Past, Present, and Future of Visual Process Analytics

Process analysis techniques supported by diagrams and process models have been used at least since the 1920s. While some of these techniques have become part of the standard repertoire of an information system analyst, others have been neglected or forgotten. In this talk, I will shed light on early techniques, such as described by Nordsieck, and trace the development of those fields that today are known as business process management and visual analytics. Based on a comparison of these fields, I identify potential synergies that can inspire innovations and future research directions for visual process analytics.