Process configuration tool

• US 20070179638A1
• Filed: 01/31/2006
• Published: 08/02/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Queensland University of Technology, SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP SE
• Inventors: Sadiq, Wasim, Rosemann, Michael, Dreiling, Alexander, Schulz, Karsten
• Application Number:
  US11/344,939
• Publication Number:
  US 20070179638A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/29
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling

Abstract

A system, method and apparatus is provided for a process configuration tool. In an embodiment, a system is provided. The system includes a management configuration module to receive management structure data. The system also includes a business analysis module to receive business process data. The system further includes a technical analysis module to receive technical process data. The system includes an adaptation module to adapt a generic process responsive to data of the management configuration module, business analysis module and technical analysis module.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a set of configurable process models embodied in a repository;

a model reduction and configuration module to produce custom process models from the configurable process models;

a set of process model data repositories to provide data to the model reduction and configuration module;

and

an enterprise system to operate with custom process models.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the set of process model data repositories includes a repository of perspective data.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the set of process model data repositories includes a repository of common practices data.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a repository of a set of questionnaires;

and

a questionnaire user interface.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a set of customized process models.

6. The system of claim 3, wherein:

the repository of common practices data is populated with data based on common practices in selected countries and in selected industries.

7. A system, comprising:

a management configuration module to receive management structure data;

a business analysis module to receive business process data;

a technical analysis module to receive technical process data;

and

an adaptation module to adapt a generic process responsive to data of the management configuration module, business analysis module and technical analysis module.

8. The system of claim 7, further comprising:

a model reduction module to reduce portions of the generic process responsive to data of the management configuration module, business analysis module and technical analysis module.

9. The system of claim 7, further comprising:

a repository of generic process models.

10. The system of claim 7, further comprising:

a set of questionnaires for the management configuration module, business analysis module and technical analysis module corresponding to generic process models.

11. The system of claim 7, further comprising:

a data interface to send data to and retrieve data from a repository for an enterprise application.

12. The system of claim 7, further comprising:

a graphical user interface to illustrate a process model and to receive data for the management configuration module, business analysis module and technical analysis module.

13. The system of claim 8, further comprising:

a processor;

a memory coupled to the processor;

a user interface coupled to the processor;

and

wherein the processor is to implement the management configuration module, business analysis module, technical analysis module model reduction model and adaptation module responsive to instructions embodied in a machine-readable medium.

14. The system of claim 13, further comprising:

an enterprise application to be implemented by the processor.

15. The system of claim 14, further comprising:

a data repository to receive the process models and to provide the generic process models, the data repository to interact with the enterprise application.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein:

the data repository is stored locally by the system.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein:

the data repository is accessible at a networked location by the system.

18. An apparatus, comprising:

means for receiving management information related to a process;

means for receiving business information related to the process;

means for receiving technical information related to the process;

means for adapting a generic process model into a specific process model to reflect the management information, business information and technical information;

means for reducing the generic process model into the specific process model responsive to indications from the management information, business information and technical information that portions of the generic process model are not necessary;

and

means for storing the specific process model in a data repository for an enterprise application.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, further comprising:

means for providing a graphical representation of the generic process model to a user, the management information, business information, and technical information received from the user responsive to the graphical representation.

20. The apparatus of claim 18, further comprising:

means for providing a management information questionnaire to a user;

means for providing a business information questionnaire to a user;

and

means for providing a technical information questionnaire to a user.