Extending BPMN Model for Improving Expressiveness and Machine-Understandability

BPMN has become the preferred support for modelling and describing processes in the context of process developing. Nevertheless, several shortcomings have been identified in its application in particular usage scenarios. In particular, contexts demanding real-time monitoring of manual services, or with requirements to feed Data Analytics system can not take full advantage of BPMN. This papers address this arising issue by suggesting an extension for BPMN. This backwards compliant enhancement supports the definition of probe-oriented features to support services aimed at facilitating the fully automatic data processing in many scenarios.