Open to change: A theory for iterative test-driven modelling

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Open to change : A theory for iterative test-driven modelling. / Slaats, Tijs; Debois, Søren; Hildebrandt, Thomas.

Business Process Management - 16th International Conference, BPM 2018, Proceedings. ed. / Marco Montali; Ingo Weber; Mathias Weske; Jan vom Brocke. Springer, 2018. p. 31-47 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), Vol. 11080 LNCS).

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Slaats, T, Debois, S & Hildebrandt, T 2018, Open to change: A theory for iterative test-driven modelling. in M Montali, I Weber, M Weske & J vom Brocke (eds), Business Process Management - 16th International Conference, BPM 2018, Proceedings. Springer, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 11080 LNCS, pp. 31-47, 16th International Conference on Business Process Management, BPM 2018, Sydney, Australia, 09/09/2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98648-7_3

APA

Slaats, T., Debois, S., & Hildebrandt, T. (2018). Open to change: A theory for iterative test-driven modelling. In M. Montali, I. Weber, M. Weske, & J. vom Brocke (Eds.), Business Process Management - 16th International Conference, BPM 2018, Proceedings (pp. 31-47). Springer. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) Vol. 11080 LNCS https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98648-7_3

Vancouver

Slaats T, Debois S, Hildebrandt T. Open to change: A theory for iterative test-driven modelling. In Montali M, Weber I, Weske M, vom Brocke J, editors, Business Process Management - 16th International Conference, BPM 2018, Proceedings. Springer. 2018. p. 31-47. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), Vol. 11080 LNCS). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98648-7_3

Author

Slaats, Tijs ; Debois, Søren ; Hildebrandt, Thomas. / Open to change : A theory for iterative test-driven modelling. Business Process Management - 16th International Conference, BPM 2018, Proceedings. editor / Marco Montali ; Ingo Weber ; Mathias Weske ; Jan vom Brocke. Springer, 2018. pp. 31-47 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), Vol. 11080 LNCS).

Bibtex

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