PhD Day 2014
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Slides of my presentation at our faculty’s PhD Day, 23 May 2014, Gent, B
Transcript
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FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Jan Claes
Teaching assistant : PhD 2009 – 2015
Supervisors : Geert Poels & Frederik Gailly
Why do people struggle with the complexity
of constructing a process model?
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Business Process Modeling (BPM)
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Business Process Modeling (BPM)
Assumptions
Constructing process models is useful
Process model quality is important
Business Process Modeling (BPM)
Process model quality
“what is a good process model?”
Process of process modeling (PPM)
“how to make a good process model?”
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How do people construct such process models?
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Process of Process Modeling (PPM)
Descriptions of real
or intended process
Modeler
Modeling
Process model
Modeling software
Modeling language
Real process Model reader
Process engine
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PPMChart visualization
CREATE_ACTIVITY
CREATE_START_EVENT
CREATE_END_EVENT
CREATE_AND
CREATE_XOR
CREATE_EDGE
MOVE_ACTIVITY
MOVE_START_EVENT
MOVE_END_EVENT
MOVE_AND
MOVE_XOR
DELETE_ACTIVITY
DELETE_START_EVENT
DELETE-END_EVENT
DELETE_AND
DELETE_XOR
DELETE_EDGE
NAME_ACTIVITY
RENAME_ACTIVITY
NAME_EDGE
RENAME_EDGE
Start event
Edge
Activity
Gateway
Edge
Activity
Edge
Edge
Activity
Edge
Gateway
Edge
7
29
8
9
32
14
30
31
10
33
56
34
time
modelelements
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Flow-oriented modeling
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Aspect-oriented modeling
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Undirected modeling
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Observations (objective)
Obs. 1. Majority used serialized approach
Obs. 2. 28% flow-oriented modeling
Obs. 3. 9% aspect-oriented modeling
Obs. 4. 10% undirected modeling
Obs. 5. Undirected sessions lasted longer
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What about the quality
of the corresponding models?
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Impressions (subjective)
Impr. 1. Modelers need serialization
Impr. 2. Structured serialization helps
Impr. 3. Structuring does not help everyone
Impr. 4. Structuring the modeling process
helps structuring the model
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Effectiveness and efficiency
Flow-oriented
Aspect-oriented
Undirected
Good structure
Fast modeling
Good structure
Fast modeling
Poor structure
Slow modeling
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Is there a rational for these
observations and impressions?
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Kinds of human memory
input
Sensory
memory
Working
memory
Long term
memory
performance
OBSERVATION SELECTION
ORGANIZATION
RETRIEVALTRANSFER
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Types of cognitive load
Time
Instantaneousload
overall load
intrinsic
load
extraneous
load
germane
load
free
capacity
assumed capacity
instantaneous
load
overload
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PRESAGEPROCESSPRODUCT
Cognitive Load Theory (CLT)
case complexity prior knowledge
input material
representation fit
working memory
capacity
extraneous
cognitive load
germane
cognitive load
schema construction
process model quality
A B The more A, the more B A B The more A, the less B A B The more A, the more B on the long term
overall construction time
cognitive overload
intrinsic
cognitive load
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+
+
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+ +
–
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–
–
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Cognitive Fit Theory (CFT)
Hidden Figures Test (HFT)
Need for structure
Learning styleField dependency
Sensory
Visual
Inductive
Active
Sequential
Intuitive
Auditory
Deductive
Reflective
Global
I ♥︎ chaos I #$@&! chaos
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What can we do with this knowledge?
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Impressions
Cognitive theoryObservations
Theory building
Structured Process
Modeling Theory
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Structured Process Modeling Theory (SPMT)
A B A determines BA B The more A, the more B+ A B The more A, the less B– A B A translates into B
learning style
degree of
serialization
adopted serialization
style
need for
structure
field-
dependency
– +
intrinsic cognitive load
for modeling phases
intrinsic cognitive load
for aggregation phases
cognitive overload
intrinsic cognitive load
for strategy building phases
+ + +
serialization style fit
structuredness
of serialization
– –– –
1 2 3
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Future work
SPMT = theory for explaining reality
Descriptive, not for predicting
Future work = theory for design and action
Prescriptive, differentiation is key
Future work = design science
Tool support
• Measure cognitive style
• Suggest appropriate modeling technique
• Adapt tool to support that particular technique
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OVERVIEW COGNITION EXPERIMENT
Thanks for you attention!
> Do you have feedback on my research plans? <
> how do people construct models <
> cognitive support <
> SPMT <
Jan Claes
jan.claes@ugent.be
http://www.janclaes.info
Twitter: @janclaesbelgium
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