Assessing process models with cognitive psychology

Proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Enterprise Modelling and Information Systems Architectures, EMISA 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 177-182

  Zugal, Stefan ^a   Pinggera, Jakob ^a   Weber, Barbara ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Business process modeling; Cognitive psychology; Model understandability

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS PROCESS MODEL; BUSINESS PROCESS MODELING; COGNITIVE PROCESS; COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY; EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION; EXTERNAL MEMORY; MODEL UNDERSTANDABILITY; MODELING GUIDELINES; PROCESS MODEL; RESEARCH AGENDA; UNDERSTANDABILITY;

SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 84861114892     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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