Enterprise Systems Meet Social BPM

Abstract

This article engages in issues of Enterprise Systems and SBPM (Social Business Process Management) influence, integration, joint evolution and reasons which cause these matters of fact. Afterwards, the Author describes his own approach based on extensions of WebRatio CASE tool, primarily targeted as a tool for supporting WebML method, to assist in modelling, developing and operating enterprise SBPM systems. Subsequently, the Author proposes several design components intended for BPM developers which can be easily used to create a SBPM system with features as a collaboration of users, dynamic changes of workflow in runtime, common cooperation through Facebook or Twitter, etc. In the end, the Author summarizes the paper, suggests questions and discusses future directions of implementation of Enterprise SBPM Systems, especially from the point of view of an employment of WebRatio CASE tool as an analytic and design tool as well as operating platform into one.