On the suitability of UML 2.0 activity diagrams for business process modelling

Authors:
Nick Russell;Wil M. P. van der Aalst;Arthur H. M. ter Hofstede;Petia Wohed
Affiliations:
School of Information Systems, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane QLD, Australia;Department of Technology Management, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands and School of Information Systems, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane QLD, Australia;School of Information Systems, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane QLD, Australia;Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, Stockholm University/KTH, Kista, Sweden
Venue:
APCCM '06 Proceedings of the 3rd Asia-Pacific conference on Conceptual modelling - Volume 53
Year:
2006

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Abstract

UML is posited as the "swiss army knife" for systems modelling and design activities. It embodies a number of modelling formalisms that have broad applicability in capturing both the static and dynamic aspects of software systems. One area of UML that has received particular attention is that of Activity Diagrams (ADs), which provide a high-level means of modelling dynamic system behaviour. In this paper we examine the suitability of UML 2.0 Activity Diagrams for business process modelling, using the Workflow Patterns as an evaluation framework. The Workflow Patterns are a collection of patterns developed for assessing control-flow, data and resource capabilities in the area of Process Aware Information Systems (PAIS). In doing so, we provide a comprehensive evaluation of the capabilities of UML 2.0 ADs, and their strengths and weaknesses when utilised for business process modelling.