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Methods for dynamically predicting workflow completion times and workflow escalations

US6601035B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 10, 1997
Grant dateJul 29, 2003
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Expiry dateJul 10, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q10/06375
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A work flow management system (WFMS) can execute one or more instances of a workflow process. The execution of each workflow process is comprised of the execution of component activities. More particularly, dynamically predicting deadlines of a workflow process, whether a workflow process will escalate and whether it is beneficial to preemptively escalate a workflow process.

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