THE FUNSOFT NET APPROACH TO SOFTWARE PROCESS MANAGEMENT

1994 ◽  
Vol 04 (02) ◽  
pp. 229-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
WOLFGANG DEITERS ◽  
VOLKER GRUHN
Keyword(s):  
Process Modeling ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Software Process ◽  
Process Models ◽  
Complete Life Cycle ◽  
Software Process Modeling ◽  
Software Processes ◽  
High Level ◽  
Software Process Management

Software processes are usually described by guidelines and advices. These guidelines are claimed to be valid for many projects. This understanding leads to software processes which deviate from initial plans and which frequently yield insufficient results. System-atic management of software processes can help to overcome these shortcomings. In this paper, we introduce an incremental approach to software process management. This approach covers the complete life-cycle of software process models, i.e., it deals with software process modeling, software process model analysis, and software process model enaction. It is based on a net-based software process modeling language called FUNSOFT nets. FUNSOFT nets are high-level Petri nets adapted to the application domain of software process management. We model software processes by means of different views onto a software process model. Our approach is implemented in a software process management environment called MELMAC.

Software Process Models are Software Too

2002 ◽  
pp. 284-292
Author(s):  
Daniel Turk ◽  
Vijay Vaishnavi
Keyword(s):  
Process Modeling ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Software Process ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Process Models ◽  
Class Model ◽  
Organizational Goals ◽  
Software Process Modeling ◽  
Modeling Systems ◽  
Software Process Models

A software process model describes a set of partially-ordered sequences of activities that are carried out in order to accomplish certain goals. While numerous process modeling approaches have been proposed over the years, it seems that none of them have yet addressed the full range of concepts described in this definition. Most focus on activities and activity ordering; few, if any, focus on representing organizational goals and process improvement. Most provide concrete implementation approaches; few, if any, describe the general model(s) upon which these implementations are built. This paper suggests a new approach for developing software process modeling systems. If “Software Processes are Software Too,” as suggested by Osterweil (1987), then so are software process models, and hence there may be processes and models that are used in regular software development that may be useful in the process modeling domain as well. The paper focuses on the domain class model as an example of one type of model that might be produced if an approach such as the Unified Process were used in the process modeling domain. Such a process, and the set of models produced by it, if used, may be helpful in moving the process modeling field forward. While identifying the conceptual needs of process modeling systems, these models leave totally open the choice of how to formalize and implement actual solutions. A domain class model for process models is developed as an example of one of these models.

scholarly journals Improvement of Business-Activities in Telecommunication Enterprises by the eTOM Business-Process Structural Model Implementation

2010 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-50
Author(s):  
Olga Korzachenko ◽  
Vadim Getman
Keyword(s):  
Business Process ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Foreign Market ◽  
Process Models ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Telecommunication Companies ◽  
High Level

Improvement of Business-Activities in Telecommunication Enterprises by the eTOM Business-Process Structural Model Implementation For now, in front of telecommunication branch enterprises of Ukraine, there is a problem of activity improvement with the purpose of granting high-quality services and maintenance of competitive position, both on internal, and on a foreign market. To solve this problem, telecommunication companies appropriate to use the mechanisms of business-oriented process management and improvement of end-to-end business-processes. The purpose of this article is a choice of effective business-process model that will allow telecommunications companies to provide modern, high quality and cost competitive services. During research, conditions of the telecommunication branch enterprises of Ukraine were investigated and key problems of their activity were revealed. Existing business-process models have been considered and analyzed and the optimal model was chosen, according to the put criteria. By results of the analysis a conclusion was drawn, that to the enterprises for business-process modeling is expedient for using eTOM - high-level system business-oriented model aimed for providing of any technological services, including IT. As advantages from introduction eTOM at the Ukrainian enterprises were analyzed.

scholarly journals An Approach to Participatory Business Process Modeling: BPMN Model Generation Using Constraint Programming and Graph Composition

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 1428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piotr Wiśniewski ◽  
Krzysztof Kluza ◽  
Antoni Ligęza
Keyword(s):  
Business Process ◽  
Process Modeling ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Automatic Generation ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Process Models ◽  
Business Cases ◽  
Log File ◽  
User Friendly

