I rewrote the paper for the AUSOUG conference in both Perth and Melbourne Australia 2009 incorporating a number of features developed for the PIPER-Rx PAM product

Objective

understand the profile of your OEBS workflows (using the concept of Aged Workflows)

understand the impact workflow clutter is having on the Application and what you can do about it

implement steps that will help manage workflow more efficiently and on a timely basis

Abstract

This happens because workflows have inherently long process timelines – e.g. receipt of an order through to inventory despatch can take several weeks yet the management of workflow is often left to technical staff whose experience is much more around operating with database transaction times of milliseconds or seconds. It is therefore not uncommon in larger organisations to find several thousand workflows with various completion statuses in many cases dating back several years. The tidy up cost can be enormous.

This presentation demonstrates how to apply the principles of Aged Accounts management to workflow to help you manage workflow simply and far more effectively by identifying and focussing on slow workflows in the same way organisations identify and focus on slow payers. It covers how to collect the relevant information on the age profile of your workflows, what to focus on first for best results, what to do with the information and how to implement a regular review program to ensure workflow issues are identified and addressed early rather than left to clutter your system.

.....and yes, there is free code and reports for you to use to help you with these tasks.