Next Generation Reference Process Models

SUMMARY:
Business process modelling is a key tool for organisations striving to create efficiencies by leveraging their IT infrastructure. This project will develop techniques for increasing the productivity of business process analysts by allowing them to reuse as much as possible existing models rather than systematically desigining new ones from scratch. Specifically, the project will develop and validate a language for designing highly configurable process models. This language will enable superior approaches to business process modelling and hence smarter use of information. This will place Australia at the forefront of developments in business process management: a crucial technology in today's global, dynamic and heterogeneous environments.

ARC DISCOVERY GRANT:
"Next Generation Reference Process Models" (DP0665480)

PERIOD: 2006 - 2009

INVESTIGATORS:
Professor Michael Rosemann
Professor Arthur ter Hofstede
Dr Marlon Dumas
Professor Wil van der Aalst
Dr Michael zur Muehlen
Dr Jan Mendling
Dr Jan Recker
Marcello La Rosa

BUDGET: AUD$282,000

• 2006: $110,000
• 2007: $85,000
• 2008: $87,000

Primary RFCD: 2801 INFORMATION SYSTEMS

For more information on the project, please visit the Process Configuration website.

PUBLICATIONS:

Journal Papers

M. La Rosa, W. van der Aalst, M. Dumas, A. ter Hofstede: Questionnaire-based Variability Modeling for System Configuration. Software and Systems Modeling, 2008

F. Gottschalk, W.M.P. van der Aalst, M. Jansen-Vullers, M. La Rosa: Configurable Workflow Models. International Journal on Cooperative Information Systems, Vol. 17 No. 2, June 2008

A. Dreiling, M. Rosemann, W. van der Aalst and W. Sadiq: From Conceptual Process Models to Running Systems: A Holistic Approach for the Configuration of Enterprise System Processes. Decision Support Systems (available online since 23 February 2007).

W. van der Aalst, M. Rosemann and M. Dumas: Deadline-based Escalation in Process-aware Information Systems. Decision Support Systems , Vol. 43, 2007, pp. 492-511.

M. Rosemann and W. van der Aalst: A Configurable Reference Modelling Language, Information Systems , Vol. 32 (1), 2007, pp. 1-23.

Guenther, C., Rinderle-Ma, S., Reichert, M., van der Aalst, W. M. P., Recker, J. (accepted 2007): Using Process Mining to Learn from Process Changes in Evolutionary Systems . To appear in: International Journal of Business Process Integration and Management .

J. Mendling, H.M.W. Verbeek, B.F. van Dongen, W.M.P. van der Aalst, G. Neumann: Detection and Prediction of Errors in EPCs of the SAP Reference Model. Data & Knowledge Engineering (DKE). Volume 64, Number 1, pages 312-329. January 2008 (available online since 29 August 2007).

Book Chapters

J. Recker, M. Rosemann, W. van der Aalst, M. Jansen-Vullers and A. Dreiling: Configurable Reference Modeling Languages. In: Reference Modeling for Business Systems Analysis. Editors: P. Fettke and P. Loos, IDEA Group 2007, pp. 22-46.

F. Gottschalk, W.M.P. van der Aalst, and H.M. Jansen-Vullers. Configurable Process Models: A Foundational Approach. In J. Becker and P. Delfmann, editors, Reference Modeling: Efficient Information Systems Design Through Reuse of Information Models, pages 59-78. Physica-Verlag, Springer, Heidelberg, Germany, 2007.

Conference Papers

M. La Rosa, M. Dumas, A. ter Hofstede, J. Mendling, F. Gottschalk: Beyond Control-Flow: Extending Business Process Configuration to Roles and Objects. In Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Conceptual Modeling (ER 08), Barcelona, Spain, 20-23 October 2008.

M. La Rosa, A.H.M. ter Hofstede, M. Rosemann, K. Shortland: Bringing Process to Post Production. In Proceedings of the International Conference "Creating Value: Between Commerce and Commons", Brisbane, Australia, 25-27 June 2008

W. van der Aalst , M. Dumas, F. Gottschalk, A. ter Hofstede, M. La Rosa and J. Mendling: Correctness-Preserving Configuration of Business Process Models. In Proceedings of Fundamental Approaches to Software Engineering (FASE 2008), Springer-Verlag, 2008.

