Applying agile methods and personas to S-BPM

Abstract

The paper discusses the application of stories, use-case slices and personas to S-BPM specifications. Stories are used to specify the behavior of a system in an abstract way. Personas drive the specification of such stories. Use-case slices as part of a use case specification combine one or several stories. A slice allows the the corresponding implementation in one cycle of agile software development. The paper suggests the usage of stories and slices of S-BPM behavioral models. The stories are inspired by personas. Additionally, the splitting of subjects of S-BPM into sub-roles that are related to personas is suggested. The suggested extensions allow an agile development of S-BPM specifications and delivers more precise subject-interaction diagrams.