Desired organisational capabilities (DOCs): mapping in BPR context

This study establishes and examines desired organisational capabilities (DOCs) that affect the readiness and implementation of business process reengineering (BPR). This research uses a case study and review methodology (second hand material) to extract events and actions about how DOCs are caused by these events and actions. Preliminary organisational capabilities were established from a review of BPR projects’ reports. Twenty-one preliminary capabilities were refined and validated through interviews with BPR executives and experts. In this way, this study presented 21 DOCs, with their influence (strength) on the success of BPR initiatives and implementation. Additionally, these DOCs are ranked according to the value of creating each, before and during BPR efforts. So, a graphical aid is provided to enable decision makers to concentrate their efforts on the most influential (strongest), considering before and during implementation. Finally, the refined organisational capabilities formed the basis of a self-assessment framework that can be used by firms to analyse their readiness to undertake a reengineering project.