1

A process execution monitoring system comprising:A) a process monitor configured, in use, toI) acquire process execution data and

II) acquire process node data from an ad hoc process; and

B) a process evaluation module configured, in use, to compile an ad hoc process workflow in accordance with the data acquired by the process monitor.

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2

A method of monitoring the execution of a process, the method comprising the steps of:a) acquiring process execution data from an ad hoc process;

b) acquiring data relating to the nodes of the ad hoc process; and

c) combining the data acquired in steps a) and b) to compile an ad hoc process workflow.

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3

A method according to Claim 2, wherein step a) comprises the further step of:i) receiving process execution data from an ad hoc process after the execution of each process step.

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4

A method according to Claim 3, wherein step a) comprises the further step of:ii) sending an instruction to the ad hoc process indicating which process node should be subsequently executed in the processing of the ad hoc process.

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5

A method according to Claim 4, wherein steps i) and ii) are repeated until the ad hoc process terminates.

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6

A method according to Claim 2 wherein step b) comprises the step of acquiring an identifier for each node of the ad hoc process.

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7

A method according to Claim 2 wherein step b) comprises the step of acquiring the identity of the first node which is executed by the processing of the ad hoc process.

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8

A method according to Claim 2 wherein the ad hoc process workflow compiled in step c) is analysed to determine one or more performance measures of the ad hoc process.

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9

A computer program product comprising computer executable code for performing a method according to Claim 2.

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