Workflow management system platform

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• accessing, by a workflow management system platform, electronic data records in a scenario database, including, for each of a plurality of scenarios, a scenario identifier and a set of associated workflow identifiers,
• wherein the workflow management system platform is coupled to a communication port, a scenario database, and a workflow database, the workflow management system platform comprising a backend system that communicates with users via a launchpad, which hosts applications and provides the applications with application-related services, or via an interactive graphical interface, and the backend system comprising a business workflow including a data store storing a plurality of workflow components;
• accessing, via the workflow management system platform, electronic data records in a workflow database, including, for each of a plurality of workflows, a workflow identifier, a valid from date, a valid to date, and an order value;
• displaying, via the interactive graphical interface, a substantially linear graphical timeline representing a series of dates;
• automatically displaying, via the interactive graphical interface, information about the plurality of scenarios, including, for each workflow associated with a scenario:
• a workflow area extending from a start location associated with the workflow's valid from date on the graphical timeline to an end location associated with the workflow's valid to date on the graphical timeline, wherein workflow areas within a scenario are presented in a sequence in accordance with the order values;
• automatically starting a workflow within a scenario based on workflow order values and preconditions,
• automatically performing a gap analysis associated with a relationship between a valid to date of a first workflow and a valid from date of a second workflow, the first and second workflows having the same order value, wherein a graphical representation of a result of the gap analysis is displayed proximate to the graphical timeline, and
• in response to an input received from the user via the interactive graphical interface, adjusting at least one of a workflow's valid from date or a workflow's valid to date.

A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing program code, the program code executable by a processor of a workflow management system platform coupled to a communication port, a scenario database, and a workflow database, the workflow management system platform comprising a backend system that communicates with users via a launchpad, which hosts applications and provides the applications with application-related services, or via an interactive graphical interface, and the backend system comprising a business workflow including a data store storing a plurality of workflow components, to cause the processor to:

• access, via the workflow management system platform, electronic data records in a scenario database, including, for each of a plurality of scenarios, a scenario identifier and a set of associated workflow identifiers;
• access, via the workflow management system platform, electronic data records in a workflow database, including, for each of a plurality of workflows, a workflow identifier, a valid from date, a valid to date, and an order value;
• display, via the interactive graphical interface, a substantially linear graphical timeline representing a series of dates;
• and
• automatically display, via the interactive graphical interface, information about the plurality of scenarios, including, for each workflow associated with a scenario:
• a workflow area extending from a start location associated with the workflow's valid from date on the graphical timeline to an end location associated with the workflow's valid to date on the graphical timeline, wherein workflow areas within a scenario are presented in a sequence in accordance with the order values;
• automatically starting a workflow within a scenario based on workflow order values and preconditions,
• automatically performing a gap analysis associated with a relationship between a valid to date of a first workflow and a valid from date of a second workflow, the first and second workflows having the same order value, wherein a graphical representation of a result of the gap analysis is displayed proximate to the graphical timeline, and
• in response to an input received from the user via the interactive graphical interface, adjusting at least one of a workflow's valid from date or a workflow's valid to date.