Adding a resilience-enhanced component to the WfMC reference architecture

This paper discusses the extension of the Workflow Management Coalition (WfMC) reference architecture to support organizational resilience. We propose a workflow component responsible for moving control between the system and the operators. The internal architecture of this component is discussed in detail, exposing the fundamental resilience properties: diagnosis, escalation, collaboration, monitoring and recovery.

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