BPM4services: framework dirigido a modelos para automação de processos de negócios

Abstract

Organizations are increasingly aware of the importance of defining and managing their processes. That is why the Business Process Management (BPM) has evolved over the last few years. Concepts such as Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) help in the approximation between business and technology make easier communicating and understanding the real business needs. In addition, the Model Driven Engineering (MDE) paradigm promotes model-based software creation, which aims to increase developing platform-independent solutions productivity with lower implementation costs. In this context, this work presents BPM4Services, a model driven framework for the processes automation based on a Service Oriented Architecture. The framework intends to guide the development of solutions oriented to efficient and standardized processes, integrating concepts of BPM, SOA and MDE. An analysis of the BPM4Services, through an example, was performed in a Neonatal Screening process at the Hospital Universitário at Universidade Federal de Sergipe, demonstrating the use and viability of the framework.