On the declarative paradigm in hybrid business process representations: A conceptual framework and a systematic literature study

Andaloussi, Amine Abbad; Burattin, Andrea; Slaats, Tijs; Kindler, Ekkart; Weber, Barbara

doi:10.1016/j.is.2020.101505

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“…Hybrid process artifacts combine two or more process artifacts (e.g., process models, textual annotations or interactive simulations) overlapping in the description of some business process aspects [11]. Hybrid process artifacts have been proposed in the literature to address several challenges within the areas of process modeling (for a systematic literature review see [11]), in particular to address open challenges in the use of declarative languages [27,28] caused by their limited understandability [29] and maintainability [30]. The limited capacity of humans when dealing with constraints is among the key challenges in that respect.…”

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“…The literature comprises a wide range of studies evaluating the understandability (e.g., [41]), maintainability (e.g., [42]) and modeling (e.g., [43]) of business processes. However, with regards to hybrid process artifacts, only a handful of empirical studies exist (for a systematic literature review see [11]). In [4,5], Zugal et al introduce the Test Driven Modeling (TDM) approach.…”

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“…In this work, we refer to hybrid process artifacts as representations combining two or more design artifacts (e.g., process models, textual annotations or interactive simulations) overlapping in the description of some business process aspects [11] and we specifically consider declarative process models [12].…”

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Exploring how users engage with hybrid process artifacts based on declarative process models: a behavioral analysis based on eye-tracking and think-aloud

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Process design artifacts have been increasingly used to guide the modeling of business processes. To support users in designing and understanding process models, different process artifacts have been combined in several ways leading to the emergence of the so-called "hybrid process artifacts". While many hybrid artifacts have been proposed in the literature, little is known about how they can actually support users in practice. Objective: To address this gap, this work investigates the way users engage with hybrid process artifacts during comprehension tasks. In particular, we focus on a hybrid representation of DCR graphs (DCR-HR) combining a process model, textual annotations and an in-Work supported by the Innovation Fund Denmark project EcoKnow (7050-00034A); the fourth author additionally by the Danish Council for Independent Research project Hybrid Business Process Management Technologies (DFF-6111-00337).

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“…We started by conducting a systematic literature review (SLR) about hybrid business process representations [5], in which we identified the existing hybrid process artifacts and investigated the studies where they have been evaluated. For instance, De Smedt et al [12] propose a hybrid process artifact combining a declarative model with a set of textual annotations revealing the implicit constraints in the model.…”

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We report on a new approach to co-creating adaptive case management systems jointly with end-users, developed in the context of the Effective co-created and compliant adaptive case Management Systems for Knowledge Workers (EcoKnow.org) research project. The approach is based on knowledge from prior ethnographic field studies and research in the declarative Dynamic Condition Response (DCR) technology for model-driven design of case management systems. The approach was tested in an operational environment jointly with the danish municipality of Syddjurs by conducting a service-design project and implementing an open source case manager tool and a new highlighter tool for mapping between textual specifications and the DCR notation. The design method and technologies were evaluated by understandability studies with endusers. The study showed that the development could be done in just 6 months, and that the new highlighter tool in combination with the traditional design and simulation tools, supports domain experts formalise and provide traceability between their interpretations of textual specifications and the formal models.

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“…Processes are represented using languages from the imperative-declarative paradigm (for a literature review, see [2]). Imperative languages clearly depict the different executions supported by the process, and this makes them relatively easy to comprehend.…”

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The Impact of Modularization on the Understandability of Declarative Process Models: A Research Model

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Information Systems and Neuroscience

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On the declarative paradigm in hybrid business process representations: A conceptual framework and a systematic literature study

Cited by 28 publications

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Exploring how users engage with hybrid process artifacts based on declarative process models: a behavioral analysis based on eye-tracking and think-aloud

Exploring how users engage with hybrid process artifacts based on declarative process models: a behavioral analysis based on eye-tracking and think-aloud

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The Impact of Modularization on the Understandability of Declarative Process Models: A Research Model

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