Business Processes for Business Communities: Modeling Languages, Methods, ToolsAfter a brief introduction to the topic of business process modeling, the book offers a quick-start into model-based business process engineering. After that, the foundations of the modeling languages used are conveyed. Meaningful examples are in the foreground - each of the underlying formalisms is treated only as far as needed. Next the Horus Method is described in detail. The book defines a sequence of activities which finally leads to the creation of a complete business process model. The Horus Method, incidentally, is not bound to the use of the Horus software tools. It can be used with other tools or, if necessary, be used even without tool support. Important application fields of business process engineering are described, where the spectrum ranges from business process reengineering to the development and implementation of information systems. The book concludes with an outlook on the future of business process engineering and highlights current research activities in the area. |
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3 Concepts and Modeling Languages | 21 |
4 The Horus Method | 61 |
5 Areas of Application | 137 |
6 On the Future of Business Process Engineering | 175 |
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activities addition aggregation allocation application software assigned Balanced Scorecard BPEL business community business object structures Business Performance Management business process analysis business process architecture business process engineering business process management business process models business rules business service models business software business unit Chap collective constraint complete complex business object connection context analysis context model created defined described detailed edges enterprise example execution Horus method implementation input integration key figures leather goods division modeling languages object model object store offer optimization orchestration organization modeling organization structure organization units organizational outsourcing parameters Petri nets possible procedure model reengineering reference models refinement relationships relevant represented requirements roles Sect semantics service provider service-oriented architecture shown in Fig simulation social BPM Special gauge specific standard software strategy and architecture SWOT analysis transition Web services XML nets