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Supporting BPMN Model Creation with Routing Patterns

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Abstract

Business process modelers often struggle with appropriately representing routing situations in a model. In particular, difficulties may be encountered when using BPMN, due to its large number of constructs and the lack of ontological clarity of this language. The paper proposes routing patterns combined with a decision guidance tool to support BPMN model creation. The use of patterns is proposed based on cognitive considerations, which are explained to provide justification to the proposed support. The set of patterns builds on an existing set of routing behaviors and operationalizes these behaviors by providing their BPMN representations. The effect of this support is tested in a study, whose findings indicate a significant effect on the quality of the produced models. The findings also indicate that the use of the guided routing patterns leads to a longer time required for modeling as compared to unsupported modeling.

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Business Information Processing
Volume178 LNBIP
ISSN (Print)1865-1348

Conference

Conference1st International Workshop on Advanced Probability and Statistics in Information Systems, APSIS 2014, 1st International Workshop on Advances in Services Design Based on the Notion of Capability, 2nd International Workshop on Cognitive Aspects of Information Systems Engineering, COGNISE 2014, 3rd Workshop on New Generation Enterprise and Business Innovation Systems, NGEBIS 2014, 4th International Workshop on Information Systems Security Engineering, WISSE 2014 held in conjunction with the 26th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering, CAiSE 2014
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityThessaloniki
Period16/06/1420/06/14

Keywords

  • BPMN
  • Empirical study
  • Process modeling
  • Routing patterns

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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