Identifying and quantifying visual layout features of business process models

Vered Bernstein; Pnina Soffer

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-19237-6_13

Identifying and quantifying visual layout features of business process models

Vered Bernstein, Pnina Soffer

Department of Information Systems

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Abstract

Business process models abstract complex business processes by representing them as graphical models. Their layout, solely determined by the modeler, affects their understandability. It would be beneficial to systematically study this effect and support the construction of understandable models. However, this requires a basic set of measureable key visual features, depicting the layout properties that are meaningful to the human user. The aim of this research is thus twofold. First, to empirically identify key visual features of business process models which are perceived as meaningful to the user. Second, to quantify the features into metrics, which are applicable to business process models. The paper reports an exploratory study which resulted in a set of key visual layout features. The metrics derived from these features are presented and demonstrated by applying them to example models.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Enterprise, Business-Process and Information Systems Modeling - 16th International Conference, BPMDS 2015 20th International Conference, EMMSAD 2015, Proceedings
Editors	Selmin Nurcan, Sérgio Guerreiro, Khaled Gaaloul, Qin Ma, Rainer Schmidt
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	200-213
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319192369
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19237-6_13
State	Published - 2015
Event	16th International Conference on Business Process Modeling, Development and Support, BPMDS 2015 and 20th International Conference on Exploring Modeling Methods for Systems Analysis and Design, EMMSAD 2015 held at Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering, CAiSE 2015 - Stockholm, Sweden Duration: 8 Jun 2015 → 9 Jun 2015

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing
Volume	214
ISSN (Print)	1865-1348

Conference

Conference	16th International Conference on Business Process Modeling, Development and Support, BPMDS 2015 and 20th International Conference on Exploring Modeling Methods for Systems Analysis and Design, EMMSAD 2015 held at Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering, CAiSE 2015
Country/Territory	Sweden
City	Stockholm
Period	8/06/15 → 9/06/15

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© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015

Keywords

Business process modeling
Metrics
Qualitative empirical study
Visual layout

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Management Information Systems
Control and Systems Engineering
Business and International Management
Information Systems
Modeling and Simulation
Information Systems and Management

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Bernstein, V., & Soffer, P. (2015). Identifying and quantifying visual layout features of business process models. In S. Nurcan, S. Guerreiro, K. Gaaloul, Q. Ma, & R. Schmidt (Eds.), Enterprise, Business-Process and Information Systems Modeling - 16th International Conference, BPMDS 2015 20th International Conference, EMMSAD 2015, Proceedings (pp. 200-213). (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing; Vol. 214). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19237-6_13

Bernstein, Vered ; Soffer, Pnina. / Identifying and quantifying visual layout features of business process models. Enterprise, Business-Process and Information Systems Modeling - 16th International Conference, BPMDS 2015 20th International Conference, EMMSAD 2015, Proceedings. editor / Selmin Nurcan ; Sérgio Guerreiro ; Khaled Gaaloul ; Qin Ma ; Rainer Schmidt. Springer Verlag, 2015. pp. 200-213 (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing).

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Bernstein, V & Soffer, P 2015, Identifying and quantifying visual layout features of business process models. in S Nurcan, S Guerreiro, K Gaaloul, Q Ma & R Schmidt (eds), Enterprise, Business-Process and Information Systems Modeling - 16th International Conference, BPMDS 2015 20th International Conference, EMMSAD 2015, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol. 214, Springer Verlag, pp. 200-213, 16th International Conference on Business Process Modeling, Development and Support, BPMDS 2015 and 20th International Conference on Exploring Modeling Methods for Systems Analysis and Design, EMMSAD 2015 held at Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering, CAiSE 2015, Stockholm, Sweden, 8/06/15. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19237-6_13

Identifying and quantifying visual layout features of business process models. / Bernstein, Vered; Soffer, Pnina.

Enterprise, Business-Process and Information Systems Modeling - 16th International Conference, BPMDS 2015 20th International Conference, EMMSAD 2015, Proceedings. ed. / Selmin Nurcan; Sérgio Guerreiro; Khaled Gaaloul; Qin Ma; Rainer Schmidt. Springer Verlag, 2015. p. 200-213 (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing; Vol. 214).

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Bernstein V, Soffer P. Identifying and quantifying visual layout features of business process models. In Nurcan S, Guerreiro S, Gaaloul K, Ma Q, Schmidt R, editors, Enterprise, Business-Process and Information Systems Modeling - 16th International Conference, BPMDS 2015 20th International Conference, EMMSAD 2015, Proceedings. Springer Verlag. 2015. p. 200-213. (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-19237-6_13

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