Lombardi Software
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Enterprise software, Business process management |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Founder | Brian Cooper, Eric Hanich |
| Defunct | 2010 |
| Fate | Acquired by IBM |
| Headquarters | Austin , United States |
Key people | Phil Gilbert (President) |
| Products | Lombardi Teamworks, Lombardi Blueprint |
Number of employees | 220 (2010) |
Lombardi Software was a company specializing in enterprise software, headquartered in Austin, Texas, with a focus on business process management (BPM) solutions since its establishment in 1998. By the time it was acquired by IBM in 2010, the firm employed around 220 people.
Importance in BPM
Brian Cooper and Eric Hanich founded Lombardi as the pioneering "Pure Play" BPM vendor, dedicating its efforts solely to BPM rather than offering broader software suites. The company obtained multiple patents related to innovations in its primary product, TeamWorks; however, these patents were not aggressively pursued following leadership transitions. Phil Gilbert, who served as Lombardi’s president, led the Object Management Group's BPM Steering Committee responsible for standards such as BPMN. After joining IBM, he directed design strategies aimed at aligning product development more closely with user requirements.
Lombardi introduced Lombardi Blueprint, a process modeling tool based on Web 2.0 technologies that included collaborative features like wiki pages, shared whiteboards, and chat functionality—making it one of the earliest BPM tools to utilize Web 2.0 capabilities.
Offerings
Lombardi's product lineup consisted primarily of:
- Lombardi Teamworks – an all-encompassing business process management suite (BPMS) designed for building, refining, and managing executable workflow models.
- Lombardi Blueprint – a collaborative web-based application for process documentation and discovery.
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