workshops

monday

19

Implementation and Application of Object Oriented Workflow Management Systems

pan pacific hotel governor general b

Object-oriented technology is driving changes in development methods, databases, operating systems, integration standards, and application capabilities. At the same time, other aspects of computing technology are evolving to create new application opportunities and expose new challenges.

With Web/Internet/Intranet accessibility, emerging industry standards, and increased demand for inter-enterprise integration, current workflow management systems must undergo major changes to respond to a changing market and gain competitive advantage. Using object-oriented technology is a viable way to address these demands and certainly will affect the extent to which new opportunities are realized.

Below are a number of specific areas that could benefit from applying object-oriented technology to workflow management:

• Distributed workflow management standards
• Workflow management application requirements
• Limitations of existing workflow management tools and systems
• Enablers for large-scale enterprise workflow management tools
• Application of workflow management systems in healthcare, electronic commerce, manufacturing, etc.
• Conceptual models for workflow management systems
• Workflow management frameworks
• Beyond workflow management
• Visualization and specification of workflow management systems
• Security

The primary expectation of this workshop is to identify critical issues related to workflow management and areas within workflow management that can benefit most from object-oriented technology. Other goals are to share ideas and experiences, reach consensus on approaches for resolving issues and strategies, and establish a communication mechanism.

Organizers:

Mamdouh Ibrahim, Electronic Data Systems
Email: mamdouh.ibrahim@eds.com  

Christoph Bussler, Boeing Research & Technology
Fred Cummins, EDS/Leading Technologies & Methods
Steve Marney, EDS Intelligent & Object Systems
Dr. Santanu Paul, IBM Center for Software Engineering
Wolfgang Schulze, Dresden University of Technology