PRiM: An i∗-based process reengineering method for information systems specification

Grau, G.; Franch, Xavier; Maiden, Neil

doi:10.1016/j.infsof.2007.10.006

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“…Yet, in business process modeling and design the quality dimension of a process is often neglected. While goal-oriented modeling approaches recognize quality in terms of non-functional goals [10,11], they are hardly integrated with activity-oriented approaches. As a consequence, the interrelation between control flow and quality is little understood.…”

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Dimensions of Business Processes Quality (QoBP)

Heravizadeh

Mendling

Rosemann

2009

Business Process Management Workshops

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Abstract. Conceptual modeling is an important tool for understanding and revealing weaknesses of business processes. Yet, the current practice in reengineering projects often considers simply the as-is process model as a brain-storming tool. This approach heavily relies on the intuition of the participants and misses a clear description of the quality requirements. Against this background, we identify four generic quality categories of business process quality, and populate them with quality requirements from related research. We refer to the resulting framework as the Quality of Business Process (QoBP) framework. Furthermore, we present the findings from applying the QoBP framework in a case study with a major Australian bank, showing that it helps to systematically fill the white space between as-is and to-be process modeling.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Dimensions of Business Processes Quality (QoBP)

Heravizadeh

Mendling

Rosemann

2009

Business Process Management Workshops

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“…The methodology aims to be general enough to accommodate both requirements types: unstructured natural language requirements and requirements formalized according to methods, like, for instance, i* [50], or guidelines, like IEEE Std 830-1993 [51].…”

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A New Approach for the Validation of Conceptual Holonic Constructions

Andrade

Ares

García

et al. 2013

IEEE Trans. Syst. Man Cybern, Syst.

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Abstract-The concepts of holon and holarchy were first applied in the manufacturing world to develop Holonic Manufacturing Systems. Since then, they have been used in many fields and have proved to be applicable concepts for developing applications in any business area. Resulting applications are based on conceptual holonic constructions. Like any model, a holarchy needs to be validated under real circumstances. Such validation assures the quality of the holarchy before it is implemented. In general, validation research tends to target: 1) the specific types of holons handled in each proposal and/or the selected development paradigms; and 2) algorithm performance rather than architecture quality. This paper proposes and evaluates a methodology that focuses on the quality of the architecture. This methodology is able to validate any holonic architecture built to meet trade requirements. Moreover, this is a general-purpose methodology. Therefore, the methodology would be valid for any domain and would not be invalidated by holon types and/or implementation paradigms emerging, changing or falling into disuse. For this purpose, we consider holonic architectures as conceptual models, using the pure holon and holarchy concepts and passing up not only any specific implementation paradigm but also any set of specific holon types.

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“…Firstly, the i* framework has initially demonstrated its capability in deriving and re-engineering a BPA and associated BPs models in [2], [7]. However, it has not yet integrated QRs into the corresponding BPA model.…”

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Integrating the Quality Requirements into the Riva-Based Business Process Architectures Using the Synthesis of the i* and the NFR Frameworks

Odeh¹

2015

LNSE

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Abstract-The Business Process (BP) identification is one of the fundamental and preliminary activities in the Business Process Management (BPM) in order to carry out the design of a Business Process Architecture (BPA). The Riva is a recent BPA modelling approach, which stems from the behavioral business entities. However, a Riva-based BPA lacks the explicit representation of the business Quality Requirements (QRs), which represent the desired quality attributes that constrain the identified BP operations such as security. The Non-Functional Requirements (NFR) Framework is soft Goal-Oriented (GO) approach that systematically elicits NFRs for the development of software systems. The i* framework is another GO approach that tends to understand a business organization. In this paper, a novel approach is proposed in order to integrate the QRs into a Riva BPA using the synthesis of the i* and the NFR frameworks. The work is evaluated using a pilot case study from a health care domain in Jordan. The proposed approach recovered the absence of the QRs in a Riva BPA and enriched its representation. In addition, it optimized the role of the BP identification by addressing both the operational and non-operational aspects. Finally, the generated knowledge from this synthesis is anticipated to assist and benefit the requirement engineers in eliciting the quality of the BP-driven software services.Index Terms-The i* framework, the NFR framework, riva, business process architecture, business process management, quality requirements, quality of service.

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PRiM: An i∗-based process reengineering method for information systems specification

Cited by 47 publications

References 33 publications

Dimensions of Business Processes Quality (QoBP)

Dimensions of Business Processes Quality (QoBP)

A New Approach for the Validation of Conceptual Holonic Constructions

Integrating the Quality Requirements into the Riva-Based Business Process Architectures Using the Synthesis of the i* and the NFR Frameworks

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