As empresas têm direcionado seus esforços para a gestão dos processos ao perceberem os benefícios que podem obter: otimização do trabalho, aumento da satisfação dos clientes e redução de custos são alguns dos ganhos percebidos. Também são atraídas pela visão abrangente proporcionada pela ótica dos processos, que permite a gestão eficaz de seu trabalho, o que as tornam mais competitivas. Porém, ao implantar a Gestão de Processos de Negócio (Business Process Management - BPM), os gestores não encontram uma base conceitual unificada que os orientem nesse sentido. O objetivo do presente trabalho é propor um Modelo de Avaliação de Maturidade em Gestão por Processos e um Modelo de Estruturação de Serviços de um Escritório de Processos. O modelo de avaliação de maturidade foi construído com foco nas práticas de governança em Gestão por Processos, tendo como base o referencial teórico. Esse foi ajustado através do diagnóstico de seis organizações que possuem implantados Escritórios de Processos. Já o modelo de estruturação de serviços foi desenvolvido a partir do referencial teórico e do estudo dos Escritórios de Processos das organizações que participaram de entrevistas, sendo ajustado através da sua aplicação nessas organizações. O Modelo de Avaliação de Maturidade em Gestão por Processos desenvolvido permite às organizações realizar um diagnóstico quanto à implantação da Gestão por Processos, para então, com o Modelo de Estruturação de Serviços de um Escritório de Processos identificar o portfólio de serviços que deve adotar para auxiliar sua evolução. Portanto, o presente trabalho contribui para a implantação da Gestão por Processos nas Organizações ao oferecer modelos de referência que permitam acompanhar sua evolução e planejar a estruturação dos serviços a serem prestados. / Companies have been driving their efforts to process management after realizing its benefits: work content optimization, customer satisfaction increase and cost reduction among others. They are also attracted by the broad overview provided by process perspective, which allows an efficient management of their work, and increase their competitiveness. However, when implementing Business Process Management - BPM, leaders do not find a unique concept that guide them in this direction. The goal of this work is to propose a Maturity Evaluation Model in Business Process Management and a Service Structure Build Model for a BPM Office (BPMO). The maturity evaluation model was built with focus on governance practices in Process Management based on theoretical framework. This was then validated through a diagnosis of six different organizations with implemented BPMO. The Service Structure Build Model was developed based on theoretical framework as well and appraisal of the same six organizations with implemented BPMO, being validated through its applications. The developed Maturity Evaluation Model in Process Management allows the organization to diagnose the implementation of the Process Management. This, together with the Service Structure Build Model for a BPM Office, help the organization to identify the service portfolio that must be adopted to support its evolution. Therefore, the current work contributes to the implementation of Business Process Management in Organizations by offering reference models to accompany its evolution and to plan to build the services to be offered.

Dentre as fases do ciclo de vida do Gerenciamento de Processos de Negócios (BPM - Business Process Management), a fase de diagnóstico de processos pode facilitar a mudança de modo a fundamentar futuros esforços de aumento de produtividade, padronização da execução do trabalho e criação de uma rotina de trabalho mais eficiente. Como técnica de diagnóstico, a ARA (Árvore da Realidade Atual) é mais ampla pois demonstra a visão geral da situação da empresa. A pergunta de pesquisa que se pretende responder com este trabalho é: como o diagnóstico da Árvore da Realidade Atual pode promover melhorias em uma Unidade de Pesquisa Clínica (UPC)? O objetivo é analisar o relacionamento entre a aplicação do diagnóstico da ARA e as melhorias realizadas em uma UPC. Para tanto, foi utilizado como método um estudo de caso em uma UPC que utilizou ARA como técnica de diagnóstico precursora da implementação de melhorias organizacionais. Nos resultados deste estudo é apresentado o diagnóstico da ARA em uma UPC e são descritas as melhorias que ocorreram na organização a partir da aplicação desta técnica. Além disso, são identificados quais fatores de sucesso do BPM contribuíram para a aplicação da ARA. Conclui-se que a utilização da ARA como técnica de diagnóstico, além de fornecer uma análise que contempla as necessidades reais da organização, pode ser relacionada com o sucesso da implementação de melhorias. Este estudo deve fornecer subsídios aos gestores de UPCs em relação à efetividade das práticas administrativas passíveis a serem adotadas, além de ser importante para pesquisadores que atuam com diagnóstico de processos e BPM ao apresentar a efetividade da utilização da ARA como técnica e relacionar as melhorias obtidas com os fatores críticos de BPM. / Among the phases of the Business Process Management (BPM) lifecycle, the process diagnostics phase can facilitate the change in order to support future efforts to increase productivity, standardize the execution of work and create a more efficient work routine. As a diagnostic technique, CRT (Current Reality Tree) is broader because it demonstrates the overall picture of the company\'s situation. The research question that intends to answer with this work is: how the diagnosis of the Current Reality Tree can promote improvements in a Clinical Research Unit (CRU)? The objective is to analyze the relationship between the application of CTR diagnosis and the improvements performed in a UPC. For that, a case study was used as a method in a UPC that used CRT as diagnostic tool for the implementation of organizational improvements. The results of this study present the diagnosis of CRT in a CRU and describe the improvements that occurred in the organization from the application of this technique. In addition, it is identified which BPM success factors contributed to the application of ARA. It is concluded that the use of ARA as a diagnostic technique, besides providing an analysis that considers the real needs of the organization, can be related to the success of the implementation of improvements. This study should provide support to UPC managers concerning to the effectiveness of the administrative practices that may be adopted, and it is important for researchers working with process and BPM diagnoses to introduce the effectiveness of the use of ARA as a technique and to relate the improvements obtained with the critical BPM factors.

