Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:16:50 BST CiteULike: karimda's library [127 articles] http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda CiteULike.org en-gb Copyright © 2004-2008 citeulike.org http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/2875548 <i>Advances in Data and Web Management (2007), pp. 39-49.</i><br /><br />Process Aware Information Systems (PAISs) are a useful form of software system; they are being found to be useful by an increasingly large population of diverse humans. The strength and the challenge of PAISs are within the collective endeavors domain where PAISs are used by groups of people to support communication, coordination, and collaboration. Even today, after years of research and development, collective endeavors PAISs are plagued with problems and pitfalls intertwined with their benefits. These problems are frequently elusive and complex due to the fact that “PAISs are first and foremost people systems.” This paper addresses some of the people issues and proposes a framework for research in this domain. Process Aware Information Systems: A Human Centered Perspective Clarence Ellis Kwanghoon Kim doi:10.1007/978-3-540-72524-4_8 Advances in Data and Web Management (2007), pp. 39-49. 2008-06-09T12:19:16-00:00 2007 Advances in Data and Web Management 39 49 pais http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/2847404 <i>(1997), pp. 309-316.</i> Flexible specification of workflow compensation scopes Weimin Du Jim Davis Ming-Chien Shan doi:10.1145/266838.267342 (1997), pp. 309-316. 2008-05-30T14:23:58-00:00 1997 309 316 ACM no-tag http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/2847402 <i>Data Engineering Bulletin, Vol. 16, No. 2. (1993), pp. 37-40.</i><br /><br />this paper may be "long running" or not. Other related terms used in the database literature are task flow, multitransaction activities [7], multi-system applications [1], application multiactivities, and networked applications [4]. Some related issues are also addressed in various relaxed transaction models. On Transactional Workflows Amit Sheth Marek Rusinkiewicz Data Engineering Bulletin, Vol. 16, No. 2. (1993), pp. 37-40. 2008-05-30T14:23:36-00:00 1993 Data Engineering Bulletin 16 2 37 40 no-tag http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/2842168 <i>(1997), pp. 1-17.</i><br /><br />A rich variety of version models for software configuration management (SCM) has been proposed over the years, and understanding of the basic concepts and their interrelations has been growing accordingly. In this paper, we propose a uniform version model as a common base, and discuss this in view of current SCM systems. Towards a Uniform Version Model for Software Configuration Management Reidar Conradi Bernhard Westfechtel (1997), pp. 1-17. 2008-05-28T16:04:32-00:00 1997 1 17 no-tag http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/2826330 <i>Concurr. Comput. : Pract. Exper., Vol. 20, No. 4. (March 2008), pp. 315-330.</i> Towards workflow simulation in service-oriented architecture: an event-based approach Yanchong Zheng Yushun Fan Wei Tan doi:10.1002/cpe.v20:4 Concurr. Comput. : Pract. Exper., Vol. 20, No. 4. (March 2008), pp. 315-330. 2008-05-23T16:05:40-00:00 2008 Concurr. Comput. : Pract. Exper. 1532-0626 20 4 315 330 John Wiley and Sons Ltd. no-tag http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/2816223 <i>(1997)</i><br /><br />The conceptual modeling of workflows is the first, and arguably the most important, step towards understanding business processes. A well-defined workflow conceptual model leads to the development of an effective and reliable workflow application. This paper presents a graphical modeling technique for workflows. We introduce four graphical modeling objects: task, condition, synchronizer, and flow. Using the four modeling objects, following workflow modeling constructs are identified: ordering,... On Correctness Issues in Conceptual Modeling of Workflows W Sadiq (1997) 2008-05-20T14:05:46-00:00 1997 no-tag http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/2760907 <i>IEEE Trans. Comput., Vol. 42, No. 8. (August 1993), pp. 1002-1006.</i> Embedding of Cycles in Arrangement Graphs K Day A Tripathi IEEE Trans. Comput., Vol. 42, No. 8. (August 1993), pp. 1002-1006. 2008-05-06T11:53:39-00:00 1993 IEEE Trans. Comput. 0018-9340 42 8 1002 1006 IEEE Computer Society graphs http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/477435 <i>(2004), pp. 28-33.</i> A survey of self-management in dynamic software architecture specifications Jeremy Bradbury James Cordy Juergen Dingel Michel Wermelinger doi:10.1145/1075405.1075411 (2004), pp. 28-33. 2006-01-23T05:18:13-00:00 2004 28 33 ACM Press no-tag http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/1121477 <i>Psychological Inquiry, Vol. 8, No. 2. (1997), pp. 73-99.