Comparing textual descriptions to process models–the automatic detection of inconsistencies

H Van der Aa, H Leopold, HA Reijers - Information Systems, 2017 - Elsevier
Many organizations maintain textual process descriptions alongside graphical process
models. The purpose is to make process information accessible to various stakeholders …

Detecting inconsistencies between process models and textual descriptions

H Van der Aa, H Leopold, HA Reijers - Business Process Management …, 2015 - Springer
Text-based and model-based process descriptions have their own particular strengths and,
as such, appeal to different stakeholders. For this reason, it is not unusual to find within an …

Aligning textual and model-based process descriptions

J Sànchez-Ferreres, H van der Aa, J Carmona… - Data & Knowledge …, 2018 - Elsevier
Process model descriptions are an ubiquitous source of information that exists in any
organization. To reach different types of stakeholders, distinct descriptions are often kept, so …

Searching textual and model-based process descriptions based on a unified data format

H Leopold, H van der Aa, F Pittke, M Raffel… - Software & Systems …, 2019 - Springer
Documenting business processes using process models is common practice in many
organizations. However, not all process information is best captured in process models …

Dealing with behavioral ambiguity in textual process descriptions

H Van der Aa, H Leopold, HA Reijers - … , BPM 2016, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil …, 2016 - Springer
Textual process descriptions are widely used in organizations since they can be created and
understood by virtually everyone. The inherent ambiguity of natural language, however …

Checking process compliance against natural language specifications using behavioral spaces

H Van der Aa, H Leopold, HA Reijers - Information Systems, 2018 - Elsevier
Textual process descriptions are widely used in organizations since they can be created and
understood by virtually everyone. Because of their widespread use, they also provide a …

When language meets language: Anti patterns resulting from mixing natural and modeling language

F Pittke, H Leopold, J Mendling - … , The Netherlands, September 7-8, 2014 …, 2015 - Springer
Business process modeling has become an integral part of many organizations for
documenting and redesigning complex organizational operations. However, the increasing …

Detecting potential weaknesses in business processes: An exploration of semantic pattern matching in process models

P Bergener, P Delfmann, B Weiss… - Business Process …, 2015 - emerald.com
Purpose–Automating the task of identifying process weaknesses using process models is
promising, as many organizations have to manage a large amount of process models. The …

Extracting declarative process models from natural language

H van der Aa, C Di Ciccio, H Leopold… - … Systems Engineering: 31st …, 2019 - Springer
Process models are an important means to capture information on organizational operations
and often represent the starting point for process analysis and improvement. Since the …

Automatic detection and resolution of lexical ambiguity in process models

F Pittke, H Leopold, J Mendling - IEEE Transactions on …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
System-related engineering tasks are often conducted using process models. In this context,
it is essential that these models do not contain structural or terminological inconsistencies …