Persistent Systems launched its newest Center of Excellence (CoE) for Appian Business Process Management (BPM). Utilizing the Appian application platform with advanced agile design, development and testing, the CoE brings together a global team of experts to deliver solutions for business improvement, problem resolutions, and performance management focused on enterprise digital transformation for organizations.

Appian is a global leader in BPM solutions. Persistent Systems is a global leader in software product development. This Center of Excellence fuses those core strengths while bringing together the companies' global development capabilities to fully exploit the benefits of central coordination, core skill functions and institutional knowledge found in both artifact repository and the assets of the BPM community. The agile development methodology allows organizations to commit to large scale strategic projects with the flexibility to make in-the-moment tactical adjustments, which reduces risk and provides for a faster ROI.  More information on Appian solutions from Persistent Systems can be found here.

''Change remains the only constant in the world. Organizations are looking to fundamentally change the paradigm from one where software supports their business to one where software drives their business. The Persistent Appian Center of Excellence enables that journey. It will result in better business decisions that allow organizations to plan strategically while responding nimbly and quickly to immediate issues.''  Ranga Puranik, president of Persistent Systems.

Shares of the company gained Rs 15.1, or 1.05%, to settle at Rs 1,455. The total volume of shares traded was 1,739 at the BSE (Thursday).