Article,
The biggest business process management problems to solve before we die
Affiliations
- [1] Univ Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 8, NL-3584 CS Utrecht, Netherlands [NORA names: Netherlands; Europe, EU; OECD];
- [2] Sapienza Univ Rome, Viale Regina Elena 295, I-00161 Rome, Italy [NORA names: Italy; Europe, EU; OECD];
- [3] Tech Univ Munich, Arcisstr 21, D-80333 Munich, Germany [NORA names: Germany; Europe, EU; OECD];
- [4] Queensland Univ Technol, 2 George St, Brisbane, Qld 4000, Australia [NORA names: Australia; Oceania; OECD];
- [5] Tech Univ Denmark, Anker Engelunds Vej 1, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark [NORA names: DTU Technical University of Denmark; University; Denmark; Europe, EU; Nordic; OECD];
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Abstract
It may be tempting for researchers to stick to incremental extensions of their current work to plan future research activities. Yet there is also merit in realizing the grand challenges in one's field. This paper presents an overview of the nine major research problems for the Business Process Management discipline. These challenges have been collected by an open call to the community, discussed and refined in a workshop setting, and described here in detail, including a motivation why these problems are worth investigating. This overview may serve the purpose of inspiring both novice and advanced scholars who are interested in the radical new ideas for the analysis, design, and management of work processes using information technology.