Abstract
This paper reports a deployment with knowledge graph capabilities for a BPMN extension previously presented in the recent IS literature – namely the IO-BPG extension for interorganizational business process governance. According to the rationale of that extension, BPMN is insufficiently expressive to describe collaborative networks – as they require business processes to be distributed across multiple organizations, raising governance concerns related to data security, roles, risk-related operations and regulatory compliance. The IO-BPG extension aiming to fill the gap was originally designed through a Design Science Research process, however its deployment was focused on the notation and conceptual levels, leaving the tool-level operationalization out of scope. The work reported in this paper applies the Agile Modelling Method Engineering (AMME) methodology to develop a modeling tool that provides the visual syntax of the original IO-BPG extension augmented with a Knowledge Graph treatment, to enable semantic queries and traceability over any diagrammatic content created with IO-BPG – a necessary enabler for the reporting capabilities envisioned by the original proposition. Feasibility is demonstrated in two scenarios, one from the original IO-BPG paper and one newly introduced here.
Paper Type
Full Paper
DOI
10.62036/ISD.2026.12
A Knowledge Graph Treatment to the IO-BPG Extension of BPMN
This paper reports a deployment with knowledge graph capabilities for a BPMN extension previously presented in the recent IS literature – namely the IO-BPG extension for interorganizational business process governance. According to the rationale of that extension, BPMN is insufficiently expressive to describe collaborative networks – as they require business processes to be distributed across multiple organizations, raising governance concerns related to data security, roles, risk-related operations and regulatory compliance. The IO-BPG extension aiming to fill the gap was originally designed through a Design Science Research process, however its deployment was focused on the notation and conceptual levels, leaving the tool-level operationalization out of scope. The work reported in this paper applies the Agile Modelling Method Engineering (AMME) methodology to develop a modeling tool that provides the visual syntax of the original IO-BPG extension augmented with a Knowledge Graph treatment, to enable semantic queries and traceability over any diagrammatic content created with IO-BPG – a necessary enabler for the reporting capabilities envisioned by the original proposition. Feasibility is demonstrated in two scenarios, one from the original IO-BPG paper and one newly introduced here.
Recommended Citation
Grigorovici, T.M.(2026). A Knowledge Graph Treatment to the IO-BPG Extension of BPMN. In M. Valenta, B. Mannová, R. Pergl, A. Przybylek, M. Lang, H. Linger, C. Schneider, N. Iivari, & E. Insfran (Eds.), Making ISD Sustainable: Reloaded with AI and Automation (ISD2026 Proceedings). Prague, Czech Republic: Czech Technical University in Prague. ISBN: 978-80-01-07585-2. https://doi.org/10.62036/ISD.2026.12