Extended Nucleus Suite: process monitoring for agile business processes
Sauerlach (Munich), November 11, 2008 – Optimized business processes that can be repeated at any time are a key quality feature of a company. Good monitoring ensures that processes are monitored and can be easily adapted in the event of changes. If the relevant data is available in real time, processes can ideally be influenced directly and at runtime. The software expert Novabit (www.novabit.de) has therefore integrated new functionalities for process monitoring and process support into its universal software platform Nucleus. Nucleus is thus evolving into an active and intelligent process platform.
Valuable process information
For this purpose, a data meta-level was implemented in Nucleus, in which all statistical information about the running processes can be collected. This includes, for example, data on throughput times, planned/actual, start/end, quality characteristics, error frequencies, etc. Valuable information about all processes can be obtained from this and used for the purposes of process monitoring: Where does a process hang? What are the average processing times for an order? In which department does an order take the longest? External systems can also be integrated via interfaces in Nucleus, and data can be imported and evaluated.
Automated workflow control
In extreme cases, Nucleus no longer serves to implement a specific technical process, but rather as a central process monitor for processes that may be distributed across several systems. However, the new functionalities not only allow pure monitoring, but also direct workflow control and process automation. If processes, step sequences and workflows are stored, Nucleus can automatically inform process participants via task lists or e-mail, escalate delays or trigger steps in other systems, for example. The universal software system thus becomes an integration and coordination node for processes that can extend to different or multiple systems.
Business logic in metadata
With Nucleus, processes and workflows in companies are mapped generically and IT is consistently separated from the business logic. With Nucleus, recurring mechanisms in software are abstracted to such an extent that the application-specific business logic no longer requires the development of separate software code. It is stored in metadata and can be modified and extended during the use of a system at runtime. Adaptation, configuration and parameterization no longer require IT expertise, but only knowledge of the technical requirements. It can therefore be carried out by the user themselves.
“Once you have the appropriate data structures for generic mapping of data and processes, you can also implement mechanisms to evaluate the data structures and monitor and automate the processes and workflows,” explains Ramin Goettlich, Managing Partner of Novabit. “This makes Nucleus a tool for the rapid and efficient provision of process transparency, control and optimization.”