</i><br /><br />Interpersonal thought and action represent highly dynamic and complex phenomena. Because of these defining qualities, social psychology has proven resistant to integrative understanding and unqualified prediction within traditional theoretical and empirical approaches. These same qualities, however, make social psychology highly amenable to understanding and investigation within the framework of dynamical systems theory (DST). In the target article, we establish the relevance of this emerging scientific metatheory for theory construction and research in social psychology. We introduce key insights, theoretical notions, and paradigmatic features of the dynamical perspective, map these ideas onto established social psychological phenomena, and suggest new areas of investigation that reflect these ideas. In so doing, we outline the means by which complex interpersonal phenomena can be understood in terms of simple models involving principles and mechanisms common to a wide variety of dynamical systems. We conclude by indicating how DST resolves the implicit trade-off between insight and scientific rigor in social psychology, provides a heuristic for theory construction and hypothesis generation, and holds potential for establishing theoretical coherence within a fragmented field and for integrating the field as a whole with other areas of science. The Emergence of Dynamical Social Psychology Robin Vallacher Andrzej Nowak Psychological Inquiry, Vol. 8, No. 2. (1997), pp. 73-99. 2007-02-25T21:41:27-00:00 1997 Psychological Inquiry 8 2 73 99 no-tag http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/2732143 <i>(11 March 2008)</i><br /><br /><P>Software has become omnipresent and vital in our information-based society, so all software producers should assume responsibility for its reliability. While "reliable" originally assumed implementations that were effective and mainly error-free, additional issues like adaptability and maintainability have gained equal importance recently. For example, the 2004 ACM/IEEE Software Engineering Curriculum Guidelines list software evolution as one of ten key areas of software engineering education.</P> <P></P> <P>Mens and Demeyer, both international authorities in the field of software evolution, together with the invited contributors, focus on novel trends in software evolution research and its relations with other emerging disciplines such as model-driven software engineering, service-oriented software development, and aspect-oriented software development. They do not restrict themselves to the evolution of source code but also address the evolution of other, equally important software artifacts such as databases and database schemas, design models, software architectures, and process management. The contributing authors provide broad overviews of related work, and they also contribute to a comprehensive glossary, a list of acronyms, and a list of books, journals, websites, standards and conferences that together represent the community’s body of knowledge.</P> <P></P> <P>Combining all these features, this book is the indispensable source for researchers and professionals looking for an introduction and comprehensive overview of the state of the art. In addition, it is an ideal basis for an advanced course on software evolution.</P> Software Evolution (11 March 2008) 2008-04-29T07:07:36-00:00 2008 Springer no-tag http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/2734361 <i>Journal of Management, Vol. 31, No. 6. (1 December 2005), pp. 874-900.</i><br /><br />Social exchange theory (SET) is one the most influential conceptual paradigms in organizational behavior. Despite its usefulness, theoretical ambiguities within SET remain. As a consequence, tests of the model, as well as its applications, tend to rely on an incompletely specified set of ideas. The authors address conceptual difficulties and highlight areas in need of additional research. In so doing, they pay special attention to four issues: (a) the roots of the conceptual ambiguities, (b) norms and rules of exchange, (c) nature of the resources being exchanged, and (d) social exchange relationships. 10.1177/0149206305279602 Social Exchange Theory: An Interdisciplinary Review Russell Cropanzano Marie Mitchell doi:10.1177/0149206305279602 Journal of Management, Vol. 31, No. 6. (1 December 2005), pp. 874-900. 2008-04-29T14:25:16-00:00 2005 Journal of Management 31 6 874 900 no-tag http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/2734377 <i>Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, Vol. 3, No. 4. (1998), pp. 0-0.</i><br /><br />Abstract This paper explores the challenges of creating and maintaining trust in a global virtual team whose members transcend time, space, and culture. The challenges are highlighted by integrating recent literature on work teams, computer-mediated communication groups, cross-cultural communication, and interpersonal and organizational trust. To explore these challenges empirically, we report on a series of descriptive case studies on global virtual teams whose members were separated by location and culture, were challenged by a common collaborative project, and for whom the only economically and practically viable communication medium was asynchronous and synchronous computer-mediated communication. The results suggest that global virtual teams may experience a form of 'swift' trust but such trust appears to be very fragile and temporal. The study raises a number of issues to be explored and debated by future research. Pragmatically, the study describes communication behaviors that might facilitate trust in global virtual teams. Communication and Trust in Global Virtual Teams Sirkka Jarvenpaa Dorothy Leidner doi:10.1111/j.1083-6101.1998.tb00080.x Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, Vol. 3, No. 4. (1998), pp. 0-0. 