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Showing papers on "Business Process Model and Notation published in 1993"


Patent
15 Jan 1993
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a method and system which provides consultants, business process analysts, and application developers with a unified tool with which to conduct business process analysis, design, and documentation.
Abstract: The invention is a method and system which provides consultants, business process analysts, and application developers with a unified tool with which to conduct business process analysis, design, and documentation The invention may be implemented using a software system which has two functional sets One is a set of graphical tools that can be used by a developer or business analyst to map out business processes The second is a set of tools that can be used to document and specify in detail the attributes of each workflow definition, including roles, timing, conditions of satisfaction, forms, and links required to complete a business process definition The invention utilizes fundamental concept of workflow analysis that any business process can be interpreted as a sequence of basic transactions called workflows

210 citations


Journal ArticleDOI
TL;DR: Van Ackere et al. as mentioned in this paper use a well-known logistical system to illustrate re-engineering concepts and tools in a multi-stage production and distribution system involving a single brand of beer.

152 citations


Proceedings ArticleDOI
01 Dec 1993
TL;DR: A model which characterizes a work organization in terms of the network of dependencies among organizational actors, which constitutes the intentional structure of the organization is presented.
Abstract: In developing information systems for use in an organization, one often needs to understand the reasons that underlie established work patterns and practices. Because organizational actors depend on each other for goals to be achieved, tasks to be performed, and resources to be furnished, reasons for work patterns can be revealed by examining the dependencies among actors. We present a model which characterizes a work organization in terms of the network of dependencies among organizational actors. Actor dependencies are taken to be intentional – they expand or restrict an actor’s ability to pursue goals. The network of actor dependencies constitutes the intentional structure of the organization. We use examples from business process reengineering to motivate and illustrate the model.

84 citations


Proceedings ArticleDOI
17 Oct 1993
TL;DR: A framework for information systems requirements capture and specification, where the determination and explicit specification of business objectives play a vital role is outlined, described by a number of "meta-models".
Abstract: There is a natural and logical relationship between the high level objectives of a business and the requirements of an information system supporting the business and its activities. We outline a framework for information systems requirements capture and specification, where the determination and explicit specification of business objectives play a vital role. The framework is described by a number of "meta-models", which guide the specification, structuring, and analysis of goals, problems, concepts, activities, processes, actors, and other descriptive components. The paper also describes how "business rules" have been incorporated in this approach. The nature of business rules is discussed, as well as sources from where the business rules are derived. The objectives driven approach has been successfully used in a number of real-life projects in information systems requirements engineering. >

63 citations


Journal ArticleDOI
TL;DR: The results of this pilot project suggest that the methodology and supporting tools can be effectively applied to re-engineer business processes, but also suggest the need for better ways to help groups accept innovative ideas.
Abstract: This article describes a three-month pilot project to model and re-engineer an internal business unit of a major multinational firm using Enterprise Analyzer, a methodology and supporting group software tool for modeling and analyzing business processes. The methodology combines collaborative model building with creative problem reframing to enable multilevel, cross-functional business teams to quickly examine and redesign business processes. The tools developed for this project extend the capabilities of existing electronic meeting system technology to help groups build complex representations of their organization. The results of this pilot project suggest that the methodology and supporting tools can be effectively applied to re-engineer business processes, but also suggest the need for better ways to help groups accept innovative ideas. Many innovative ideas were generated, but few made it past the participants' evaluation and into the project's final recommendations.

52 citations



Journal ArticleDOI
TL;DR: The first phase of the three-phase ProSLCSE project, a US government-sponsored effort to give users of the Software Life-Cycle Support Environment the ability to model and then execute processes, is described, with the emphasis on providing a complete notation and vernacular for process definition.
Abstract: The first phase of the three-phase ProSLCSE project, a US government-sponsored effort to give users of the Software Life-Cycle Support Environment (SLCSE) the ability to model and then execute processes, is described. The emphasis of the first phase is on providing a complete notation and vernacular for process definition. The proposed modeling notation includes infrastructure-modeling, information-modeling, and process-modeling notations that are intended to be easy to learn and use, even by busy project managers. The process concepts, modeling concepts, modeling notation, and process enactment of ProSLCSE are discussed. >

