Study goals
To investigate the challenges, opportunities, and strategies for aligning Artificial Intelligence (AI)-mediated Business Process Management (BPM) practices with the requirements of ISO/IEC 42001, consolidating conceptual and practical evidence to guide both researchers and organizational managers.
Relevance / originality
This paper is pioneering in systematically articulating BPM, AI, and ISO/IEC 42001. While isolated research exists on AI in BPM or on the standard, few studies reconcile governance, algorithmic compliance, and process performance into an integrated framework.
Methodology / approach
An integrative literature review (2015–2025) was conducted using Scopus and Web of Science databases. The PRISMA protocol guided selection, yielding 22 articles analyzed qualitatively. Bardin’s content analysis structured findings into three axes: challenges, opportunities, and strategies.
Main results
Findings highlight three dimensions: (i) challenges in situated explainability, data governance, and dynamic compliance; (ii) opportunities through BPMN-based explanation templates, semantic governance, and layered compliance; (iii) strategies integrating roles, metrics, and PDCA cycle within AI-mediated processes.
Theoretical / methodological contributions
The study advances three contributions: (i) an operational mapping between ISO 42001 and BPM; (ii) the construct of “dual transparency” (technical and operational) as a design criterion for controls; (iii) semantic governance of logs as critical infrastructure for traceability and organizational learning.
Social / management contributions
The BPM,AI e ISO 42001 alignment strengthens accountability, trust, and rights protection in critical domains (healthcare, finance, public sector). The article offers a practical checklist for managers to implement auditable, sustainable, and risk-proportionate AI governance.