Patent ID: 8005709

Claim:
A system for monitoring a business process, the system comprising: a processing component configured to: define a first indicator configured to provide a first quantitative value representing the performance of a business process; define a second indicator configured to provide a second quantitative value representing the performance of a risk control associated with the business process; evaluate the first indicator to determine the performance of the business process by comparing the first quantitative value with a first target value, the first target value being derived from a performance objective defined by an organizational unit implementing the business process; evaluate the second indicator to determine the performance of the risk control by comparing the second quantitative value with a second target value, the second target value being defined by an auditor of the business process; and causing an audit to be initiated for the business process based on the evaluation of the first indicator or the evaluation of the second indicator, wherein the business process is implemented in a workflow-enabled application, and wherein evaluating the first and second indicators comprises interfacing with the business process as it is implemented by the workflow-enabled application.