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A Version and Context-Based Approach to Easily Model Flexible Collaborative Processes

A Version and Context-Based Approach to Easily Model Flexible Collaborative Processes

Fatma Ellouze, Mohamed Amine Chaabane, Eric Andonoff, Rafik Bouaziz
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 28
ISBN13: 9781799848912|ISBN10: 1799848914|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799858379|EISBN13: 9781799848929
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4891-2.ch002
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Ellouze, Fatma, et al. "A Version and Context-Based Approach to Easily Model Flexible Collaborative Processes." Collaborative Convergence and Virtual Teamwork for Organizational Transformation, edited by Jingyuan Zhao, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 18-45. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4891-2.ch002

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Ellouze, F., Chaabane, M. A., Andonoff, E., & Bouaziz, R. (2021). A Version and Context-Based Approach to Easily Model Flexible Collaborative Processes. In J. Zhao (Ed.), Collaborative Convergence and Virtual Teamwork for Organizational Transformation (pp. 18-45). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4891-2.ch002

Chicago

Ellouze, Fatma, et al. "A Version and Context-Based Approach to Easily Model Flexible Collaborative Processes." In Collaborative Convergence and Virtual Teamwork for Organizational Transformation, edited by Jingyuan Zhao, 18-45. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4891-2.ch002

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Abstract

Process flexibility has been investigated for intra-organizational processes, but it is still an open issue for collaborative processes (CP), each of which is defined as a set of intra-organizational processes that interact together. In the literature, the version-based approach is largely used in the field of business process management (BPM) to cope with process flexibility. However, BPM practitioners can face difficulties in a multi-version environment. So, the following questions arise: How can we use the version-based approach to easily model flexible CP? Does an appropriate version exist for a given situation or is it necessary to create a new one? The chapter answers these questions recommending a solution for the modeling of CP versions and the retrieval of the adequate CP version for a given situation. This solution comprises (1) a meta-model to consider the modeling of the CP versions, (2) an ontology-based approach to model and query the context of use of CP versions, and (3) a framework to provide support for both the modeling of CP versions and the context querying.

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