1、IEEE Guide for Terms and Concepts in Intelligent Process Automation IEEE Std 2755-2017 IEEE Corporate Advisory Group (CAG) Sponsored by the IEEE-SA Board of Governors IEEE 3 Park Avenue New York, NY 10016-5997 USAIEEE Std 2755-2017 IEEE Guide for Terms and Concepts in Intelligent Process Automation
2、Sponsor IEEE-SA Board of Governors of the IEEE Corporate Advisory Group (CAG) Approved 14 June 2017 IEEE-SA Standards BoardAbstract: An all-new family of software-based intelligent process automation technologies has emerged recently. Because of the newness of this kind of automation capability, the
3、re are no common definitions of concepts, capabilities, terms, technology, types, etc. This standard is published for the purpose of promoting clarity and consistency in the use of Software Based Intelligent Process Automation (SBIPA) terminology. The definitions represent the consensus of a diverse
4、 panel of industry participants. Keywords: AI, artificial intelligence, autonomic, business process management, cognitive computing, data fabric, data seeding, digital labor, digital workforce, intelligent process automation, machine learning, narrow AI, process choreography, process orchestration,
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35、he time this IEEE guide was completed, the Intelligent Process Automation Working Group had the following membership: Lee Coulter, Chair John Hindle, Vice Chair James Manos, Secretary Ian Barkin Frank Casale Cliff Justice Abhijit Kakhandiki The following members of the entity balloting committee vot
36、ed on this guide. Balloters may have voted for approval, disapproval, or abstention. Ascension Ministry Service Center, LLC Automation Anywhere Inc. Blue Prism Institute for Robotic Process Automation these technologies are now capable of performing human tasks, including assessment, reasoning, deci
37、sion making, and probabilistic and/or deterministic process fulfillment. Collectively, this capability, when deployed in the modern enterprise, is “intelligent process automation.” This guide is intended to establish basic terms, concepts, and nomenclature that promote clarity and understanding amon
38、g industry participants in this emerging space. This guide is neither comprehensive nor exhaustive and is intended to be a living document periodically refreshed to maintain its accuracy, currency, and usefulness to practitioners. It will also serve as a basis for future standards that establish tec
39、hnology taxonomy, functional capabilities, and descriptions. Throughout this guide, some terms are defined using terms that are defined elsewhere within the guide. These terms will be annotated and linked within this guide. This guide is organized in three subclauses intended to first define foundational terms and then logically sequence the reader to more complex concepts and terms in a way that is self-referential and circularly consistent with the use of terms defined elsewhere in the guide.