25 citations


05 Aug 1993

16 citations


Proceedings ArticleDOI
05 Jan 1993
TL;DR: A three-month pilot project to model and reengineer one of IBM's business units using enterprise analyzer, a methodology and supporting group software tools for modeling and analyzing business processes, is described.
Abstract: A three-month pilot project to model and reengineer one of IBM's business units using enterprise analyzer, a methodology and supporting group software tools for modeling and analyzing business processes, is described. The methodology combines collaborative model building with creative problem reframing to enable multilevel, cross-functional business teams to examine and redesign business processes quickly. The tools developed for this project extend the capabilities of existing technology to help groups build complex representations of their organization. The results of this pilot project suggest that the methodology and supporting tools can be effectively applied to reengineer business processes, but also suggest the need for improvement. >

14 citations


Journal ArticleDOI
TL;DR: In order to discuss the interdependence of Information System security and business processes it is first necessary to review the issues that are relevant to the use of IS in advanced business process planning and implementation.

8 citations


Journal ArticleDOI
TL;DR: This approach is shown to not only complement existing software engineering approaches; but to also provide a framework for implementing continuous improvement processes focused on improving the quality of the organization's processes, services and products.
Abstract: This paper describes an approach to, and the relationship among, Business Process Improvement, Business Case Analysis, Information Engineering, and Total Quality Management. This approach is shown to not only complement existing software engineering approaches; but to also provide a framework for implementing continuous improvement processes focused on improving the quality of the organization's processes, services and products.

Book ChapterDOI
01 Sep 1993
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors propose an integration of business process redesign in the system design process as a solution and compare it with information process redesign with information systems design, making the strong points of both visible
Abstract: This article focusses on organizations that deliver products consisting of information These organizations have gained fewer benefits from the introduction of information technology then manufacturing companies An explanation for this finding is that current information system design methodologies do not provide the appropriate tools They are directed at analyzing and designing information systems for control and do not make a distinction between information handling processes that are part of the control system of an organization and information processes that are part of the production system The business process redesign approach that gets more and more attention offers a way of thinking and designing to overcome these shortcomings Comparing business process redesign with information systems design makes the strong points of both visible We propose an integration of business process redesign in the system design process as a solution

01 Sep 1993
TL;DR: This thesis reports the results of a business activity modeling exercise to explore how a functional manager in DoD can best improve and redesign one's business processes.
Abstract: : This thesis reports the results of a business activity modeling exercise to explore how a functional manager in DoD can best improve and redesign one's business processes The validity of exercise results was assessed and found to be generally accurate with minor modifications The business activity model was constructed by a faculty/student team in August of 1992, in support of DoD's Corporate Information Management (CIM) initiative This team used an Integrated Definitions Language (IDEFO) supported software tool (Design/ IDEF by Meta Software of Cambridge, Massachusetts) to construct their model Identify customer needs, Incremental process improvement, Radical business process, Redesign or Reengineering, IDEFO

Proceedings ArticleDOI
01 Dec 1993
TL;DR: DECmodel, a symbolic modeling tool, was used to build dynamically activated, working scale models of processes, which were invaluable in validating and communicating process designs, complementing and working in harmony with more traditional, static modeling methodologies.
Abstract: This paper describes the use of a symbolic modeling tool and a methodology we developed for modeling processes in business re-engineering projects. DECmodel, a symbolic modeling tool, was used to build dynamically activated, working scale models of processes. Models were developed for business, systems, and organizational processes at several levels of detail, and integrated into a large dynamic model. Basic model specification, development, simulation, and animation techniques are discussed. The dynamic models created with this tool were invaluable in validating and communicating process designs, complementing and working in harmony with more traditional, static modeling methodologies. This paper also describes a methodology we have developed for using a symbolic modeling tool for business re-engineering projects. We have documented specific procedures for utilizing process modeling for a whole spectrum of activities ranging from depicting the "as-is" process to brainstorming breakthrough design concepts to documenting functional specifications for MIS implementation teams.


01 Jan 1993
TL;DR: Object-Oriented Modeling: a new language for Consistent Business Engineering Prof. Dr. Guido DEDENE explains how this language can be used for consistent business engineering practice.
Abstract: Object-Oriented Modeling: a new language for Consistent Business Engineering Prof. Dr. Guido DEDENE