University of Pisa

MSc in Computer Engineering

Systems for Strategic Management and Support

Systems for Strategic Management and Support

Mario G. Cimino,
Department of Information Engineering, Center for Logistics Systems
Pisa, October-December 2014. Wednesday 10.30-13.30, Friday 11.30-13.30. Room: ADInform2 (Blue Lab);

Credits

  6 (60 hours)

Objectives

  The course aims at providing knowledge and experience essential for designing and deploying enterprise information systems that are driven by business process (BP) models. These systems mainly support the way that people, work, activities, events, tools are arranged by collaborating organizations for efficiently delivering goods and services to customers, and can be distinguished from software systems in the area of embedded computing that control physical devices such as mobile phones, cars, or airplanes. Typical examples of process-driven information systems are Workflow Management Systems (WfMS), Document Management Systems (DMS), and the process engines of software systems such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM).

Description

  Process-driven information systems are not generated by constructing code, but are assembled and configured using a model-driven approach. In this context, a model is made of (at least) work-flows and data-flows models. Different languages and systems are studied, showing how standard specifications fit into the picture. Students are trained on how to model and implement non-trivial software applications in a specific business process management system.

Books and Guides

  Sources and further reading (use if needed for lab project, and not for oral exam):

  1. Bonitasoft guide to BPMN (see more on a BPMN course)
  2. Bonita 5.5 User Guide (see more on documentation.bonitasoft.com)
  3. Visual Paradigm 11 User Guide (see more on visual-paradigm.com)
  4. ...

Software Tools (*)

  Tutorials and lab activities are based on the following software tools:

  1. BP Modeling suite: Visual Paradigm for UML 11 [Win][Linux][OSX]
  2. BP Management suite: Bonita BPM 6.3

Assessment

  Lab project and oral exam.

Schedule (*)

  1. 01/10, 10.30-13.30, lecture 1
  2. 03/10, 11.30-13.30, lecture 2
  3. 08/10, 10.30-13.30, lecture 3
  4. 10/10, 11.30-13.30, lecture 4
  5. 15/10, 10.30-13.30, lecture 5
  6. 17/10, 11.30-13.30, lecture 6
  7. 22/10, 10.30-13.30, lecture 7
  8. 24/10, 11.30-13.30, lecture 8
  9. 29/10, 10.30-13.30, lecture 9
  10. 30/10, 11.30-13.30, lecture 10
  11. 05/11, 10.30-13.30, lecture 11
  12. 07/11, 11.30-13.30, lecture 12
  13. 12/11, 10.30-13.30, lecture 13
  14. 14/11, 11.30-13.30, lecture 14
  15. 20/11, 11.30-13.30, lecture 15
  16. 21/11, 11.30-13.30, lecture 16
  17. 26/11, 10.30-13.30, lecture 17
  18. 27/11, 11.30-13.30, lecture 18
  19. 28/11, 11.30-13.30, lecture 19
  20. 04/12, 11.30-13.30, lecture 20
  21. 05/12, 11.30-13.30, lecture 21
  22. 10/12, 10.30-13.30, lecture 22
  23. 17/12, 10.30-13.30, lecture 23
  24. 18/12, 09.30-13.30, lecture 24

Syllabus

Syllabus

Journal of Activities

New activity (*).

Past activities, not instantly updated (*).

Spreadsheet to take note of corrections and to calculate the total time (*). Every 25h contact your professor to check up your entries. [offline version]

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