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Context-aware Process Design: Exploring the Extrinsic Drivers for Process Flexibility

Rosemann, Michael and Recker, Jan C. (2006) Context-aware Process Design: Exploring the Extrinsic Drivers for Process Flexibility. In Latour, Thibaud and Petit, Michael, Eds. Proceedings 18th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Enginnering. Proceedings of Workshops and Doctoral Consortium., pages pp. 149-158.

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Abstract

Research on process flexibility has traditionally explored alternative ways of considering flexibility during the design of a business process. The focus typically has been on ways of how the demand for process flexibility can be satisfied by advanced process modeling techniques, i.e., issues intrinsic to the process. This paper proposes to extent current research by studying the extrinsic drivers for flexibility. These drivers can be found in the context of the process, which may include among others time, location, legislation, culture, performance requirements etc. Exemplary scenarios for such extrinsic flexibility drivers will be discussed and preliminary thoughts on context-aware process design approaches will be shared. The paper ends with a proposed research agenda in this area.

Item Type:Conference Paper
Status:Published
Keywords:process modeling, process flexibility, process context
Subjects:280000 Information, Computing and Communication Sciences > 280100 Information Systems > 280111 Conceptual Modelling
ID Code:4638
Deposited By:Recker, Jan
Deposited On:04 July 2006
Copyright Owner:Copyright 2006 (please consult author)