Abstract:
In this article we discuss the FAST approach to process modeling which combines prescriptive
process modeling in terms of FUNSOFT nets and constraint-based modeling in terms of state
transition diagrams. FUNSOFT nets are a process modeling language which is used for
modeling software processes and business processes for almost a decade. The motivation
for the integration of FUNSOFT nets and state transition diagrams is that purely
prescriptive models tend to become overly complex. State transition diagrams help to
manage this complexity. We show which parts of process models should be described by
which language and how parts can be integrated. Our approach is implemented as an extension
of a commercially available process modeling and workflow management tool. In addition to
the approach and its implementation we discuss our experience in applying it to a
real-world software process.
Abstract:
Workflow management is an area of increasing interest in
the recent years. Nontheless there are only a few workflow systems which are
actually used for supporting business processes in an industrial context.
Most of these systems only deal with processes which create and manipulate
unstructured pieces of information, like documents and images. Our workflow
management approach, called the FUNSOFT net approach, additionally supports
the management of structured pieces of information, called objects. In doing
so, we use a repository which is used to store information about process
models and about individual processes. This repository is particularly
useful for processes dealing with highly structured information, such as
software processes. In this paper we describe the experience in using such a
repository. We point out which of these experiences may be useful for
developers of other workflow management systems as well.
Abstract:
In this article, we discuss how temporal aspects of
information systems can be modeled and implemented. We
introduce extensions of an entity-relationship model which allow us to
model temporal aspects. Moreover, we describe how these extended
entity-relationship models are used to generate an application
database which supports
objects with temporarily restricted validity.
We support historical objects (i.e. objects which are not valid any
longer) and future objects (i.e. objects which will be valid in the
future).
Our approach is driven by requirements from a real-world project. In
this project we had to support temporal aspects of objects in
an information system supporting business processes
from the area of housing construction and administration.
Abstract:
In this article we propose an approach to business
process management which meets the demands of business process
evolution. This approach allows for on-the-fly modifications of
business processes. In contrast to
many other approaches, we do not only concentrate on activities to
be carried out in business processes,
but also on the data created and manipulated by these
activities. We propose to apply data model analysis and
improvement strategies well-known from the information
system field in the context of business process management.
Inhalt:
Ein Vortrag speziell für sd&m'er in Kundenprojekten: in vielen unserer Projekte arbeiten wir in gemischten Teams bestehend
aus sd&m'ern und Kundenmitarbeitern. Oft kommt aber noch eine weitere Gruppe hinzu: Teammitglieder, die ebenfalls vom
Kunden ins Team geholt werden, aber von anderen externen Firmen kommen oder Freiberufler sind. Der Vortrag befasst sich
mit Erfahrungen und Tipps im Bezug auf den Umgang mit derartig dreigeteilten Teams.
Inhalt:
Es handelt sich um einen eher unterhaltenden Vortrag zu einem wesentlich technischeren
Papier von Chris Verhoef, Uni Amsterdam. Präsentiert werden Fakten und Überlegungen
zum Thema Software Renovation.
Inhalt:
Die Sparkassenorganisation hat ein Modell entworfen, das die bankfachlichen
Begriffe in verschiedenen Sichtweisen ordnet. Das Modell enthält verschiedene
Schichten, die diese Sichtweisen repräsentieren. Eine Schicht gliedert bspw.
die fachlichen Begriffe in hierarchischer Form. Sie soll zur Kommunikation
zwischen Fachbereich und Softwareingenieuren herangezogen werden.
Eine weitere bildet diese
Hierarchie auf ein relationales Datenmodell ab. Ausschnitte dieses Datenmodells
können schließlich in Projekten im Sparkassenumfeld eingesetzt und
verfeinert werden.