Designing business process models plays a vital role in business process management. The acquisition of such models may consume up to 60% of the project time. This time can be shortened using methods for the automatic or semi-automatic generation of process models. In this paper, we present a user-friendly method of business process composition. It uses a set of predefined constraints to generate a synthetic log of the process based on a simplified, unordered specification, which describes activities to be performed. Such a log can be used to generate a correct BPMN model. To achieve this, we propose the use of one of the existing process discovery algorithms or executing the activity graph-based composition algorithm, which generates the process model directly from the input log file. The proposed approach allows process participants to take part in process modeling. Moreover, it can be a support for business analysts or process designers in visualizing the workflow without the necessity to design the model explicitly in a graphical editor. The BPMN diagram is generated as an interchangeable XML file, which allows its further modification and adjustment. The included comparative analysis shows that our method is capable of generating process models characterized by high flow complexity and can support BPMN constructs, which are sufficient for about 70% of business cases.

Study on the Modeling Method of Software Process Based on Timing and Parallel Automata

2013 ◽  
Vol 765-767 ◽  
pp. 1537-1540
Author(s):  
Feng Wei Sun ◽  
Li Juan Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Resource Allocation ◽  
Process Modeling ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Finite Automata ◽  
Software Process ◽  
Dynamic Change ◽  
Modeling Method ◽  
Automata Theory ◽  
Progress Control ◽  
Software Process Modeling

The finite automata theory extended and then the timing parallel automata theory is got and applied in the software process modeling. The establishment of group software process model is on the basis of timing parallel automata which realize the activity planning, resource allocation and progress control of process. The process model has been checked rationality and the rationality definition and check rules have been given. The process modeling method in this paper is intuitive, easy to understand and could describe the dynamic change of process, and also present the concurrent activity and provide the effective support to parallel work and cooperative work.

A SURVEY AND ASSESSMENT OF SOFTWARE PROCESS REPRESENTATION FORMALISMS

1993 ◽  
Vol 03 (03) ◽  
pp. 401-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
PASQUALE ARMENISE ◽  
SERGIO BANDINELLI ◽  
CARLO GHEZZI ◽  
ANGELO MORZENTI
Keyword(s):  
Process Modeling ◽  
Classification Scheme ◽  
Software Process ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Process Representation ◽  
Software Process Modeling ◽  
Software Processes ◽  
Active Research ◽  
Active Research Area

Process modeling is a rather young and very active research area. During the last few years, new languages and methods have been proposed to describe software processes. In this paper we try to clarify the issues involved in software process modeling and identify the main approaches. We start by motivating the use of process modeling and its main objectives. We then propose a list of desirable features for process languages. The features are grouped as either already provided by languages from other fields or as specific features of the process domain. Finally, we review the main existing approaches and propose a classification scheme.

MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF KNOWLEDGE FLOWS IN SOFTWARE PROCESSES THROUGH THE EXTENSION OF THE SOFTWARE PROCESS ENGINEERING METAMODEL

2009 ◽  
Vol 19 (02) ◽  
pp. 185-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
OSCAR M. RODRÍGUEZ-ELIAS ◽  
ANA I. MARTÍNEZ-GARCÍA ◽  
AURORA VIZCAÍNO ◽  
JESÚS FAVELA ◽  
MARIO PIATTINI
Keyword(s):  
Process Modeling ◽  
Software Process ◽  
Process Engineering ◽  
Knowledge Flows ◽  
Process Models ◽  
Modeling Languages ◽  
Modeling And Analysis ◽  
Software Engineers ◽  
Software Processes ◽  
Analysis Of Knowledge

Knowledge is a key asset in software engineering. Facilitating access to the knowledge that software engineers require for the task at hand can therefore bring many benefits. To accomplish this, it is important to understand how knowledge flows through the organization, to identify problems that may hinder a suitable flow, and to define strategies with which to address them. Process modeling has proved to be a useful technique for analyzing knowledge flows. Traditional process modeling languages do not, however, provide primitives to explicitly represent the knowledge involved in the processes within the models. In this paper, we illustrate how the Software Process Engineering Metamodel (SPEM) can be adapted, to be used as a process modeling language for analyzing knowledge flows in software processes. We have extended SPEM to represent knowledge and its sources in process models in an explicit way. We also discuss the experiences obtained from using this extension in a software organization and the lesson we have learned from it.

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