IBM Blueworks Live Reviews & Product Details

IBM Blueworks Live is a cloud-based business process modeling and management solution designed to help organizations identify, document, and improve their business processes through intuitive mapping and real-time collaboration. As a type of Business Process Management (BPM) software, IBM Blueworks Live is built for any company that needs a unified solution to document, analyze, and optimize their workflows. This tool serves as a single source of truth for business process documentation, providing comprehensive support for process discovery, modeling, and management. It is particularly valuable for companies looking to standardize operations, enhance collaboration, and ensure compliance in highly regulated environments. IBM Blueworks Live stands out by offering built-in support for industry-standard diagrams, such as BPMN 2.0, and real-time editing features, making it easier for teams to communicate, make decisions, and drive process improvements effectively from anywhere. Key Features and Benefits: Intuitive Process Discovery and Mapping: - Drag-and-drop interface with pre-built templates for easy process mapping. - Built-in support for BPMN 2.0 ensures standardized and clear process diagrams. - Simplifies the identification and documentation of processes, reducing time and effort. Unified Single Source of Truth: - Comprehensive process modeling and decision modeling capabilities. - Consistent and accurate documentation across the organization. - Enhances decision-making with reliable and standardized information. Real-Time Collaboration and Governance: - Instant visibility of changes, integrated chat, and audit trails for better governance. - Supports role-based access and process integrity management. - Facilitates collaboration with team members, ensuring that everyone stays aligned. Compliance and Standardization: - Helps manage regulatory compliance through structured process documentation. - Reduces the risk of compliance breaches with up-to-date and accurate process information. - Supports governance with audit trails and revision histories. Cloud-Based Accessibility: - No need for complex software installations; accessible from anywhere with internet connectivity. - Scalable and adaptable to suit both small teams and large enterprises. IBM Blueworks Live is ideal for businesses that need a reliable starting point for process improvement initiatives, enabling teams to work more efficiently while maintaining control over their operations. Its ability to provide a unified view of business processes with robust collaboration features sets it apart from other tools, helping organizations achieve higher productivity and smoother operations.

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IBM

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IBM Blueworks Live Community

Languages Supported

German, English, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional)

Solution Type

All-in-One

Overview by

Scott Clarabut

Pricing

Pricing provided by IBM Blueworks Live.

Editor

$56.20

1 Users Per Month

Contributor

$11.25

1 User Per Month

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User Insights

Average based on 76 real user reviews.

Implementation Time

3 months

Perceived Cost

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$0k - $0k

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Verified User in Insurance

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

3/21/2024

"Great tool to support Business Analysis"

5/5

What do you like best about IBM Blueworks Live?

I like the way work is kept separate yet easy to share with team members. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Blueworks Live?

The License Price per seat. Is there anything that can be done to get a better price? Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Hello! Thank you for your positive review for IBM Blueworks Live. We are glad it is helping you structure, gain insights, and facilitate solutions into your business processes. For a discussion on pricing and possible solutions, please feel free to use the Contact Us button on our pricing page here: https://www.ibm.com/products/blueworkslive/pricing. This will help you get in touch with our sales team that can assist you further. Looking forward to hearing from you!

Verified User in Telecommunications

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

3/31/2024

"Makes Process mapping easy"

4.5/5

What do you like best about IBM Blueworks Live?

Easy to collaborate on process mapping and to publish to the whole working group Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Blueworks Live?

There can be too many options for information.

When filling in key points I shouldn't need to scroll past 10 entries if I don't need them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Babu S.

Senior Consultant

Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5/5/2022

"IBM Blueworks live review by Quality Manager"

4.5/5

What do you like best about IBM Blueworks Live?

IBM blue works live I have been using this for over few years over a few years now as an alternative for MS Visio. IBM blue works have a better user interface compared to MS Visio. It helped me to sketch the process map along with the process documents. IT also helped me to create a live document that allowed other users to edit the process flow. This also has inbuilt features to train yourself on the various options that is available in IBM live. The tool also has a very good user interface to make sure the user is able to navigate across the application swiftly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Blueworks Live?

IBM blue works live has a lot of advantages. However, there are a few disadvantages 1. Lack of documentation 2. The symbols are confusing a bit at times 3. The edited flow doesn't reflect the changes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering IBM Blueworks Live:

User Community has to be checked before buying this product Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is IBM Blueworks Live solving and how is that benefiting you?

