This book collects research on the practical application of executable business process modeling in real-world projects, e.g. model-driven solutions that are built with languages such as BPEL, BPMN or ACM for the support and automation of digital business processes. Its focus is on empirical research, compiling an up-to-date snapshot of case studies in order to assess examples of practical impact of BPM within the industry.On the one hand, an executable model is formally and precisely defined so that a computer is able to interpret it and execute it. On the other hand, models are visualized so that humans can describe, document and optimize business processes at a higher level of abstraction than with traditional textual programming languages. While these important research areas have been long separated from each other, this book is an attempt at cross-fertilization, driven by the understanding that business processes are the software running today’s digital organizations and that achieving a precise representation of such processes is key to a reliable execution. To this end, the book presents various case studies and experiments that investigate questions of interest to both academia (e.g. identify challenges for which no solution exists; new insights into how existing approaches are really used) and industry (e.g. guidelines for using certain technologies; guidelines for modeling understandable executable processes).Both researchers and practitioners benefit from the presentation of how concepts are transferred to working solutions. The case studies are presented in a structured way and also rigorous enough for researchers to be accepted as empirical research to further strengthen the contribution of this book to the research community, while practitioners find guidance for making the right decisions for their projects.weiterlesen