PML Framework: Orientation in process management
Manufacture-oriented approaches
- how to manage the foreseeable (“manufacturing”)?
- orientation towards rules and procedures
- emphasis on conforming to strict, predefined processes
- process models focus on procedural dependencies
Situation-oriented approaches
- how to manage the unforeseeable (varying situations)?
- orientation towards targeting, goal setting, and decision making
- emphasis on reaching targets and goals
- allow developers to choose how to reach a goal in a given situation
- process models focus on decision or goal dependencies