SocTecBPM: a sociotechnical approach to business process management

• Grant number: 11/23274-3
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: April 01, 2012
• End date: March 31, 2014
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Computer Science - Computing Methodologies and Techniques
• Principal Investigator: Adenilso da Silva Simão
• Grantee: Adenilso da Silva Simão
• Host Institution: Instituto de Ciências Matemáticas e de Computação (ICMC). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Carlos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This research project aims at conducting studies on Business Process Management (BPM) in Brazilian organizations relying upon an approach capable of analyzing in an integrated fashion the technological artefacts and their social, political and organizational implications. The main motivation for this research is analyzing projects of process formalization in BPM according to a sociotechnical approach with the goal of: a) building a deep understanding of questions concerning flexibility and strategic alignment in BPM based on cases studies of BPM projects in Brazilian organizations; b)Based on the case studies, proposing improvements in current BPM tools and methodologies. As such, the result of this research will not only inform and improve the practice of BPM in Brazil, but will also offer subsides for the design of technology to effectively support the organizational and social practices involved. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

DE ALBUQUERQUE, JOAO PORTO; CHRIST, MARCEL; SPRAGUE, RH. Business processes as sociomaterial networks: exploring the multiple dimensions of flexibility in process modeling. 2014 47TH HAWAII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SYSTEM SCIENCES (HICSS), v. N/A, p. 10-pg., 2014-01-01. (12/18675-1, 11/23274-3)

HORITA, FLAVIO E. A.; LINK, DANIEL; DE ALBUQUERQUE, JOAO PORTO; HELLINGRATH, BERND; ASSOC INFORMAT SYST. A Framework for the Integration of Volunteered Geographic Information into Humanitarian Logistics. AMCIS 2014 PROCEEDINGS, v. N/A, p. 12-pg., 2014-01-01. (08/58161-1, 11/23274-3)

DE ALBUQUERQUE, JOAO PORTO; CHRIST, MARCEL; ASSOC INFORMAT SYST. Revealing the Sociotechnical Complexity of Business Process Modeling - An Actor-Network Theory Approach. AMCIS 2012 PROCEEDINGS, v. N/A, p. 7-pg., 2012-01-01. (11/23274-3)

DE ARAUJO, MARCELO HENRIQUE; DE ALBUQUERQUE, JOAO PORTO; ASSOC INFORMAT SYST. An Actor-Network Perspective on Business Process Management: A Case Study of a Brazilian Chemical Company. AMCIS 2014 PROCEEDINGS, v. N/A, p. 9-pg., 2014-01-01. (11/23274-3)

HORITA, FLAVIO E. A.; DEGROSSI, LIVIA C.; ASSIS, LUIZ F. F. G.; ZIPF, ALEXANDER; DE ALBUQUERQUE, JOAO PORTO; ASSOC INFORMAT SYST. The use of Volunteered Geographic Information and Crowdsourcing in Disaster Management: a Systematic Literature Review. AMCIS 2013 PROCEEDINGS, v. N/A, p. 10-pg., 2013-01-01. (12/18675-1, 11/23274-3)