Experiences with Workflow Management: Issues for the Next Generation (1994)
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@MISC{Abbott94experienceswith,
author = {Kenneth R. Abbott},
title = {Experiences with Workflow Management: Issues for the Next Generation},
year = {1994}
}
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Abstract
Workflow management is a technology that is considered strategically important by many businesses, and its market growth shows no signs of abating. It is, however, often viewed with skepticism by the research community, conjuring up visions of oppressed workers performing rigidly-defined tasks on an assembly line. Although the potential for abuse no doubt exists, worlcflow management can instead be used to help individuals manage their work and to provide a clear context for performing that work. A key challenge in the realization of this ideal is the reconciliation of workflow process models and software with the rich variety of activities and behaviors that comprise "real" work. Our experiences with the InConcert workflow management system are used as a basis for outlining several issues that will need to be addressed in meeting this challenge. This is intended as an invitation to CSCW researchers to influence this important technology in a constructive manner by drawing on research and experience. KEYWORDS: Workflow, business process reengineering.
