Measuring method complexity : UML versus BPMN
Recker, Jan C., zur Muehlen, Michael, Siau, Keng, Erickson, John, & Indulska, Marta (2009) Measuring method complexity : UML versus BPMN. In 15th Americas Conference on Information Systems, 6-9 August, 2009, San Francisco, California.
![[img]](http://eprints.qut.edu.au/style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png)
Abstract
Graphical models are used to depict relevant aspects of real-world domains intended to be supported by an information system. Various approaches for modeling exist and approaches such as object-oriented and process-oriented modeling methods are in widespread use. These modeling methods differ in their expressive power as well as in their complexity of use, thereby leading to an important investment decision for organizations seeking to conduct modeling projects. In this paper, we used an established approach for evaluating the complexity of conceptual modeling methods and compared two important industry standards for modeling, Unified Modeling Language and Business Process Modeling Notation, based on their complexity. Our research finds that BPMN has very high levels of complexity when contrasted with UML.
Citations:
Citation counts are sourced monthly from Scopus and Web of Science citation databases.
These databases contain citations from different subsets of available publications and different time periods and thus the citation count from each is usually different. Some works are not in either database and no count is displayed. Scopus includes citations from articles published in 1996 onwards, and Web of Science generally from 1980 onwards.
Citations counts from the Google Scholar™ indexing service can be viewed at the linked Google Scholar™ search.
Full-text downloads:
Full-text downloads displays the total number of times this work’s files (e.g., a PDF) have been downloaded from QUT ePrints as well as the number of downloads in the previous 365 days. The count includes downloads for all files if a work has more than one.
| ID Code: | 20107 |
|---|---|
| Item Type: | Conference Paper |
| Additional URLs: | |
| Keywords: | Process modeling, object-oriented modeling, complexity, UML, BPMN |
| Subjects: | Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification > INFORMATION AND COMPUTING SCIENCES (080000) > INFORMATION SYSTEMS (080600) > Conceptual Modelling (080603) |
| Divisions: | Past > QUT Faculties & Divisions > Faculty of Science and Technology Past > Schools > School of Information Systems |
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 2009 Association for Information Systems |
| Deposited On: | 28 Apr 2009 11:13 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Feb 2012 21:00 |
Export: EndNote | Dublin Core | BibTeX
Staff only: HERDC collection form
Repository Staff Only: item control page