Flowly is a tool for iBPMS packages, as are these intelligent suites for process management nicknamed by Gartner. These are technologies that make it possible to create and execute processes. Development of processes for these platforms goes through standard IT delivery cycle even for trivial and routine processes. Goal of this thesis is to create a tool for creating runnable business processes based on IBM Business Process Manager platform. The tool will allow creation of executable processes without programming or deep technical knowledge. Processes are created using a wizard like configurator in which processes can be drawn, users have ability to add data to the process, notifications, define SLAs and use other features. Tool created within this thesis is a workflow tool, which is a subset of iBPMS suites. The goal of this thesis is achieved by defining general functionalities of workflow tools which lay down basis of functionalities Flowly should contain. Following chapters describe in detail the creation of the tool, from initial analysis and design to technical details of implementation and user documentation. Benefits of the tool lie in simplicity of creating processes in iBPMS suites, increased agility of the company, when the creation and deployment of new process is shifted into the order of days and in massive reduction of cost of routine processes and agendas due to reduced IT involvement.

Esse trabalho aborda a Administração Legal como uma ferramenta capaz de orientar e conduzir as organizações prestadoras de serviços jurídicos rumo à inovação e à competitividade, em conjunto com a aplicação da metodologia Business Process Management (BPM) como opção alternativa na busca pela vantagem competitiva sustentável. Alinhando essas duas abordagens, a Administração Legal e o BPM, o objetivo deste trabalho é identificar os principais processos de negócio que compõem a estrutura de um escritório de advocacia. Uma pesquisa de natureza qualitativo-exploratória e quantitativo-descritiva foi realizada, sendo as estratégias metodológicas desenvolvidas em três fases. A primeira fase de coleta de dados envolve a identificação dos critérios e fundamentos terminológicos do contexto analisado, por meio da aplicação de três entrevistas individuais semi-estruturadas. Após a identificação do mapa das dimensões terminológicas, parte-se para a segunda fase da coleta de dados, a aplicação de um questionário estruturado, o qual foi aplicado nos escritórios certificados com a norma ISO 9001 no Brasil. Por meio da estatística descritiva foram identificados os principais processos de negócio que compõem a estrutura dos escritórios de advocacia, bem como seus processos de apoio. Os processos foram agrupados em quatro categorias para os processos principais e em seis categorias para os processos de apoio. / This work uses the Legal Administration, as a tool to guide and lead the legal services organizations toward to innovation and competitiveness, along with Business Process Management (BPM) methodology as an option for sustainable competitive advantage. Based on the application of both approaches together, i.e. Legal Administration and BPM, the aim of this research is to identify main business processes that make up the structure of a law firm. A qualitative-exploratory and quantitative-descriptive nature research was realized based on three main phases. The first phase involves identifying criteria and terminological basis within the context analyzed based on the application of three individual semi-structured interviews. After the identification of the terminology dimensions map, the second phase was the application of a structured questionnaire, which was applied on nine Law Firms, certified on ISO 9001, in Brazil. Based on descriptive statistics the main business processes that define the organizational structure of law firms, as well as their supporting processes were identified. The main business process were grouped in four categories and the support business processes were grouped in six categories.