2008-04-29T14:28:40-00:00 1998 Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication 3 4 0 0 no-tag http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/953331 <i>(2006), pp. 86-92.</i> A design for adaptive web service evolution Piotr Kaminski Hausi M&\#252;ller Marin Litoiu doi:10.1145/1137677.1137694 (2006), pp. 86-92. 2006-11-20T14:30:02-00:00 2006 86 92 ACM Press no-tag http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/2707371 <i>(2005), pp. 226-229.</i> Mining Workflow Patterns through Event-Data Analysis Walid Gaaloul Sadek Alaoui Karim Baina Claude Godart (2005), pp. 226-229. 2008-04-23T12:16:29-00:00 2005 226 229 IEEE Computer Society mining patterns http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/430671 <i>(1995)</i> Design patterns: elements of reusable object-oriented software Erich Gamma Richard Helm Ralph Johnson John Vlissides (1995) 2005-12-08T12:16:09-00:00 1995 Addison-Wesley Professional gama http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/2703165 <i>(1999), pp. 115-126.</i><br /><br />Traditionally, workflow management systems are used to support static processes, i.e., processes which do not change frequently. This has limited the scope of workflow management. Moreover, the networked economy of the new millennium requires workflow management systems which are able to deal with dynamically changing workflow processes. This paper addresses two notorious problems related to adaptive workflow: (1)providing management information at the right aggregation level, and (2)... Generic Workflow Models: How to Handle Dynamic Change and Capture Management Information? Wil van der Aalst (1999), pp. 115-126. 2008-04-22T21:49:33-00:00 1999 115 126 no-tag http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/1867336 <i>(2005)</i><br /><br />Case handling is a new paradigm for supporting flexible and knowledge intensive business processes. It is strongly based on data as the typical product of these processes. Case Handling: A New Paradigm for Business Process Support W van der Aalst M Weske D Grunbauer (2005) 2007-11-05T12:02:21-00:00 2005 case handling http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/2703135 <i>(2005)</i> Process Aware Information Systems: Bridging People and Software Through Process Technology Marlon Dumas Wil van der Aalst Arthur (2005) 2008-04-22T21:30:52-00:00 2005 Wiley-Interscience pais http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/2703133 <i>BPM Center Report (2006)</i> Exception Handling Patterns in Process-Aware Information Systems. Russell BPM Center Report (2006) 2008-04-22T21:29:30-00:00 2006 BPM Center Report exeption handling http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/2703128 <i>BETA Working Paper Series, WP 127 (2004)</i> Workflow Resource Patterns. Russell BETA Working Paper Series, WP 127 (2004) 2008-04-22T21:25:59-00:00 2004 BETA Working Paper Series, WP 127 patterns resource http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/2703120 <i>QUT Technical report (2004)</i> Workflow Data Patterns. Russell QUT Technical report (2004) 2008-04-22T21:21:08-00:00 2004 QUT Technical report FIT-TR-2004-01 data patterns http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/2703115 <i>BPM Center Report BPM-06-22 (2006)</i> Workflow Control-Flow Patterns : A Revised View Russell BPM Center Report BPM-06-22 (2006) 2008-04-22T21:18:06-00:00 2006 BPM Center Report BPM-06-22 control-flow patterns http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/2703106 <i>(2002)</i><br /><br />Although workflow management emerged as a research area well over a decade ago, little consensus has been reached as to what should be essential ingredients of a workflow specification language. As a result, the market is flooded with workflow management systems, based on different paradigms and using a large variety of concepts. The goal of this paper is to establish a formal foundation for control-flow aspects of workflow specification languages, that assists in understanding fundamental ... Fundamentals of Control Flow in Workflows B Kiepuszewski A Hofstede W van der Aalst (2002) 2008-04-22T21:11:51-00:00 2002 control flow patterns http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/2703098 <i>(2000), pp. 18-29.</i> Advanced Workflow Patterns Wil van der Aalst Alistair Barros Arthur Bartek Kiepuszewski (2000), pp. 18-29. 2008-04-22T21:08:55-00:00 2000 18 29 Springer-Verlag no-tag http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/2703089 <i>Computer Communications, Vol. 21, No. 4. (October April 1998), pp. 294-324.