Process-oriented and Event-driven Software Systems

• Create business process models using a business process modeling notation like Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN), DCR graphs and/or other modeling approaches
• Know and be able to apply methods and techniques for analyzing business processes to identify improvement opportunities
• Improve business processes based on different redesign heuristics
• Implement a business process directly from a business process model using a business process management system
• Explain different approaches to integrated business process management (BPM) and event sources
• Integrate event processing with a business process management system
• Connect event sources to a business process management system
• Reflect on the capabilities of process modeling languages to capture process behavior with respect to specific goals, e.g. its complexity, predictability and repeatability
• Solve problems in teams

The course introduces the principles of developing process-oriented and event-driven software systems for automating business processes.

The topics presented are:
▪ Business process modelling using a process modelling notation, e.g., Business Process Model and Notation, DCR graphs and/or other modelling notations
▪ Methods and techniques for analyzing and redesigning business processes
▪ Process-oriented and event-driven architectures
▪ Technologies for automating business processes (i.e., Business Process Management Systems)
▪ Technologies for event processing

02161/02160/02105, Solid working knowledge of Java. Knowledge of algorithms and data structures. Basic software engineering skills. Experience with command-line interface and small scripts.

Lectures, tutorials and student presentations, along with a project.