...Kathrin Kirchner; Ralf Laue; Kasper Edwards; Birger Lantow Purpose Medical diagnosis and treatment processes exhibit a high degree of variability, as during the process execution, healthcare professionals can decide on additional steps, change the execution order or skip a task. Process models can...

... based on a novel notion of role. Findings The authors apply R-BPMN in case studies for pattern realization and refinement and discuss tool support via an existing tool. The case studies demonstrate the practical benefits of R-BPMN in capturing pattern variability and facilitating pattern reuse...

... and effectiveness. Understanding the variability helps us better understand the context of the relationship and priorities of both features of organization. The section provides an overview of terms and concepts belonging to different fields of management, as their interactions have inspired some of this work...