BPMN4SBP for Multi-dimensional Modeling of Sensitive Business Processes

This research article proposes a conceptual solution for the Sensitive Business Processes (SBPs). It aims at systematically developing a valid and rigorous BPMN extension, called “BPMN4SBP”, supporting the multi-dimensional modeling of SBPs (i.e., the knowledge, functional, organizational, behavioral, informational and intentional dimensions). The objective of the new extension is to explicitly integrate all the relevant issues and aspects relevant at the coupling/intersection of the busine ss process modeling (BPM) domain and the knowledge management (KM) domain for improving the identification and management of crucial knowledge which are mobilized and created by these processes. Based on a Core Ontology of SBP, need for extension is identified and the valid BPMN4SBP extension is designed by the construction of a conceptional domain model and the corresponding BPMN extension model. This extended BPMN4SBP meta-model is derived by applying model transformation rules and by adapting, also, the UML profile mechanism to BPMN.