Volker Stiehl discusses BPM challenges, including a misalignment in hiring processes, and offers innovative solutions for candidate evaluation and recruitment efficiency. Dive into his insights for better process management.
A new episode of Process Pitch was published on May 25, 2025 with the original title:
Recruiting: Overcoming Challenges in BPM for Hiring Processes
Overview:
Volker Stiehl from THI discusses challenges in hiring processes within BPM, focusing on the alignment between process instances and activity instances. Solutions are presented through streamlined processes, ensuring effective candidate evaluation and selection.
Core content:
- Volker emphasizes the struggle with alignment between hiring processes and numerous overlapping applications that complicate recruitment.
- Candidates are evaluated through a two-step process separating evaluations from the hiring decision to improve workflow efficiency.
- Techniques such as message-driven events allow each application to be processed independently, enhancing the responsiveness of the hiring process.
- Three coordination methods across processes—data storage, 1:1 communication, and 1:n communication—are outlined for better BPM efficiency.
Learnings:
- Understanding how to manage multiple applications without compromising the focus on a single hiring process can boost recruitment success.
- Recognizing the importance of separating candidate evaluation from the hiring decision helps streamline hiring workflows.
- Implementing message-driven instances can provide flexibility, allowing each candidate’s application to progress independently.
- Gaining insight into process coordination techniques can refine BPM strategies and improve overall hiring outcomes.
The original content was published in German.