Submitted by Fabio Sobreira Campos da Costa (fabio.sobreira@ufpe.br) on 2016-08-18T12:06:50Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) [BPMG] Santana_Tese - vFinal.pdf: 4399647 bytes, checksum: bf6190517d388436edf4bd95b245d442 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-18T12:06:51Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) [BPMG] Santana_Tese - vFinal.pdf: 4399647 bytes, checksum: bf6190517d388436edf4bd95b245d442 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-08-18 / Governança em BPM (Busines Process Management) é um aspecto frequentemente apontado como fundamental para o sucesso efetivo do gerenciamento de processos de negócio nas organizações. Isso parece ser especialmente verdade no contexto do setor público, onde a eficiência, prestação de contas e transparência (três princípios básicos da governança) precisam ser coordenadas. No entanto, as abordagens de governança em BPM têm se caracterizado por apresentarem conceitos complexos e pouco precisos, com visões bastante variadas sobre o tema, e modelos em alto nível que oferecem pouca ajuda sobre como implementá-la. Além disso, há um número reduzido de trabalhos empíricos descrevendo relatos práticos de implementação de governança em BPM. Assim, há uma escassez de modelos detalhados e consistentes nos quais praticantes e pesquisadores possam se basear. À vista dessa necessidade, essa tese teve como objetivo desenvolver e avaliar um modelo conceitual para apoiar a implantação da governança em BPM, chamado Modelo BPMG. Inicialmente, foram realizados estudos de caso exploratórios para levantamento de barreiras e facilitadores que influenciavam a governança em BPM em organizações do setor público que conduziam iniciativas de BPM. Constatou-se que as organizações não compreendiam precisamente o que é a governança em BPM nem tratavam explicitamente questões relacionadas mesmo quando conduzindo projetos de BPM. O modelo BPMG foi construído numa abordagem de design-science research contemplando também a criação de uma ferramenta de software que implementou elementos do modelo visando sua aplicação numa organização do setor público. Tanto o Modelo BPMG quanto a ferramenta tiveram sua aplicabilidade avaliada por integrantes do escritório de processos da organização pesquisada e por especialistas em governança de diferentes organizações. O resultado da avaliação apontou que o Modelo BPMG ajudou os praticantes de BPM da organização a desenvolverem um entendimento mais preciso e compartilhado da governança em BPM e foi percebido como significativamente útil para guiar a implantação dessa governança na organização. / BPM (Business Process Management) Governance is an aspect often seen as critical to the success of BPM in organizations. This seems to be especially true for the public sector, where efficiency, accountability and transparency (three basic governance principles) must be coordinated. However, governance approaches in BPM have been characterized as complex and imprecise, with quite different views on the subject, in addition to macro level models that provide little help on how to implement it. Moreover, there is a small number of empirical papers describing practical reports on BPM governance. Therefore, there is a lack of consistent and detailed conceptual frameworks and concrete applications that researchers and practitioners can rely on to properly address BPM Governance. In light of such need, this thesis presents a conceptual model to support the implementation of governance in BPM, named BPMG Model. Initially, exploratory case studies were performed to identify barriers and facilitators that impact the deployment of BPM governance in public sector organizations conducting BPM initiatives. It was observed that studied organizations do not precisely understand the concept of BPM governance. The conception of the BPMG model adopted a design-science research approach and also encompassed the development of a software tool that implemented model elements. Both the BPMG Model and the software tool were evaluated by the members of a BPM Office from a Brazilian public organization and by a group of governance experts from different organizations. Evaluation results revealed that the BPMG Model and tool supported BPM practitioners of the organization to develop a more accurate and shared understanding of governance in BPM. In particular, the model was considered as significantly helpful for the implementation of governance principles in the organization.

The aim of this study is to conduct a thorough theoretical study on developing a managerial framework for replacing paper based contracts with e-contracts in the agriculture environment in the North-West Province. Every business should adapt to the current economic environment, especially new technology, and need to consider the risk and reward within the industry. Businesses should analyse any new processes and investigate its impact and whether a competitive advantage is created. An extensive literature study has been conducted on the factors that could assist to develop a managerial framework. Firstly, CRM - a good CRM system will improve customer service and increase customer satisfaction, which will yield more loyalty. Secondly, improved technology will shorten the value chain by adding more value to each product or service. Thirdly, new technology, such as e-contracting, will reduce the time it takes to contract with customers and reduce the overall processing costs. Fourthly, training is crucial for any business to be successful. Fifthly, Business Process Management (BPM) system will assist a business to implement a new process. Lastly, it is important to investigate what resistance to change a business can expect. An empirical research has been conducted to investigate the effect what e-contracting has on the agriculture environment in the North-West Province in order to enable the author to develop a managerial framework to assist an agriculture business to improve customer service. It could be concluded that there is a good linkage between the results of this study and the literature. A managerial framework that can be used for the purpose of replacing paper based contracts with e-contracts in the agriculture environment in the North-West Province, has been proposed. / MBA, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2014

