Meta-Model based Extensions of the EPC for Inter- Organisational Process Modelling

In the subject of information systems modelling languages have proven to be an effective mean to design business processes of enterprises and their information systems as well. These modelling languages are specified by metamodels. The choice of elements that are specified by the meta-model, which hence are part of the modelling language, is driven by the modelling languages’ field of application. Areas of special interest for process modelling are inter-organisational collaboration scenarios. In this field, new requirements for business process models arise with the need to visualize new aspects of business processes. The review of existing modelling concepts is necessary to achieve an effective and efficient inter-organisational business process management. This paper motivates new requirements for collaborative business process models and presents a metamodel based extension Event-driven Process Chain (EPC), which can be considered as standard language for Business Process Management.