Process model abstraction for rapid comprehension of complex business processes

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Highlights:

• Large and complex business process models cannot be easily comprehended and utilized.

• Professionals at managerial levels need simplified models for decision making purposes.

• Business process abstraction facilitates quick comprehension of large process models.

• Business process abstraction enhances process model their usability within an organization.

• A holistic approach that exploits both process model structure and element properties.

• The approach fosters abstraction and rapid comprehension of complex business processes.

摘要

•Large and complex business process models cannot be easily comprehended and utilized.•Professionals at managerial levels need simplified models for decision making purposes.•Business process abstraction facilitates quick comprehension of large process models.•Business process abstraction enhances process model their usability within an organization.•A holistic approach that exploits both process model structure and element properties.•The approach fosters abstraction and rapid comprehension of complex business processes.

论文关键词:Business process modeling,Business process model abstraction,Business process modeling notation,Business process model management

论文评审过程:Received 13 April 2020, Revised 26 May 2021, Accepted 1 June 2021, Available online 19 June 2021, Version of Record 8 July 2021.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.is.2021.101818