Traditional BPM or tightly coupled application although designed in accurate way but over the time due to addition of new functionality and lack of old version product support usually it ends up with the following problems:
- Heavyweight system that is hard to install and to maintain.
- Closed architecture, hard to integrate with existing technology stack.
- Required their proprietary approach to application development, disliked by software developers and limited in flexibility.
- Lack of support for BPMN, or missing features and tools.
- Issues with performance and scalability.
- Difficult to get qualified, affordable professional services.
- Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) too high, in part due to high maintenance fees.
As a result, only BPMS replacement or redesigned option remains.