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CD ROM Companion to the Workflow Handbook 2002
Published in association with the Workflow Management Coalition (WfMC):

CD ROM Companion to the Workflow Handbook 2002 contains:

• Foreword video presentation by Jon Pyke, WfMC Chair 

• Introduction to Workflow 45-minute video tutorial

• An electronic copy of the entire Workflow Handbook 2002 in PDF format

• Selected slide presentations to WfMC technical committee

• Workflow product comparative analysis (a substantial subset of the highly acclaimed Workflow Comparative Study by Martin Ader)

• Product demonstrations, specifications and literature from selected vendors 

• Contributions from industry experts, includes XPDL 1.0 Specification, examples
  and WfMC workflow glossary.

The definitive and one-stop reference work on workflow, standards and business processes; published in collaboration with the Workflow Management Coalition, the industry’s standards-setting body.

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This Workflow Handbook comprises four sections in over 400 information-packed pages:

• SECTION 1: The World of Workflow covers a wide spectrum of viewpoints and discussions by experts in their respective fields. Papers range from an Introduction to Workflow through to a peek into the future of XML workflow architectures and integrating Business Process Technology.
   

• SECTION 2 offers selected award-winning Case Studies from the annual Excellence in Workflow awards.
   

• SECTION 3, Workflow Standards, deals with the importance of standards, and details the new Wf-XML 1.1 binding recently published by the Coalition’s Technical Committee.
   

• SECTION 4: The WfMC Glossary, an explanation of the structure of the Workflow Management Coalition and references comprise the last section, Directory and Appendices, including a membership directory.
  

Table of Contents

• Foreword  
  Jon Pyke, WfMC Chair and CTO, Staffware Plc

• Introduction (Download document containing short descriptions of each chapter. Eight pages in PDF format) by Layna Fischer, General Manager, WfMC

• An Introduction to Workflow Download a free chapter! (20 pages PDF)
  Charles Plesums, Computer Sciences Corporation, Financial Services Group

• Workflow Application Architectures: Classification and Characteristics of Workflow-based Information Systems
  Prof. Dr. Jörg Beckerand Michael zur Muehlen University of Münster, Germany;
  Dr. Marc GilleCARNOT AG, Germany
• The Impact of Business Performance Monitoring on WfMC Standards
  Carolyn McGregor, Faculty of Information Technology, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
• Workflow as a Web Application—the Grand Unification
  Heinz Lienhard, ivyTeam, Switzerland
• Peer-To-Peer Technologies and Collaborative Work Management: The Implications of “Napster” for Document Management
  B. John Masters, Jr., Information Management Consultants, Inc.
• An XML based Architecture for Collaborative Process Management
  David Hollingsworth, ICL/Fujitsu, UK
• Process Management: A Fundamental Component of Successful Web Service Execution
  Michael Rossi, Computer Sciences Corporation, Supply Chain Solutions, USA
• Business Process Technology: From EAI and Workflow to BPM
  Mike Marin, FileNET Corporation, USA