Discrete-Event Computationally enacting a sample of process models as network flows with hueristic or statistical arrival rates and service times so as to determine the overall process performance envelope, throughput, systematic behavior, and resource bottlenecks. Although less flexible, easy to use to discover process optimizations. Visual interactions and presentations always impress. Return to Overview Visualization Providing users with graphic views of process models and instances that can be viewed, navigationally traversed, interactively editted, and animated to convey process statics and dynamics. Process visualizations enable intuitive analysis and discovery.
Visualization appears key to acceptability.
Incrementally enacting partially specified process model instances in order to evaluate process presentation scenarios to end users, prior to performing tool and data integration. Process prototyping and walkthrough is effective enabler for eliciting user feedback. Generation of performance support materials in response to process improvements or changes is well-received. Return to Overview Process Measurement and Diagnosis Process measurement is central to knowledge-based process redesign. Reprinted in Computer-Aided Software Engineering , 2nd.