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Pattern of activity often with a result

Workflow is a generic term for orchestrated and repeatable patterns of activity, enabled by the systematic organization of resources into processes that transform materials, provide services, or process information. It can be depicted as a sequence of operations, the work of a person or group, the work of an organization of staff, or one or more simple or complex mechanisms. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: WorkflowA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Understanding of Machine Learning with Deep Learning: Architectures, Workflow, Applications and Future DirectionsInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Business Process ManagementThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics supportCited 48,733 times
  5. Go sideways: Business process managementA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: FlowableA closely related topic

📖 Definitions

Noun The flowrate at which a flow of work takes place.

Noun A process or procedure by which tasks are completed. It may be defined by a flowchart with actors, actions, results, decisions, and action paths.

🗂️ The subject at a glance

  1. Historical development
  2. Workflow management
  3. Workflow management systems
  4. Related concepts
  5. Examples
  6. Features and phenomenology
  7. Workflow improvement theories
  8. Components
  9. Applications

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

🆕 Influential since 2022

📚 Books worth reading

Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.

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