Abstract:

Proper decision-making is one of the most important capabilities of an organization. Therefore, it is important to have a clear understanding and overview of the decisions an organization makes. A means to design and specify decisions is the Decision Model and Notation (DMN) standard published by the Object Management Group in 2015. In this standard, it is possible to specify how a decision should be taken but lacks elements to specify the actors that fulfill different roles in the decision-making process. Additionally, DMN does not take into account the autonomy of machines. In this paper, a framework is proposed and demonstrated that takes into account different roles in the decision-making process, and also includes the extent of the autonomy when machines are involved in the decision-making processes. Based on the model presented, we identify several directions for future research, including more rigorous validation of the proposed model to ensure the model is applicable in most, if not all, contexts.

Authors:

Koen Smit;

Martijn Zoet.

APA Reference:

Smit, K. & Zoet, M. (2018) A Governance Framework for (semi) Automated Decision-making. Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Information, Process, and Knowledge Management, Rome.