Patent ID: 7809597
Filing Date: 2010-10-05
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method in a computer system comprising: establishing a first class of users, wherein establishing a second class of users, wherein exposing only a subset of details of the business process definition to the first class of users, wherein excluding the second class of users from exposure to the subset of details; receiving business process data for the first phase from the first class of users; creating, using a processor of the computer system, a model of a business process using the business process data received from the first class of users; receiving business process data for the second phase from the second class of users; augmenting the model of the business process based on the business process data received from the second class of users; and iteratively refining the model of the business process in response to input provided by at least one of the first class of users and the second class of users.