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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2011
Agata Opalach, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Scott W. Kurth, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Kimberly S. Ostman, Chicago, IL (US);
Colin Anil Puri, Sugarland, TX (US);
Agata Opalach, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Scott W. Kurth, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Kimberly S. Ostman, Chicago, IL (US);
Colin Anil Puri, Sugarland, TX (US);
Accenture Global Services Limited, Dublin, IE;
Abstract
A method for implementing a closed-loop business process management lifecycle. The method comprising producing at least one to-be process model during a process analysis phase. Storing a copy of the at least one to-be process model. Automating the at least one to-be process model during a process automation phase. Producing data logs by applications implementing the automated to-be process models. Data mining the produced data logs during a process monitoring phase, to produce emerging to-be process models and updated to-be process models of automated to-be process models. Storing the emerging to-be process models and the updated to-be process models; and selecting ones of the stored emerging and updated to-be process models to provide to a new process analysis phase.