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This chapter describes the Knowledge Work Designer, a modeling method for knowledge work. It is based on two principles: (1) the separation of business logic and process logic and (2) the support of both structures and unstructured knowledge. Process logic can be represented in a structured way in BPMN and in a nonstructured way with CMMN. For real processes there is no strict separation between structured processes and cases. Therefore, the Knowledge Work Designer offers a deep integration of BPMN and CMMN. Business logic can be represented in a structured way using decision tables. Unstructured business logic can be represented in documents. The separation of business logic and process logic allows for simpler process model and easier maintenance.
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I thank Arianna Pierfranceschi who implemented the BPCMN model type. She put a lot of effort in the attractive design of the model elements and the scripts, which make modeling in the Knowledge Work Designer enjoyable.
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Hinkelmann, K. (2016). Business Process Flexibility and Decision-Aware Modeling—The Knowledge Work Designer. In: Karagiannis, D., Mayr, H., Mylopoulos, J. (eds) Domain-Specific Conceptual Modeling. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39417-6_18
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