Promoting Business Process Management Excellence in Russia

5 Breakout Sessions
1 Breakout Sessions
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1.1 Setting and organization
Daniel Beverungen, University of Muenster, European Research Center for Information Systems,
Muenster, Germany daniel.beverungen@ercis.uni-muenster.de
Armin Stein, University of Muenster, European Research Center for Information Systems, Muenster,
Germany armin.stein@ercis.uni-muenster.de
In line with the general areas for BPM investigated in the workshop, we conducted one breakout
session for each of the core topics of Business Process Management Strategy, Business
Process Modeling, Business Process Implementation, and Business Process Analysis. The
5.1 Setting and organization
breakout sessions were purposefully designed in order to allow for a stimulating setting for
developing new ideas and German-Russian research cooperation. On the first day, the
workshops of BPM In line Strategy with theand general Business areasProcess for BPM investigated Analysis were in the conducted, workshop, whereas we conducted the one breakout
sessions of Business
session
Process
for each
Modeling
of the core
and
topics
Business
of Business
Process
Process
Implementation
Management
were
Strategy,
performed
Business Process
Modeling, Business Process Implementation, and Business Process Analysis. The breakout sessions
were purposefully designed in order to allow for a stimulating setting for developing new
on the second day. These two sessions were conducted simultaneously, such that the
participants were ideas motivated and German-Russian to get involved into research one subject cooperation. area they Onwere the first experienced day, the workshops in. of BPM Strategy
and Business Process Analysis were conducted, whereas the sessions of Business Process
Each of the sessions Modelingwas anddesigned Business Process as a two-step Implementation process. were First, performed selected onparticipants
the second day. These two
presented their sessions own point were of conducted view of the simultaneously, topic by presenting such thatrecent the participants research were results motivated and to get involved
highlighting new
into
research
one subject
prospects.
area
Second,
they were
a
experienced
moderated group
in.
discussion was performed in
order to provide
Each
an open
of the
setting
sessions
in which
was designed
new ideas
as
could
a two-step
be generated
process. First,
and integrated
selected participants
with
presented
each other. their own point of view of the topic by presenting recent research results and highlighting new
research prospects. Second, a moderated group discussion was performed in order to provide an
In order to guide open the breakout setting insessions, which newthe ideas discussion could bephase generated was and structured integrated by providing with each other.
participants with a framework that consisted of three dimensions (cf. Figure X). First, the
In order to guide the breakout sessions, the discussion phase was structured by providing the
participants were asked to frame their ideas with respect to BPM research, industrial application
participants with a framework that consisted of three dimensions (cf. Figure 11). First, the participants
of BPM, and teaching in BPM.
were asked
The idea
to frame
was
their
to get
ideas
all types
with respect
of stakeholders
to BPM research,
in the workshop
industrial application of
involved, since researchers, BPM, and teaching lecturers, in BPM. and The industry idea was representatives to get all types attended of stakeholders each workshop. in the workshop involved,
Second, the participants since researchers, were asked lecturers, to highlight andthe industry relevance representatives for their suggestions attended each for Russia, workshop. Second, the
Germany, or both. participants This was done were asked in order to to highlight identify the research relevance areas for that theircould suggestions be investigated for Russia, Germany, or
both. This was done in order to identify research areas that could be investigated in cooperative
in cooperative research settings. Third, the research ideas were framed with respect to the time
research settings. Third, the research ideas were framed with respect to the time it would take to
it would take to realize
realize
them.
them.
The
The
participants
participants
were
were
asked
asked
to
to
think
think about
about
topics
topics
that
that
would
would
need
need
to be addressed
to be addressed in a rather short-term, middle-term, or long-term period of time.
Stakeholders
Time Frame
Localization
Research
Short Term
Russia
Industry
Middle
Term
Germany
Teaching
Long Term
Cooperative
Figure : Framework for stimulating ideas in each breakout session
Figure 11: Framework for stimulating ideas in each breakout session