Influence factors for local comprehensibility of process models

Figl, Kathrin; Laue, Ralf

doi:10.1016/j.ijhcs.2015.05.007

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“…Together the characteristics of the process model, such as model-based metrics, and the content of the labels and the characteristics of the comprehension task determine the intrinsic cognitive load of a comprehension task. Therefore, cognitive load is also influenced by how comprehension is measured, as comprehension performance in an experiment varies according to the questions asked (Figl and Laue 2015) and the kind and amount of assistance given to subjects (e.g., Soffer et al 2015).…”

Section: Process Model Comprehension and Cognitive Loadmentioning

confidence: 99%

Comprehension of Procedural Visual Business Process Models

Figl

2017

Bus Inf Syst Eng

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Visual process models are meant to facilitate comprehension of business processes. However, in practice, process models can be difficult to understand. The main goal of this article is to clarify the sources of cognitive effort in comprehending process models. The article undertakes a comprehensive descriptive review of empirical and theoretical work in order to categorize and summarize systematically existing findings on the factors that influence comprehension of visual process models. Methodologically, the article builds on a review of forty empirical studies that measure objective comprehension of process models, seven studies that measure subjective comprehension and user preferences, and thirty-two articles that discuss the factors that influence the comprehension of process models. The article provides information systems researchers with an overview of the empirical state of the art of process model comprehension and provides recommendations for new research questions to be addressed and methods to be used in future experiments.

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Section: Process Model Comprehension and Cognitive Loadmentioning

confidence: 99%

Comprehension of Procedural Visual Business Process Models

Figl

2017

Bus Inf Syst Eng

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“…Different works have focused on different forms of complexity, and all these complexities contribute to the decreased understandability of process models. The independent variables investigated in the work on complexity include: number of arcs and nodes [98,124], number of gateways [1,131,138], number of events [1], number of loops [37], and number of concurrencies [97], length of the longest path [97,138], depth of nesting [49], and gateway heterogeneity [97,138]. Number of concurrencies means the number of paths that should be executed in parallel.…”

Section: Process Model Understanding Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Other factors affecting process model understanding include symbol color systems [76], syntax highlighting [131], label styles [96], label abstractness [37], and label length [97]. Symbol color systems use different colors for different symbols.…”

Section: Process Model Understanding Factorsmentioning

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“…The research in [96] showed that verb-object label style was rated highest in perceived usefulness, followed by action-noun label style, and finally the rest of the labels. Research in [37] showed that abstract label was related to higher understanding accuracy and lower time taken for understanding.…”

Section: Process Model Understanding Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The effect of domain knowledge and modeling knowledge has been studied extensively [7,37,39,125,128,156]. Domain knowledge includes the knowledge of the domain and practice.…”

Section: Process Model Understanding Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Integrated Modeling of Business Processes and Business Rules

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Two major components in current information system architectures in terms of modeling business requirements are business processes and business rules, both of which focus on creating a representation of the organization's policies and practices. The conceptual and pragmatic overlap between business process models and business rules indicates a need to model the two related aspects together. Over the past two decades the need to model business rules in an integrated manner with business processes has been argued theoretically as well as validated empirically, and a variety of integration methods have been developed. However, the following questions have not yet been answered by current research. First, while researchers have argued that integrated modeling of business process models and business rules can improve the understanding of business processes, this proposition has neither been theoretically analyzed, nor empirically evaluated.Second, there are situations in which a business rule is better modelled independently of a business process model, but also situations in which it is more appropriate to integrate the rule with a business process model. An important aspect of integrated modeling is the understanding of such situations and how they influence business rule representation.Thus, the aim of this thesis is to address the above two questions and then develop a decision framework that guides modelers on whether and how to integrate a business rule with a business process model. Accordingly, the thesis has the following three objectives:(1) theoretically analyze and empirically evaluate if and when business rule integration can improve business process model understanding, (2) identify and evaluate factors that will influence the decision of whether or not a business rule should be integrated with a business process model, and (3) develop a decision framework that guides modelers on whether or not, and if so how, to integrate a business rule with a business process model.

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3D Virtual World BPM Training Systems: Process Gateway Experimental Results

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Aysolmaz

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Advanced Information Systems Engineering

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Influence factors for local comprehensibility of process models

Cited by 24 publications

References 71 publications

Comprehension of Procedural Visual Business Process Models

Comprehension of Procedural Visual Business Process Models

Integrated Modeling of Business Processes and Business Rules

3D Virtual World BPM Training Systems: Process Gateway Experimental Results

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