Supporting multiple viewpoints in collaborative graphical editing

Proceedings of the 27th Annual ACM Symposium on Applied Computing

2012

In business processes, modeling is usually a collaborative activity. In it stakeholders analyze or design business processes. One of the challenges is that group members have diverse backgrounds and conflicting interests which make it difficult to arrive at a model that represents a consensus. It is therefore important to study the way in which modeling teams are organized to overcome these problems. To approach this issue we investigated the modeling behavior of such groups with the help of a tool that supports collaborative modeling while at the same time allowing for the effective collection of data on modeling activities. Besides confirming known roles we also discovered a new one, editor, that only emerges in tool-supported sessions and that functions as a mediator between modeling experts and domain experts.

Section: Tool Supportmentioning

confidence: 99%

The role of editor in collaborative modeling

Proceedings of the 27th Annual ACM Symposium on Applied Computing

2012

“…Yet another view on collaborative modeling is related to tools that support the modeling process. An example of that is "collaborative graph editing" where the focus is on real-time collaboration on the graphical representation of a model (What You See Is What I See) (Meire et al, 2003(Meire et al, , 2007. The approach does not offer a mechanism for reducing the multitude of versions to a single model, though.…”

Section: Tool Supportmentioning

confidence: 99%

Collaborative Modeling

International Journal of Information System Modeling and Design

2010

In the area of business processes, modeling is usually a collaborative activity. In it, stakeholders analyze or design business processes; however, one of the challenges is that the group members typically have diverse backgrounds and conflicting interests, which make it difficult to arrive at a model that represents a consensus. Therefore, it is important to study the way in which modeling teams are organized to overcome these problems. To approach this issue, this paper investigates the modeling behavior of such groups with the help of a tool that supports collaborative modeling while allowing for the effective collection of data on modeling activities. This author identifies the roles that the participants play in that process and derive patterns of team organization. Structured observation yields a detailed process model concerning basic modeling activities.

“…An example of that is studied under the heading "collaborative graph editing" where the focus is on real-time collaboration on the graphical representation of a model (WYSIWIS=What You See Is What I See). (Meire et al 2003(Meire et al , 2007 suggest a technique that allows for transparent multi-person editing of a diagram by providing a mechanism to manage a hierarchy of local model versions. The approach does not offer a mechanism for the reduction of the ensuing multitude of versions to a single model, though, which is our aim.…”

Section: Related Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Self-organization of interorganizational process design

2009

Electron Markets

Interorganizational process design is challenged by a number of factors: There is no central governance, processes change over time and the stakeholders from the different organizations can hardly meet physically to agree on a mutually acceptable process. A process modeling session in the traditional way can therefore not be executed. In this paper we try to overcome the problems by offering an approach that allows for distributed process modeling and negotiation. Complemented by video or telephone conferencing the whole design can be done without any physical meeting. Much of the design work can even be done offline at the stakeholders' discretion.