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Workflow is the operational aspect of a work procedure: how tasks are structured, who performs
them, what their relative order is, how they are synchronized, how information flows to support the tasks and how tasks are being tracked. Workflow problems can be modeled and
analyzed using Petri nets.
While the concept of workflow is not specific to information technology, support for workflow is an integral part of groupware software.
Wide-sense application
In a sense, Wikipedia is an example of a open workflow system with broad user input, which has a process to
maintain order and structure.
Workflow systems may leverage expertise by forwarding contributions to users who then add their input. The forwarding process
is an open area for development in larger systems of political and expertise management. The aim of forwarding is to use the
knowledge of others to magnify the value of input into the work flow.
Links
- W4 sells one of the main workflow core.
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