Workflow Systems

Contact person:
John Krogstie e-mail: John.Krogstie@idi.ntnu.no
phone: +47 93417551 fax: +47 73594466
Department of Computer and Information Science

General information on the research area:
Workflow systems support in general the tasks of workers. More and more workers have a defined need for flexible works-support which can be provided using systems for emergent workflow. Emergent workflows constitute a particular category of adaptive workflows. An emergent workflow is described by a partially structured process model that to some extent emerges from the workflow itself; i.e. process definition and enactment are intertwined. The dynamic and ad-hoc work that is becoming increasingly important in today's knowledge intensive organisations has an emergent nature. In our view, emergent workflow has three cornerstones:

- User-oriented process models
- Integrated support for planning, coordination and performance of work
- Process knowledge management

Direct link to ongoing research projects (in close co-operation with SINTEF):

EXTERNAL
Living Knowledge
Information Systems Group

Contact address
IKT-webtek:
Høgskoleringen 5,
N 7491 Trondheim
Tlf: +47 735 98035
Fax: +47 735 93628
adm@ime.ntnu.no

Redaktør: Arne Sølvberg, Kontaktadresse: Tore R. Jørgensen, Sist oppdatert: 08.11.2004