.
The automation of complex business processes and functions beyond conventional data manipulation and record-keeping activities, usually through the use of advanced technologies. It focuses on "run the business" as opposed to "count the business" types of automation efforts and often deals with event-driven, mission-critical, core processes. BPA usually supports an enterprise's knowledge workers in satisfying the needs of its many constituencies.
Business Publications Audit of Circulation, Inc. A non-profit organization which audits specialized business publications.
Business Process Analysis. Business Process Analysis (also known as Business Process Modeling or Business Process Improvement) is the creation of an organizational blue print to define how a company does business. Each process can be analyzed with BPA to better understand the workflow involved as well as the inputs and outputs.
Business Process Automation. BPA is often used as a synonym for BPI and certainly requires integration. However, it may not include support for long-running processes or manual processes. BPA tools generally focus on automating transactions that cross multiple applications. They may not support long-lived transactions that take hours, days or weeks to complete. If you want to automate an end-to-end process that will run in a lights-out environment, then BPA is probably what you?re looking for.
Business Process Automation. The use of software to automate business processes. Techniques used for BP automation include workflow, XML, and EAI.
Business Process Automation. BPA is often used as a synonym for BPI and certainly requires integration. However, it may not include support for long-running processes or manual processes. BPA tools generally focus on automating transactions that cross multiple applications. They may not support long-running transactions that take hours, days or weeks to complete. Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) BPEL is a programming language that attempts to define a common workflow language to define process control flows and the interactions between those processes.
Business Process Analysis. A means of analyzing current and future business processes and document the activities, offices, and documents which are part of the process.
Business Planning Analysis. An in-depth, customized analysis Northwestern Mutual Financial Network Representatives provide to owners of small businesses on a complimentary basis. The analysis compares a business owner's current level of financial security with his or her expectations for the future. The representative conducts an interview, gathers information, and develops a strategic plan to help business owners realize their goals.