Case Management Model and Notation (CMMN) is a
graphical representation
Graphic communication as the name suggests is communication using graphic elements. These elements include symbols such as glyphs and icons, images such as drawings and photographs, and can include the passive contributions of substrate, colour ...
for graphically expressing a Case, as well as an interchange format for exchanging Case models among different tools.
In this context: "A Case is a proceeding that involves actions taken regarding a subject in a particular situation to achieve a desired outcome"
and it is derived from the concept of Case management used e.g. in the
legal
Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been vario ...
and
medical
Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care practic ...
worlds.
While
BPMN
Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) is a graphical representation for specifying business processes in a business process model.
Originally developed by the Business Process Management Initiative (BPMI), BPMN has been maintained by the ...
deals with predictable processes, CMMN is more oriented to focus on supporting processes that are intrinsically unpredictable, not repeatable, weakly-structured, and knowledge-intensive.
CMMN can often require ''ad-hoc'' actions.
A consortium of 11 companies contributed to the development of CMMN, which is now being maintained by the
Object Management Group
The Object Management Group (OMG) is a computer industry standardization, standards consortium. OMG Task Forces develop enterprise integration standards for a range of technologies.
Business activities
The goal of the OMG was a common portabl ...
. Version 1.0 of CMMN was released in May 2014
and amended by Version 1.1 in December 2016.
See also
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Advanced case management
Advanced case management (ACM), also known as dynamic or adaptive case management, refers to the coordination of a service request in finance, health, legal, citizen or human resources-related matters, on behalf of a subject such as a customer, ...
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BPMN
Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) is a graphical representation for specifying business processes in a business process model.
Originally developed by the Business Process Management Initiative (BPMI), BPMN has been maintained by the ...
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Business Process Management
Business process management (BPM) is the discipline in which people use various methods to discover, model, analyze, measure, improve, optimize, and automate business processes. Any combination of methods used to manage a company's business pro ...
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Business Process Modeling
Business process modeling (BPM) in business process management and systems engineering is the activity of process modeling, representing processes of an enterprise, so that the current business processes may be analyzed, improved, and automated. B ...
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Comparison of Business Process Modeling Notation tools
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Decision Model and Notation
In business analysis, the Decision Model and Notation (DMN) is a standard published by the Object Management Group.OMG standard "Decision Model and Notation (DMN)"current version/ref> It is a standard approach for describing and modeling repeatable ...
References
External links
OMG CMMN Specification
{{ISO standards
Diagrams
Workflow technology
Business process modelling
ISO standards
Modeling languages