business processes are among todays hottest topics in the science and practice of information systems. business processes and workflow management systems attract a lot of attention from r&d professionals in software engineering, information systems, business-oriented computer science, and management sciences.the carefully reviewed chapters contributed to this state-of-the-art survey by internationally leading scientists consolidate work presented at various workshops on the topic organized by the editors of the book in the past few years. the book spans the whole spectrum of business process management ranging from theoretical aspects, conceptual models, and application scenarios to implementation issues. it will become a valuable source of reference and information for r&d professionals active in the fascinating interdisciplinary area of business process management and for ambitious practitioners.