BPMN as a Communication Language for the Process- and Event-Oriented Perspectives in Fact-Oriented Conceptual Models

  • Peter Bollen
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Part of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science book series (LNCS, volume 5872)

Abstract

In this paper we will show how the OMG specification of BPMN (Business Process Modeling Notation) can be used to model the process- and event-oriented perspectives of an application subject area. We will illustrate how the fact-oriented conceptual models for the information-, process- and event perspectives can be used in a ‘bottom-up’ approach for creating a BPMN model in combination with other approaches, e.g. the use of a textual description. We will use the common doctor’s office example as a running example in this article.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Peter Bollen
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  1. 1.School of Business and EconomicsMaastricht UniversityThe Netherlands

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