The aim of this study is to conduct a thorough theoretical study on developing a managerial framework for replacing paper based contracts with e-contracts in the agriculture environment in the North-West Province. Every business should adapt to the current economic environment, especially new technology, and need to consider the risk and reward within the industry. Businesses should analyse any new processes and investigate its impact and whether a competitive advantage is created. An extensive literature study has been conducted on the factors that could assist to develop a managerial framework. Firstly, CRM - a good CRM system will improve customer service and increase customer satisfaction, which will yield more loyalty. Secondly, improved technology will shorten the value chain by adding more value to each product or service. Thirdly, new technology, such as e-contracting, will reduce the time it takes to contract with customers and reduce the overall processing costs. Fourthly, training is crucial for any business to be successful. Fifthly, Business Process Management (BPM) system will assist a business to implement a new process. Lastly, it is important to investigate what resistance to change a business can expect. An empirical research has been conducted to investigate the effect what e-contracting has on the agriculture environment in the North-West Province in order to enable the author to develop a managerial framework to assist an agriculture business to improve customer service. It could be concluded that there is a good linkage between the results of this study and the literature. A managerial framework that can be used for the purpose of replacing paper based contracts with e-contracts in the agriculture environment in the North-West Province, has been proposed. / MBA, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2014

The goal of this paper is to benchmark Answer Set Programming (ASP) systems to test their performance when dealing with a complex optimization problem. In particular, the problem tackled is resource allocation in the area of Business Process Management (BPM). Like many other scheduling problems, the allocation of resources and starting times to business process activities is a challenging optimization problem for ASP solvers. Our problem encoding is ASP Core-2 standard compliant and it is realized in a declarative and compact fashion. We develop an instance generator that produces problem instances of different size and hardness with respect to adjustable parameters. By using the baseline encoding and the instance generator, we provide a comparison between the two award-winning ASP solvers clasp and wasp and report the grounding performance of gringo and i-dlv. The benchmark suggests that there is room for improvement concerning both the grounders and the solvers. Fostered by the relevance of the problem addressed, of which several variants have been described in different domains, we believe this is a solid application-oriented benchmark for the ASP community. / Series: Working Papers on Information Systems, Information Business and Operations

Purpose – The sustainability topic has been receiving a growing importance in the corporate environment in recent years. More and more companies are adopting sustainability practices in all their organisational levels, operations and business process as a whole; however, they have still failed to achieve the anticipated goal. Existing roadmaps, frameworks and systems do not comprehensively support sustainable business transformation. This research proposes a four phases framework, based on BPM, to help organisations to implement sustainability practices in the organisation business processes and has verified it with industry/academic specialists and validated it in a local organisation focused on sustainability initiatives. Design/methodology/approach – A conceptual framework has been created, verified and validated. The framework is based on Business Process Management (BPM) principles, which was chosen because due its capability to work in a cross process way while providing the full control of the process performance. It was then verified using a Delphi study held with 21 specialists in Sustainable Operations Management from both academia and industry and validated using an action research study on a biomass company focused in the development of sustainable energy technologies that wished to improve the implementation of sustainability initiatives in its business processes and operations. Findings – It was identified that organisations still struggle to succeed the implementation of sustainability projects. The research outlined that the business process management (BPM) approach can be used as way to implement sustainability practices in an organisation’s business processes by using the conceptual framework. The benefits from this approach are the enablement of continuous process improvement, improvement of process quality; cost reduction; increase in the customer satisfaction; and better control 3 over process performance, which can be directly linked to the improvement of the sustainability improvement. Research limitations/implication – The main limitation of this research is the application of the framework in only one real-life scenario, which was expected due the research method chosen to validate it. Future work aims to apply the framework in different scenarios, in organisations with different sizes, different maturity level, different sector, and different locations. Further research will also investigate the symbiosis of the BPM approach with other management approaches, such as lean/green manufacturing, project management, and green supply chain and carbon footprint. In addition, in a further moment, once companies are familiarised with the project methodology, it is possible to create a centre of excellence (an area within the organisation with the best practices/ processes of the industry) in terms of sustainability bringing even more value, improving continuously and generating more innovation by the form of green reference process models. Practical implications – The proposed framework uses a Business Process Management (BPM) approach, which provides a systemic solution for the organisations adopt sustainability practices in their business processes.

Process monitoring aims to provide transparency over operational aspects of a business process. In practice, it is a challenge that traces of business process executions span across a number of diverse systems. It is cumbersome manual engineering work to identify which attributes in unstructured event data can serve as case and activity identifiers for extracting and monitoring the business process. Approaches from literature assume that these identifiers are known a priori and data is readily available in formats like eXtensible Event Stream (XES). However, in practice this is hardly the case, specifically when event data from different sources are pooled together in event stores. In this paper, we address this research gap by inferring potential case and activity identifiers in a provenance agnostic way. More specifically, we propose a semi-automatic technique for discovering event relations that are semantically relevant for business process monitoring. The results are evaluated in an industry case study with an international telecommunication provider.