A Unifying Foundation To Design And Implement Process-aware Information Systemsthis Publication Takes On The Formidable Task Of Establishing A Unifying Foundation And Set Of Common Underlying Principles To Effectively Model, Design, And Implement Process-aware Information Systems. Authored By Leading Authorities And Pioneers In The Field, Process-aware Information Systems Helps Readers Gain A Thorough Understanding Of Major Concepts, Languages, And Techniques For Building Process-aware Applications, Including:* Uml And Epcs: Two Of The Most Widely Used Notations For Business Proces Process-aware Information Systems; Contents; Preface; Contributors; Part I Concepts; 1 Introduction; 1.1 From Programs And Data To Processes; 1.2 Pais: Definition And Rationale; 1.3 Techniques And Tools; 1.4 Classifications; 1.5 About The Book; References; 2 Person-to-application Processes: Workflow Management; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Workflow Terminology; 2.3 Workflow Modeling; 2.4 Workflow Management Systems; 2.5 Outlook; 2.6 Exercises; References; 3 Person-to-person Processes: Computer-supported Collaborative Work; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Characterization Of Person-to-person Interactions 3.3 Characterization Of Person-to-person Systems3.4 Example Systems; 3.5 Summary And Conclusions; 3.6 Exercises; References; 4 Enterprise Application Integration And Business-to-business Integration Processes; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Examples Of Eai And B2b Processes; 4.3 Concepts, Architectures, And Tools; 4.4 Future Developments; 4.5 Exercises; References; Part Ii Modeling Languages; 5 Process Modeling Using Uml; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Modeling Control Flow With Activity Diagrams; 5.3 Modeling Objects And Object Flow; 5.4 Modeling Organizational Structure 5.5 Modeling Business Partner Interactions5.6 System-specific Process Models; 5.7 Summary; 5.8 Exercises; References; 6 Process Modeling Using Event-driven Process Chains; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Overview Of Epc; 6.3 The Aris Business Process Meta-model; 6.4