A method for detecting a mode of operation of a valve in a process plant, the method comprising: receiving, at a computing device, data generated as a result of the valve operating within the process plant to control an industrial process, the valve data including respective valve parameter values of the valve for one or more valve parameters over a plurality of instances of time; analyzing, by the computing device, the valve data to identify, from a plurality of modes of valve operation, the mode of operation of the valve, the plurality of modes of valve operation including two or more of: (i) full stroke cycling, wherein the valve periodically travels between completely open and completely closed without opening or closing partially, (ii) continuous throttling, wherein the valve does not completely open or completely close and oscillates with a sinusoidal pattern, or (iii) periodic throttling, wherein the valve periodically travels from completely closed to a valve travel position and oscillates with a sinusoidal pattern at the valve travel position; detecting, by the computing device, a condition of the valve based on the mode of operation of the valve; and transmitting, by the computing device, a control signal to the process plant to adjust operation of the process plant based on the detected condition of the valve. receiving, at a computing device, data generated as a result of the valve operating within the process plant to control an industrial process, the valve data including respective valve parameter values of the valve for one or more valve parameters over a plurality of instances of time; analyzing, by the computing device, the valve data to identify, from a plurality of modes of valve operation, the mode of operation of the valve, the plurality of modes of valve operation including two or more of: (i) full stroke cycling, wherein the valve periodically travels between completely open and completely closed without opening or closing partially, (ii) continuous throttling, wherein the valve does not completely open or completely close and oscillates with a sinusoidal pattern, or (iii) periodic throttling, wherein the valve periodically travels from completely closed to a valve travel position and oscillates with a sinusoidal pattern at the valve travel position; detecting, by the computing device, a condition of the valve based on the mode of operation of the valve; and transmitting, by the computing device, a control signal to the process plant to adjust operation of the process plant based on the detected condition of the valve. mode of operation of the valve, the plurality of modes of valve operation including two or more of: (i) full stroke cycling, wherein the valve periodically travels between completely open and completely closed without opening or closing partially, (ii) continuous throttling, wherein the valve does not completely open or completely close and oscillates with a sinusoidal pattern, or (iii) periodic throttling, wherein the valve periodically travels from completely closed to a valve travel position and oscillates with a sinusoidal pattern at the valve travel position; detecting, by the computing device, a condition of the valve based on the mode of operation of the valve; and transmitting, by the computing device, a control signal to the process plant to adjust operation of the process plant based on the detected condition of the valve.