Evaluation of workflow management systems using meta models

Author

zur Muhlen, M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Inf. Syst., Muenster Univ., Germany

Volume

Track5

fYear

1999

fDate

5-8 Jan. 1999

Abstract

The analysis of workflow meta-models aims at a problem that frequently occurs during the selection of a workflow management system-evaluating the capabilities of a modeling method. In this paper, a meta-model approach for the evaluation of different workflow management systems is introduced. After a comparison of the meta-models of current workflow management systems, a procedure model for the evaluation process is specified. An organizational reference model is introduced, which helps users in specifying their requirements for a workflow management system. A comparison of scoring model and meta-model-based evaluation processes concludes this paper.

Keywords

modelling; software selection; workflow management software; modeling method capabilities evaluation; organizational reference model; procedure model; scoring; user requirements specification; workflow management systems evaluation; workflow meta-models; Costs; Information analysis; Large-scale systems; Management information systems; Natural languages; New products catalog; Risk analysis; Robustness; Security; Workflow management software;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Systems Sciences, 1999. HICSS-32. Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Hawaii International Conference on

Conference_Location

Maui, HI, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7695-0001-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HICSS.1999.772961

Filename

772961