Abstract
Traditional workflow management systems are suited to automate well-structured processes based on a strict sequence of user tasks and a top-down approach to model creation. Such a conventional approach does not comply with the bottom-up philosophy of social software and therefore makes it difficult to incorporate its strengths in process modeling and automation. Opportunistic Business Process Modeling (oBPM) aims to overcome these limitations by introducing a new paradigm for modeling and executing business processes that is both user- and document-centric, adequate for bottom-up modeling, agile process modification, opportunistic task scheduling and process mining.
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Grünert, D., Brucker-Kley, E., Keller, T. (2015). oBPM – An Opportunistic Approach to Business Process Modeling and Execution. In: Fournier, F., Mendling, J. (eds) Business Process Management Workshops. BPM 2014. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 202. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15895-2_40
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