M. La Rosa, J. Lux, S. Seidel, M. Dumas and A. ter Hofstede: Questionnaire-driven Configuration of Reference Process Models. In J. Krogstie, A. Opdahl, G. Sindre (eds.), Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering (CAiSE 2007), Springer-Verlag, 424-438, 2007.

Recker, J., Mendling, J. (2007): Adequacy in Process Modeling: A Review of Measures and a Proposed Research Agenda - Position Paper - . In: B. Pernici and J. A. Gulla: CAiSE 2007 Workshop Proceedings Vol. 1. Tapir Academic Press, Trondheim , Norway , pp. 235-244.

F. Gottschalk, W.M.P. van der Aalst, and M.H. Jansen-Vullers. SAP WebFlow Made Configurable: Unifying Workflow Templates into a Configurable Model.

In G. Alonso, P. Dadam, and M. Rosemann, editors, International Conference on Business Process Management (BPM 2007), volume 4714 of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pages 262- 270. Springer-Verlag , Berlin , 2007.

M. La Rosa , F. Gottschalk, M. Dumas, W. van der Aalst: Linking Domain Models and Process Models for Reference Model Configuration. In A. ter Hofstede, B. Benatallah, and H.-Y. Paik (eds.) Proceedings of the Business Process Management Workshops 2007, Springer-Verlag, 417-430, 2008.

J. Mendling, W.M.P. van der Aalst, G. Neumann: On the Correlation between Process Model Errors and Metrics In: J. Grundy, S. Hartmann, A.H.F. Laender, L. Maciaszek, J.F. Roddick: Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Conceptual Modeling (ER 2007) Tutorials, Posters, Panels and Industrial Contributions. 05-09 November, Auckland , New Zealand . Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology (CRPIT), Vol. 83, pages 173-178.

J. Mendling, W.M.P. van der Aalst, G. Neumann: Understanding the Occurrence of Errors in Process Models based on Metrics In : Proc. of the 15th International Conference on Cooperative Information Systems (CoopIS 2007), 28-30 November 2007, Vilamoura , Portugal . Lecture Notes in Computer Science Volume 4803, pages 113-130.

Recker, J., Rosemann, M., van der Aalst, W., Mendling, J. (2006): On the Syntax of Reference Model Configuration – Transforming the C-EPC into Lawful EPC Models. In C. Bussler and A. Haller (eds.): Business Process Management Workshops. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 3812. Springer, Berlin, Germany et al., pp. 497-511.

van der Aalst, W., Guenther, C., Recker, J., Reichert, M. (2006): Using Process Mining to Analyze and Improve Process Flexibility - Position Paper -. In: T. Latour and M. Petit: The 18th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering. Proceedings of Workshops and Doctoral Consortium. Namur University Press, Luxembourg, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg, pp. 168-177.

Rosemann, M., Recker, J. (2006): Context-aware Process Design: Exploring the Extrinsic Drivers for Process Flexibility. In: T. Latour and M. Petit: The 18th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering. Proceedings of Workshops and Doctoral Consortium. Namur University Press, Luxembourg, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg, pp. 149-158.

Mendling, J., Recker, J., Rosemann, M., van der Aalst, W. (2006): Generating Correct EPCs from Configured C-EPCs. In H. M. Haddad: Proceedings of the 21st Annual ACM Symposium on Applied Computing. ACM Press, Dijon, France, pp. 1505-1510.

Recker, J., Mendling, J., van der Aalst, W., Rosemann, M. (2006): Model-driven Enterprise Systems Configuration. In E. Dubois and K. Pohl: Advanced Information Systems Engineering - CAiSE 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 4001. Springer, Luxembourg, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg, pp. 369-383.

Technical reports

J. Mendling, M. La Rosa, Arthur H.M. ter Hofstede: Correctness of Business Process Models with Roles and Objects. QUT ePrints Technical Report #13172, 2008

M. La Rosa, M. Dumas, A.H.M. ter Hofstede: Modelling Business Process Variability. QUT ePrints Technical Report #13358, 2008

M. La Rosa, M. Dumas, A. ter Hofstede, J. Mendling, F. Gottschalk: Beyond Control-Flow: Extending Business Process Configuration to Resources and Objects. QUT ePrints #11240, 2007.