Evaluation of workflow management systems using meta models

The analysis of workflow meta-models aims at a problem that frequently occurs during the selection of a workflow management system-evaluating the capabilities of a modeling method. In this paper, a meta-model approach for the evaluation of different workflow management systems is introduced. After a comparison of the meta-models of current workflow management systems, a procedure model for the evaluation process is specified. An organizational reference model is introduced, which helps users in specifying their requirements for a workflow management system. A comparison of scoring model and meta-model-based evaluation processes concludes this paper.