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(a)
Software that publishes the process model in a representation that is
understandable to humans,
(b)
software that additionally allows to annotate or discuss process models, and
(c)
software that focuses on the collaborative creation of process models, that is,
process engineers and authors can create and manipulate process models.
While (a) is a passive way of communicating process models that have to be
complemented by organizational measures to induce real change, (b) allows a two-
way communication between process engineer or author and organizational members.
(c) concentrates on supporting process engineers and authors in the creation of
process models, which in practice will also include discussions.
For each of those categories, Table 1 gives some examples. Process Model (No 1)
belongs to category (a). It is focused in business process design and improvement of
ISO 9000 processes. For category (b), a prototype extension of Spearmint was
developed to gain some first experiences with annotations and discussion on a private,
groupwise, and public level (No 3). Furthermore, PageSeeder can be used to augment
the HTML representation generated from the process modes (EPG) (Scott, Jeffery &
Becker-Kornstaedt 2001) (No 4). DaimlerChrysler's LID-system (von Hunnius 2000)
allows public annotation of software process models, which the process engineer can
distill to lessons learned and attached to the process model (No 5). Finally, as
representatives of category (c) ADONIS (No 6) and ARIS Web Designer (No 10)
focus on collaborative editing and publishing of graphical represented business
process models. ARIS also offers support for enacting the business process models,
for instance, via Lotus Notes.
Table 1.
Overview of process modeling and publication software
Name
No
Publica
tion
Annot
ation
Discus
sion
Coll.
Creation
URL / further information
Process Model
1
X
Process
2
X
SPEARMINT /
Annotation
3
X
X
X
SPEARMINT /
PageSeeder
4
X
X
X
LID System
5
X
X
X
(von Hunnius (2000))
ADONIS
6
X
X
INCOME
7
X
X
INNOVATOR
8
X
X
in-Step
9
X
X
Aris
Web Designer
10
X
X
Aris
Web Publisher
11
X