</i><br /><br />Many real-time application domains can benefit from flexible and open distributed architectures, such as those defined by the CORBA specification. CORBA is an architecture for distributed object computing being standardized by the OMG. Although CORBA is well-suited for conventional request /response applications, CORBA implementations are not yet suited for real-time applications due to the lack of key quality of service (QoS) features and performance optimizations. This paper makes three... The design of the TAO real-time object request broker Douglas Schmidt David Levine Sumedh Mungee Computer Communications, Vol. 21, No. 4. (October April 1998), pp. 294-324. 2008-04-22T21:05:09-00:00 1998 Computer Communications 21 4 294 324 Elsevier Science UK patterns http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/2604318 <i>Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on, Vol. 42, No. 2. (1999), pp. 117-122.</i><br /><br />In a series of books published between 1964 and 1987 (C. Alexander, 1964; 1987; C. Alexander et al., 1975; 1977), Christopher Alexander, an urban planner and architect, has inspired object oriented programmers with his idea of a pattern language, which originally catalogued solutions to common problems faced by any community or individual creating livable structures such as a town or a house. His approach might also help technical communicators polish and perfect our own standard rhetorical structures (such as the procedure, user guide, or reference), viewed as common ways of answering frequent, if virtual questions from our users. Alexander's way of describing age-old patterns such as neighbourhoods, streets, paths, and homes may give us a model for creating our own set of patterns in technical communication, whether or not we adopt some of the eager elaborations offered by folks in the object oriented design world Christopher Alexander's pattern language J Price doi:10.1109/47.804820 Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on, Vol. 42, No. 2. (1999), pp. 117-122. 2008-03-27T23:55:37-00:00 1999 Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on 42 2 117 122 patterns http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/2678051 <i></i> Facilitating Flexibility and Dynamic Exception Handling in Workflows through Worklets Michael 2008-04-16T13:59:22-00:00 activity theory http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/2649159 <i>Information Processing Letters, Vol. 58, No. 3. (1996), pp. 141-147.</i><br /><br />Introduction In [9], branching bisimilarity has been introduced as an equivalence relation on processes that preserves the branching structure of processes. It distinguishes slightly more processes than the well-known observation equivalence as introduced by Milner [11]. Since its introduction, branching-bisimulation equivalence has rapidly gained popularity in the scientific literature on concurrency semantics (see for example [1--4,7,8,5,6]). However, the fact that it is indeed an equivalence ... Branching Bisimilarity is an Equivalence Indeed! Twan Basten Information Processing Letters, Vol. 58, No. 3. (1996), pp. 141-147. 2008-04-10T12:45:24-00:00 1996 Information Processing Letters 58 3 141 147 bisimilarity branching equivalence of proof relation http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/1855488 <i>(2003)</i><br /><br />The capability to rapidly adapt in-progress workflows (WF) is an essential requirement for any workflow system. Adaptations may concern single WF instances or a WF type as a whole. While changes of single instances often have to be applied in an ad-hoc manner, type changes become necessary to adapt to evolving business processes. Especially for long-running processes it is indispensable to propagate type changes to running instances as well. Very challenging in this context is to correctly adapt a (potentially large) collection of WF instances, which may be in different states and to which various ad-hoc changes may have been previously applied. This paper presents a comprehensive framework for the support of both, WF type and WF instance changes. We establish general correctness principles and show how WF instances can be automatically and efficiently migrated to a modified WF schema. We point out that our approach exceeds existing adaptation models in formal foundation, completeness, and usability. A formal framework for workflow type and instance changes under correctness constraints Rinderle (2003) 2007-11-02T09:27:39-00:00 2003 and changes instance of support type workflow http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/2646418 <i>On The Move to Meaningful Internet Systems 2003: CoopIS, DOA, and ODBASE (2003), pp. 407-425.</i><br /><br />The capability to rapidly adapt in-progress workflows (WF) is an essential requirement for any workflow system. Adaptations may concern single WF instances or a WF type as a whole. Especially for long-running business processes it is indispensable to propagate WF type changes to in-progress WF instances as well. Very challenging in this context is to correctly adapt a (potentially large) collection of WF instances, which may be in different states and to which various ad-hoc changes may have been previously applied. This paper presents a generic framework for the common support of both WF type and WF instance changes. We establish fundamental correctness principles, position formal theorems, and show how WF instances can be automatically and efficiently migrated to a modified WF schema. The adequate treatment of conflicting WF type and WF instance changes adds to the overall completeness of our approach. By offering more flexibility and adaptability the so promising WF technology will finally deliver. On the Common Support of Workflow Type and Instance Changes under Correctness Constraints Manfred Reichert Stefanie Rinderle Peter Dadam On The Move to Meaningful Internet Systems 2003: CoopIS, DOA, and ODBASE (2003), pp. 407-425. 