METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING ENTERPRISE WORKFLOW AND INFORMATION
First Claim
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1. A machine readable medium having machine-executable instructions for managing workflow of an enterprise, the machine-executable instructions including:
- means for applying context to information relating to workflow activities of the enterprise;
means for establishing meaning of the information;
means for linking the information;
means for deriving associations relating to the information;
means for generating a model of the workflow based on the information; and
means for providing a simulation of the workflow based on the model.
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Abstract
A system for enterprise workflow management includes software and hardware for gathering information regarding the current state of workflows within the enterprise, examining the operational relationships among the systems and entities relating to the workflows, and facilitating improvement of the workflows throughout their respective lifecycles.
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25 Claims
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1. A machine readable medium having machine-executable instructions for managing workflow of an enterprise, the machine-executable instructions including:
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means for applying context to information relating to workflow activities of the enterprise; means for establishing meaning of the information; means for linking the information; means for deriving associations relating to the information; means for generating a model of the workflow based on the information; and means for providing a simulation of the workflow based on the model. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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2. A method for managing a workflow of activities of enterprise, including the steps of:
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using a computing device to define a current state of enterprise activities by gathering information from at least one tracking system coupled to the computing device; using the computing device to determine how the workflow appears to be done; using the computing device to determine, based on the preceding steps, how the workflow is really being done by defining a model from the current state of the enterprise activities and the determination of how the workflow appears to be done; and adjusting variables affecting the workflow to determine, using the computing device, how the workflow should be done at the enterprise; wherein the step of adjusting variables includes the step of refining the model by providing feedback to the model definition as a result of simulation including interaction with a game environment that provides one of virtual and mixed reality game situations to predict outcomes based on the interactions, the predicted outcomes being provided as the feedback to the model definition. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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