An article by Steffen Lorenz, Principal Consultant, Software AG and Rainer Schnell, Head of Business Development, Syracom AG In classical business process management (BPM) the focus lies primarily on the optimization of business processes that re-occur frequently with the same structure, for instance in payment, securities, and credit transactions. However, there are areas in which business transactions do not always follow the same process, such as when processing inquiries or customer…