Process Modeling Recommender Systems - A Generic Data Model and Its Application to a Smart Glasses-based Modeling Environment

Authors

Michael Fellmann, University of Rostock, GermanyFollow
Dirk Metzger, Universität Osnabrück, Informationsmanagement und Wirtschaftsinformatik, GermanyFollow
Sven Jannaber, University of Osnabrück, GermanyFollow
Novica Zarvic, University of Osnabrück, GermanyFollow
Oliver Thomas, University of Osnabrück Institute of Information Management and Corporate Governance, Chair in Information Management and Information SystemsFollow

Document Type

Research Paper

Abstract

The manual construction of business process models is a time-consuming, error-prone task and presents an obstacle to business agility. To facilitate the construction of such models, several modeling support techniques have been suggested. However, while recommendation systems are widely used, e.g., in e-commerce, these techniques are rarely implemented in process modeling tools. The creation of such systems is a complex task since a large number of requirements and parameters have to be taken into account. In order to improve the situation, the authors have developed a data model that can serve as a backbone for the development of process modeling recommender systems (PMRS). This article outlines the systematic development of this model in a stepwise approach using established requirements and validates it against a data model that has been reverse-engineered from a real-world system. In a last step, the paper illustrates an exemplary instantiation of the data model in a Smart Glasses-based modeling environment and discusses business process agility issues. The authors expect their contribution to provide a useful starting point for designing the data perspective of process modeling recommendation features that support business agility in process-intensive environments.

Recommended Citation

Fellmann, Michael; Metzger, Dirk; Jannaber, Sven; Zarvic, Novica; and Thomas, Oliver (2018) "Process Modeling Recommender Systems - A Generic Data Model and Its Application to a Smart Glasses-based Modeling Environment," Business & Information Systems Engineering: Vol. 60: Iss. 1, 21-38.
Available at: https://aisel.aisnet.org/bise/vol60/iss1/3