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An Evaluation of BPMN Modeling Tools

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Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN 2010)

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Various BPMN modeling tools are available and it is close to impossible to understand their functional differences without simply trying them out. This paper presents an evaluation framework and presents the outcomes of its application to a set of five BPMN modeling tools. We report on various differences, for example with respect to the level of BPMN support and the “smart” support a modeler may experience using these tools. Interestingly, while tools that are provided by commercial parties do offer more integration options with other tools in BPM suites, they cannot be said to outperform academic tools in other respects.

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  1. Eindhoven University of Technology, PO Box 513, NL-5600, MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    Zhiqiang Yan, Hajo A. Reijers & Remco M. Dijkman

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  1. Institut für Wirtschaftsinformatik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10099, Berlin, Germany

    Jan Mendling

  2. Hasso Plattner Institute for Software Systems Engineering, University of Potsdam, Prof.-Dr.-Helmert-Str. 2-3, 14482, Potsdam, Germany

    Matthias Weidlich

  3. Hasso-Plattner-Institute for Software Systems Engineering, University of Potsdam, Prof.-Dr.-Helmert-Str. 2-3, 14482, Potsdam, Germany

    Mathias Weske

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Yan, Z., Reijers, H.A., Dijkman, R.M. (2010). An Evaluation of BPMN Modeling Tools. In: Mendling, J., Weidlich, M., Weske, M. (eds) Business Process Modeling Notation. BPMN 2010. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 67. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16298-5_12

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