Answer 1

Software used to automatically route events or work-items from one user or program to another. Workflow describes process flow, including person-to-person information flows.

Answer 2

A system whose elements are activities, related to one another by a trigger relation, and triggered by external events, which represent a business process starting with a commitment and ending with the termination of that commitment

Answer 3

The automation of a business process, in whole or part, during which documents, information, or tasks are passed from one participant to another for action according to a set of procedural rules. Synonyms include process definition.

Answer 4

The path and systems used in the linked flow of activities with a specific start and finish that describe a process. The flow defines where inputs are initiated, the location of decision points and the alternatives in output paths, and is used in systems that perform automatic routing.

Answer 5

Activities or steps that add or change a product or service as the process develops. These are activities or steps the customer views as important.

Answer 6

The automation of a business process, in whole or part, during which documents, information or tasks are passed from one participant to another for action, according to a set of procedural rules.

Answer 7

An orchestrated and repeatable pattern of business activity enabled by the systematic organization of resources into processes that transform materials, provide services, or process information.

Answer 8

Generic term for a process or for the movement of information or material from one activity (worksite) to another.