Business process modeling Process Map Creation Automate Process features User-Friendly Features Allocates the responsibility to other team members and we can review an entire process at one go Cross-functional review can be created at ease Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Muzammil A.

Software Engineer - Integration Frameworks

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

6/6/2020

"IBM Blueworks - Tool for Process Analyst"

3.5/5

What do you like best about IBM Blueworks Live?

IBM Blueworks Live is the best choice for Business Process Analyst to rapidly develop business process prototypes to help understand businesses about the technical implementation of complex business processes and their modeling. It helps organization to discover and document business processes in a collaborative manner. Business analyst can draft solutions based upon business requirements with document management enabled. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Blueworks Live?

One of the limitation of IBM Blueworks Live is its lack of integration with specific systems, it needs to be improved and the lack of documentation for BPMN. Currently Blueworks offer BPMN model execution for processing, it needs to add these modules to become a complete tool for modeling complex processes. It is missing a structured rule management, it needs to enable enhanced decisions to be able to make more complex decision as blueworks live is more process focused at the moment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is IBM Blueworks Live solving and how is that benefiting you?

I used it to model a financial process application, managing the expenditures of a financial organization. IBM Blueworks live helped me to clearly develop and help understand business by modeling process on cloud covering all the requirements of business for their particular use case. modeling, documentation, decision making and collaboration are the key benefits of this tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Thi H.

Project Coordinator

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

8/8/2020

"Blueworks for Process Flowchart"

4/5

What do you like best about IBM Blueworks Live?

I like the simple feature of "Add Milestones" and "Add Swimlane" feature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Blueworks Live?

Shortcuts cannot be used, for example, "Cmd + Z" for Undo. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering IBM Blueworks Live:

Template Library is very useful. Make use of it, so that you don't need to start from the scratch. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is IBM Blueworks Live solving and how is that benefiting you?

We use Blueworks to create process flowchart for our projects. It is simple, straight forward and easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

austin a.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

11/3/2020

"Best flowcharting & requirements gathering tool"

5/5

What do you like best about IBM Blueworks Live?

All features needed, easy to use, collaborative, fast, & comprehensive Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Blueworks Live?

Not enough companies know of or use this tool Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

9/30/2020

"Most useful and good tool to document processes"

4/5

What do you like best about IBM Blueworks Live?

It is cloud based, user friendly, process diagram feature is the most useful with all documentation option and multiple users can contribute & review. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Blueworks Live?

connectors should be either imported or customized by us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Stephen C.

Business Solution Architect

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

2/12/2019

"BPM is better than Vizio"

4.5/5

What do you like best about IBM Blueworks Live?

BlueworksLive makes it easy to add meta data to process blocks. That data can automatically create swim lanes and connected flows. It also has smart arrows that promotes documenting different interaction types between processes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Blueworks Live?

I have problems remembering all the different functions to use and the structure but I'm learning. If you are used to visio or powerpoint, you need to learn a new way to think about documenting process flows Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

11/10/2019

"One of the best BPM tools"

5/5

What do you like best about IBM Blueworks Live?

Ease of use, multiple options to map processes and good customer service Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Blueworks Live?

Can't think of any! One of the best BPM tools I ever used Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering IBM Blueworks Live:

Very effective in process mapping and easy to learn Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is IBM Blueworks Live solving and how is that benefiting you?

Easy and efficient tool for mapping processes and collaborating with different teams by sharing maps. It helps in understanding the process and also in improving the business processes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Richard L.

Business Analysis Consultant via New Resources Consulting

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4/19/2019

"Blueworks Live for process documenting"

5/5

What do you like best about IBM Blueworks Live?

The ability to create integrated process map and SIPOC documents. Blueworks can capture all SIPOC details behind each individual task. You can also capture time-motion information to time individual tasks and entire processes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Blueworks Live?

Blueworks isn't as flexible in moving tasks and connecting lines around like you can easily do in Visio. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering IBM Blueworks Live:

This is great for step by step process flows. Not recommended for things like context diagrams or user diagrams. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is IBM Blueworks Live solving and how is that benefiting you?

Documenting current and future state processes. Analyzing bottlenecks. Creating training materials. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.