Title :
Measuring knowledge with workflow management systems
Author :
List, Beate ; Schiefer, Josef ; Bruckner, Robert M.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Software Eng., Vienna Univ. of Technol., Austria
Abstract :
Expert knowledge is captured in process design. In organisations, knowledge becomes embedded in routines, processes and practices as well as norms, and can be evaluated by the decisions or actions to which it leads, e.g. measurable efficiencies, speed or quality gains. Knowledge develops over time, through experience that includes what we absorb from courses, books and mentors, as well as from informal learning. In this paper, we analyse workflow history and demonstrate that workflow management systems enable knowledge measurement
Keywords :
knowledge engineering; workflow management software; actions; books; courses; decisions; embedded knowledge; experience; expert knowledge capture; informal learning; knowledge development; knowledge evaluation; knowledge measurement; measurable efficiencies; mentors; norms; organisations; process design; quality gains; routines; speed; workflow history; workflow management systems; Engines; Gain measurement; History; Knowledge management; Logic; Performance analysis; Software prototyping; Time measurement; Velocity measurement; Workflow management software;
Conference_Titel :
Database and Expert Systems Applications, 2001. Proceedings. 12th International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1230-5
DOI :
10.1109/DEXA.2001.953105