Most generic workflow tools are geared towards I.T. rather than regular business users. This means that they are really in competition with app development, a battle which in my opinion they are losing.<p>In 2016, there is a new breed of business process tools geared squarely at business users. These look very different from traditional workflow tools (which are based on the BPMN standard.. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bpmn.org&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bpmn.org&#x2F;</a> )<p>These new tools look more like Asana&#x2F;Slack rather than a typical BPM tool.<p>We (TMail21) believe that Business Process Management can and is being revolutionized by adopting lean principles and gearing it firmly at regular workers rather than I.T.<p>Here&#x27;s a blog article on the subject <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;tmail21.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;rethinking-bpm-based-on-lean-principles&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;tmail21.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;rethinking-bpm-based-on-lean-princi...</a> .<p>We&#x27;ve also written a manifesto called the Lean BPM Manifesto which has taken inspiration from the Lean Principles applied to manufacturing (Kanban), Software Development (Agile) and startups (Lean Startups). <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;tmail21.com&#x2F;lean-bpm-manifesto&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;tmail21.com&#x2F;lean-bpm-manifesto&#x2F;</a><p>Disclaimer: I&#x27;m the CEO of a lean process company, viz. TMail21 (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;tmail21.com" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;tmail21.com</a>)