Paul de Vrieze

Building enterprise mashups

Mashups combine web 2.0 and web services technology to provide end-user programming on the web. We explore how the existing data-oriented functionality can be extended for enterprise use. In particular to support business processes. Completing this, a design of a process-oriented enterprise mashup system is presented.

Process-Oriented Enterprise Mashups

Mashups, a new web 2.0 technology provide the ability for easy creation of web-based applications by end-users. The uses of the mashups are often consumer related. In this paper we explore how mashups can be used in the enterprise area and hat the criteria for enterprise mashups are. We provide categories for the classification of enterprise mashups, and based upon a motivating example we go further in depth on business process enterprise mashups.

A Generic Adaptivity Model in Adaptive Hypermedia

For adaptive hypermedia there is a strong model in form of the AHAM model and the AHA! system. This model, based on the Dexter Model, however is limited to application in hypermedia systems. In this paper we propose a new Generic Adaptivity Model. This state-machine based model can be used as the basis for adaptation in all kinds of applications.

When Social Software Meets Business Process Management

The Internet has continually changed our life. Social software is viewed as a set of web-based applications that allow users to interact and share data with each other. Mashups, a new web 2.0 technology, have become very important as Web applications to facilitate communities users with similar interests to achieve efficiency and improved performance. Currently, the uses of the mashups are often more data related than process related. In this paper we explore what can be added to extend data-oriented mashups into process oriented mashups, based on a motivating example, go further in depth on process-oriented mashups. Efforts are still needed before we are able to easily connect existing web resources for implementing process-oriented mashups.

Lightweight Business Process Modelling

The Internet and related technologies have created an interconnected world in which we can exchange information easily, process tasks collaboratively, and form communities among users with similar interests. This allows improved efficiency and performance. Allowing business users to model their needs is a trend of business process modelling. Based on our analysis, a lightweight process modelling approach is proposed. Further efforts are needed before we are able to easily connect existing web resources.

Lightweight Process Modeling for Virtual Enterprise Process Collaboration

Mashup is a new web 2.0 technology for data aggregation applications, combining data from different sources to create valuable information. The uses of mashups are often more data related than process related. In this paper, we explore the differences between data-oriented mashups and process-oriented enterprise mashups and consider how process mashups can be used for virtual enterprise collaboration. We highlight the modeling of end users’ process mashup applications from both a control flow and a data flow perspective. Based on our analyses, a lightweight process modeling approach is proposed for process enterprise mashup applications. Our approach, illustrated by reference to an example personal collaborative activity, will support collaboration among users with different levels of modeling skills and expertise in a virtual enterprise environment.

A Cloud Based Data Integration Framework

Virtual enterprise (VE) relies on resource sharing and collaboration across geographically dispersed and dynamically allied businesses in order to better respond to market opportunities. It is generally considered that effective data integration and management is crucial to realise the value of VE. This paper describes a cloud-based data integration framework that can be used for supporting VE to discover, explore and respond more emerging business opportunities that require instant and easy resource access and flexible on-demand development in a customer-centric approach. Motivated by a case study discussing power incident management in the Spanish Electricity System, an effective on-demand application is also implemented to demonstrate how to use this framework to solve real world problems.

Incident Notification Process as a Service for Electricity Supply Systems

Business Process Management (BPM) systems have been deployed in many large organisations to improve their business effectiveness and efficiency. Cloud-based BPM systems have provided SMEs using BPM in a pay-per-use manner. Previous work has focused on looking at Cloud-based BPM from the perspectives of distribution of data, activity or/and business engine and related issues, such as scalability of system, security of data, distribution of data and activities. To achieve business agility business process collaboration needs to seamlessly connect local BPM systems and cloud-based BPM systems. In this paper we look at BPM in the cloud from a new user perspective, how process models can be handled in the cloud for the fast pace of change of business collaborations. The paper proposes a distribution solution in which at the design time, the shared process model can be discovered from a process repository, and adapted to local needs; at runtime a process is distributed. A real world case is used to explain our design and implementation. An incident notification system collaborative process is built to work across different organisations.

Resilience Analysis of Collaborative Process Management Systems

Process management allows for the automated coordination of processes involving human and computer actors. In modern economies it is increasingly needed for this coordination to be not only within organizations but also to cross organizational boundaries. The dependence on the performance of other organizations should however be limited, and the control over the own processes is required from a competitiveness perspective. Overall, this indicates a federated process management approach instead of a centralized one. This paper analyses the resilience of automated process management overall and especially how the use of federated process management impacts that resilience.

An Analysis of Resilience of a Cloud Based Incident Notification Process

Cloud based Business Process Management (BPM) systems have provided SMEs with BPM in a pay-per-use manner. Previous work has focused on looking at cloud based BPM from the perspectives of distribution of data, activity or/and process engine and related issues, such as scalability of system, security of data, distribution of data and activities. To achieve business agility, business process collaboration needs to seamlessly connect local BPM systems and cloud based BPM systems. In this paper we look at BPM in the cloud from a user perspective: how can they support the fast pace of change of business collaborations and how to determine a resilience of a cloud based BPM solution. The paper proposes a distribution solution in which the shared process model can be discovered at the design time from a process repository, and adapted to local needs. At run-time the selected collaborative process model provides a global view, but is executed by multiple mashup engines of the participating parties. A real world case is used to explain our design. Collaborative processes for incident notifications are built to work across different organizations. Resilience of the solution are analysed accordingly.