The role of information systems (IS) as representations of real-world systems is changing in
an increasingly digitalized world, suggesting that conceptual modeling is losing its …

Artifacts, such as software systems, pervade organizations and society. In the field of
information systems (IS) they form the core of research. The evaluation of IS artifacts thus …

Abstract Design science in Information Systems (IS) research pertains to the creation of
artifacts to solve reallife problems. Research on IS artifact evaluation remains at an early …

Business process modeling plays an important role in the management of business
processes. As valuable design artifacts, business process models are subject to quality …

The rapid proliferation of online content producing and sharing technologies resulted in an
explosion of user-generated content (UGC), which now extends to scientific data. Citizen …

Most people we know don't read a book's Preface. So, we'll keep it brief. Why read this
book? Why did we write it? The answer to both these questions is straightforward. We, the …

A multiplicity of visual languages have been proposed for representing business models.
These languages are claimed to facilitate tasks such as understanding, communicating, and …

Workshops are often used in the information systems (IS) and design fields to evaluate
artifacts or to co-create business innovations. However, the evaluation of workshops is often …

Within a consideration of cost effectiveness the evaluation of design science research
artifacts is of major importance. In the past, a plenitude of approaches has been developed …

How effective is a notation in conveying the writer's intent correctly? This paper identifies
understandability of design notations as an important aspect which calls for an experimental …