2008-04-09T16:37:14-00:00 2003 On The Move to Meaningful Internet Systems 2003: CoopIS, DOA, and ODBASE 407 425 changes constraints correctness for formal framework under workflow http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/2645058 <i>(1998)</i> Flexible Modeling and Execution of Workflow Activities Mathias Weske doi:10.1109/HICSS.1998.649274 (1998) 2008-04-09T14:22:20-00:00 1998 IEEE Computer Society no-tag http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/2645031 <i>Conceptual Modeling for Novel Application Domains (2003), pp. 5-16.</i><br /><br />Business systems these days need to be agile to address the needs of a changing world. In particular the discipline of Enterprise Application Integration requires business process management to be highly reconfigurable with the ability to support dynamic workflows, inter-application integration and process reconfiguration. Basing EAI systems on model-resident or on a so-called description-driven approach enables aspects of flexibility, distribution, system evolution and integration to be addressed in a domain-independent manner. Such a system called CRISTAL is described in this paper with particular emphasis on its application to EAI problem domains. A practical example of the CRISTAL technology in the domain of manufacturing systems, called Agilium, is described to demonstrate the principles of model-driven system evolution and integration. The approach is compared to other model-driven development approaches such as the Model-Driven Architecture of the OMG and so-called Adaptive Object Models. Managing Evolving Business Workflows through the Capture of Descriptive Information Sébastien Gaspard Florida Estrella Richard Mcclatchey Régis Dindeleux Conceptual Modeling for Novel Application Domains (2003), pp. 5-16. 2008-04-09T14:17:41-00:00 2003 Conceptual Modeling for Novel Application Domains 5 16 no-tag http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/590080 <i>Cooperative Information Systems, 1998. Proceedings. 3rd IFCIS International Conference on (1998), pp. 310-319.</i><br /><br />Dynamic evolution of workflow models due to process (re)engineering activities and dynamic changing situations of the real process is one of the most important challenges in workflow management. The authors present an approach for the management of evolving workflow specifications which copes with the evolution of a workflow schema and the dynamic modification of workflow instances. The approach is based on the integrated modeling of workflow schema and instance elements, the separated definition of `what to do' and `how to do' in the workflow schema, late binding of workflows at run-time, and the versioning of the workflow schema. On this basis, they support lazy, eager, and selective propagation as well as local customization of instances and their upward propagation. Furthermore, they address the problem of managing consistent configurations of the versioned entities of a workflow schema. In their workflow-specific versioning approach, the consistency of the workflow configuration is guaranteed and hence the version mechanism is transparent to the user Managing evolving workflow specifications G Joeris O Herzog doi:10.1109/COOPIS.1998.706275 Cooperative Information Systems, 1998. Proceedings. 3rd IFCIS International Conference on (1998), pp. 310-319. 2006-04-17T21:39:49-00:00 1998 Cooperative Information Systems, 1998. Proceedings. 3rd IFCIS International Conference on 310 319 approache evolution for object oriented workflow http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/2638311 <i>(2000), pp. 120-126.</i><br /><br />Workflow technology has emerged as an appropriate platform for consolidating the distributed information resources of an enterprise, promoting interoperability across cross-platform systems and for providing a global view and understanding of business process models. However, the business processes that workflows represent, are dynamic by nature, that is, they encounter frequent and unavoidable changes. It is through this dynamism that organizations maintain their competitive edge. Workflow... Handling Dynamic Schema Change in Process Models Shazia Sadiq (2000), pp. 120-126. 2008-04-07T17:29:07-00:00 2000 120 126 breeze http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/2638209 <i>Business Process Management (2000), pp. 289-342.