Interactive Workflows with WADE

Abstract

In this paper we present the latest developments of WADE (Workflows and Agents Development Environment) that provide concrete support for a better realization of the innovative paradigm of agent-based business process management. First, we review the basic ideas behind such an innovative paradigm. Then, we describe the new functionality that WADE offers to enable the rapid and effective realization of user-centric business processes, i.e., business processes that are tightly integrated with the work of users and that are mainly driven by user interactions. Such processes are met frequently in practice and WADE seamlessly accommodates Web and Android users by means of dedicated views. We conclude this paper with a brief overview of notable mission-critical applications that are already using WADE and its new features.