Linking data and process perspectives for conformance analysis

Alizadeh, M., Lu, X., Fahland, D., Zannone, N. & van der Aalst, W.M.P. (2018). Linking data and process perspectives for conformance analysis. Computers and Security, 73, 172-193. Abstract The detection of data breaches has become a major challenge for most organizations. The problem lies in the fact that organizations often lack proper mechanisms to control Read More …

Spreadsheets for business process management : Using process mining to deal with “events” rather than “numbers”?

van der Aalst, Wil (2018). Spreadsheets for business process management : Using process mining to deal with “events” rather than “numbers”?. Business Process Management Journal, 24(1), 105-127. Abstract Purpose: Process mining provides a generic collection of techniques to turn event data into valuable insights, improvement ideas, predictions, and recommendations. This paper uses spreadsheets as a Read More …

Checking process compliance against natural language specifications using behavioral spaces

van der Aa, H., Leopold, H. & Reijers, H.A. (2018). Checking process compliance against natural language specifications using behavioral spaces. Information Systems, 78, 83-95 Abstract Textual process descriptions are widely used in organizations since they can be created and understood by virtually everyone. Because of their widespread use, they also provide a valuable source for Read More …