</i><br /><br />In order to support both the redesign of a Business Process and its continuous improvement, the technology supporting it must be as flexible as possible. Since workflow management systems are the main technology for supporting Business Processes, they and, in particular, their modeling framework must satisfy a long list of apparently conflicting requirements: the models must be both cognitive artifacts and executable programs; they must be simple and yet able to support exceptions; they must support both static and dynamic changes. In this chapter, after briefly discussing the above requirements, we present the formal aspects of the modeling framework of the Milano workflow management system. Its flexibility is based on a net-theoretical modeling framework which lets simple process models deliver a large class of services to its users Improving Flexibility of workflow Management Systems Alessandra Agostini Giorgio De Michelis doi:10.1007/3-540-45594-9_14 Business Process Management (2000), pp. 289-342. 2008-04-07T16:43:21-00:00 2000 Business Process Management 289 342 milano nets http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/2638172 <i>Business Process Management, Models, Techniques, and Empirical Studies (2000), pp. 201-217.</i> A Workflow Change Is a Workflow Clarence Ellis Karim Keddara Business Process Management, Models, Techniques, and Empirical Studies (2000), pp. 201-217. 2008-04-07T16:30:09-00:00 2000 Business Process Management, Models, Techniques, and Empirical Studies 201 217 flow nets http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/2638163 <i>(1997)</i> The Chautauqua Workflow System Clarence Ellis Carlos Maltzahn (1997) 2008-04-07T16:24:26-00:00 1997 IEEE Computer Society flow nets http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/2630016 <i>Datenbanksysteme in Büro, Technik und Wissenschaft (1999)</i> Rule-Based Dynamic Modification of Workflows in a Medical Domain Robert Datenbanksysteme in Büro, Technik und Wissenschaft (1999) 2008-04-04T15:28:43-00:00 1999 Datenbanksysteme in Büro, Technik und Wissenschaft dynamiques modifications http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/2629138 <i>(2007)</i><br /><br />Business process management is usually treated from two different perspectives: business administration and computer science. While business administration professionals tend to consider information technology as a subordinate aspect for experts to handle, by contrast computer scientists often consider business goals and organizational regulations as terms that do not deserve much thought but require the appropriate level of abstraction. Mathias Weske argues that the communities involved need to share a common understanding of the principles underlying business process management. To this end, he develops an overall picture that describes core BPM concepts and technologies and explains their relationships. This picture covers high-level business aspects like business goals, strategies, and value chains, but it concentrates on process modeling techniques and process enactment platforms, taking into account the different stakeholders involved. After starting with a presentation of general foundations, process orchestrations and process choreographies are covered. Based on control flow patterns, concrete process languages are introduced in a concise manner, including Workflow nets, Event-driven Process Chains, Yet Another Workflow Language, and the Business Process Modeling Notation. The various stages during the design and implementation of process choreographies are discussed. Different soundness properties are investigated in a chapter on formal aspects of business processes. Finally, he investigates concrete architectures to enact business processes, including workflow management architectures, case handling architectures and service-oriented architectures. He also shows how standards like SOAP, WSDL, and BPEL fit into the picture. This textbook is ideally suited for classes on business process management, information systems architecture, and workflow management. It is also valuable for project managers and IT professionals working in business process management, since it provides a vendor-independent view on the topic. The accompanying website www.bpm-book.com contains further information, such as links to references that are available online, exercises that offer the reader a deeper involvement with the topics addressed, and additional teaching material. Business Process Management :Concepts, Languages, Architectures Mathias Weske (2007) 2008-04-04T09:29:44-00:00 2007 bpm http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/2626048 <i></i> Toward a unified framework for version modeling in engineering databases Randy Katz 2008-04-03T13:26:45-00:00 database versioning http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/2626041 <i>(1986), pp. 483-495.</i> The management of changing types in an object-oriented database Andrea Skarra Stanley Zdonik doi:10.1145/28697.28747 (1986), pp. 483-495. 2008-04-03T13:23:33-00:00 1986 483 495 ACM database versioning http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/2626038 <i>(1997), pp. 184-199.</i> An Object Versioning System to Support Collaborative Design within a Concurrent Engineering Context I Santoyridis TW Carnduff WA Gray John Miles (1997), pp. 184-199. 2008-04-03T13:22:28-00:00 1997 184 199 Springer-Verlag database versioning http://www.citeulike.org/user/karimda/article/2626035 <i>IEEE Trans. on Knowl. and Data Eng., Vol. 9, No. 4. 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