Preparation of Process Modeling

Abstract

The quality of conceptual models has been the subject of the academic research²⁸ for a long time. Comprehensive work has been conducted on the quality of data models²⁹, and, in recent years, related work analyzed quality issues related to process models³⁰ as well. Even so, a common consensus about the essential quality features of these models has not yet been achieved. Reports about the practical use of corporate-wide data models³¹ and their insufficient benefits prove that significant modeling initiatives carry an economic risk. Therefore, process models have to be evaluated using the same factors apply as for any other product, i.e. time, costs, and quality. In particular, the errors made in the 80’s, when company-wide data models were often created without a significant purpose in mind, need to be avoided when creating process models.