Only recently has the research community started to consider how to make software process models interoperable and reusable. The task is difficult Software processes are inherently creative and dynamic difficult to define and repeat at an enactable level of detail. Additionally, interoperability and reusability have not been considered important issues. Recent interoperability and reusability solutions advocate the development of standard process model representations based on common concepts or generic schemas, which are used as a basis for translating between heterogeneous process representations. The authors propose an alternative approach through the development of process-based components. They present the Open Process Components Framework, a component based framework for software process modeling. In this approach, process models are constructed as sets of components which interact in meaningful ways. Interoperability and reuse are obtained through encapsulation of process representations, an explicit representation of process state, and an extendable set of class relationships.

Article Automated process support for organizational and personal processes Share on Authors: Kevin Gary Arizona State University, Computer Science Department, Mail Stop 5406, Tempe, AZ Arizona State University, Computer Science Department, Mail Stop 5406, Tempe, AZView Profile , Tim Lindquist Arizona State University, Computer Science Department, Mail Stop 5406, Tempe, AZ Arizona State University, Computer Science Department, Mail Stop 5406, Tempe, AZView Profile , Harry Koehnemann Arizona State University, Computer Science Department, Mail Stop 5406, Tempe, AZ Arizona State University, Computer Science Department, Mail Stop 5406, Tempe, AZView Profile , Ly Sauer Arizona State University, Computer Science Department, Mail Stop 5406, Tempe, AZ Arizona State University, Computer Science Department, Mail Stop 5406, Tempe, AZView Profile Authors Info & Claims GROUP '97: Proceedings of the international ACM SIGGROUP conference on Supporting group work: the integration challengeNovember 1997 Pages 221–230https://doi.org/10.1145/266838.266914Online:16 November 1997Publication History 3citation484DownloadsMetricsTotal Citations3Total Downloads484Last 12 Months3Last 6 weeks0 Get Citation AlertsNew Citation Alert added!This alert has been successfully added and will be sent to:You will be notified whenever a record that you have chosen has been cited.To manage your alert preferences, click on the button below.Manage my AlertsNew Citation Alert!Please log in to your account Save to BinderSave to BinderCreate a New BinderNameCancelCreateExport CitationPublisher SiteGet Access