Chapter 6. Proof-of-concept to implementation

With our proof-of-concept system maturing as a result of the iteration cycles we have taken it through, it is now time for us to start thinking about putting the system live. Before we do so, there are a number of tasks that we need to accomplish, as well as some optional changes we can make to improve the function of the system.

In this chapter, we'll look at how we judge when we are ready to start planning to go live and we'll cover the essentials we need to consider when building an implementation plan. We'll show how the web console can be customized according to your own branding and we'll see how we can swap the default jBPM database for a more robust, enterprise-ready database server. Finally, we'll look at the concept of business process monitoring and build our own process monitoring suite. The data collected by this suite will allow us to keep control over our process and to start to realize the return on investment that we promised...