Social BPM is a discipline which combines traditional Business Process Management techniques with Web 2.0 "social" tools and technologies, to facilitate business improvement efforts.^[1]

There is debate about whether Social BPM is a methodology, a set of technologies, or just a buzzword. Forrester Research's Clay Richardson defines Social BPM to include:

• A methodology
• Social Networking principles
• A combination of Web 2.0 and social tools with BPM to enable bi-directional collaboration

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• Business Process Management
• Business Process Reengineering
• Process improvement

• http://social-biz.org/2010/05/12/who-is-socializing-in-social-bpm-2/
• http://www.column2.com/2010/05/will-social-revive-interest-in-bpm-will-bpm-make-social-relevant/