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https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-1985/BPM17industryPreface.pdf
Preface to the Industry Track of the
th
15 Business Process Management Conference
(BPM 2017)
Marco Brambilla1 and Thomas Hildebrandt2
1
Politecnico di Milano, Dip. Elettronica Informazione e Bioingegneria (DEIB), Italy.
marco.brambilla@polimi.it, http://home.deib.polimi.it/mbrambil
2
IT University of Copenhagen (ITU), Department of Computer Science, Denmark.
hilde@itu.dk, http://www.itu.dk/~hilde/
Abstract. BPM 2017 is the 15th conference on Business Process Man-
agement (BPM), held in Barcelona in September 2017. This volume in-
cludes the proceedings of the Industry Track of the conference, featuring
12 contribution from different industry players in the field of BPM, dis-
cussing tools, experiences and use cases.
Keywords: BPM, Industry, Experiences, Lessons Learnt, Business Pro-
cess, Tools, Enterprise Architecture.
Preface
BPM 2017 is the 15th conference in a series that provides the most prestigious
forum for researchers and practitioners in the field of Business Process Manage-
ment (BPM). While the scientific conference tracks focused on talks, tutorials
and discussions on the foundational aspects of BPM and featured talks by aca-
demics, thought leaders, and innovators in the field, a set of dedicated tracks
were devoted to specific aspects and perspectives, so as to serve as a melting pot
for experts from a mix of disciplines including Computer Science, Information
Systems Management, Services Science, and Technology Management.
In particular, the conference also featured a specific Industry Track, which
has been paramount to establish and preserve the tight connection between
research and industrial adoption in the field of BPM: indeed, differently from
other disciplines, BPM has a strong grip on the enterprise ecosystem and has
been widely adopted and accepted in every kind of organizations, spanning large
companies, small and medium businesses, and public administrations.
As chairs of the BPM 2017 Industry Track we are proud to present the track
proceedings, which aggregate and publish the main contributions presented as
industrial speeches during the conference. The contributions testify that the
connections with the industry are live and tight: on one side, enterprises are
continuously facing new organizational and productivity challenges which can be
addressed by the BPM researchers; and on the other side the BPM research work
can stimulate the companies towards continuous improvement of their practices
and technologies.
We are convinced that, especially today, this virtuous relation between re-
search and industry can promote continuous innovation, fostered by the opportu-
nities offered by the big data revolution and the more and more interdisciplinary
nature of BPM. Indeed, in recent years, BPM has transcended its original scope
at the intersection of information technology, organizational management and
industrial engineering, to embrace other disciplines such as behavioral science,
big data, operations management, social computing, cloud computing, theory of
processes and many more.
Organizations were invited to submit their experiences, business cases, tools,
and solutions, and have been offered the opportunity of presenting them to an
international audience, showcasing the latest initiatives and exchanging experi-
ences and networking among BPM experts around the world.
The result has been a very lively and interesting set of sessions, where a
diverse set of contributions have been presented. The track featured a set of 12
contributions, whose papers are integrated in this proceedings volume. The con-
tributions also stirred a very inspiring level of discussions, Q&A and interactions
among the participants, which demonstrates how BPM research contributions
can provide relevant value to present and future industrial challenges.
The BPM 2017 Industry Track Chairs
Marco Brambilla
Thomas Hildebrandt