A Process Research Framework - Theme E: Process Engineering

This theme primarily looks at processes from a process engineering perspective. Incorporated in this theme is the allied topic of integrating systems development processes with domain-specific processes. The focus of the previous theme [previous chapter, N. o. A.] (relationships between process and product quality) is on product qualities, their definition, and the characterization of processes that promote particular qualities. The focus of this theme is on processes "per se" - how to define processes, construct a process from process compnents, and then understand and model process performance with a view toward building predictive capabilities based on experimenting with process models.