Generating visual indicators representing complexity of processes

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory processor-readable storage medium having stored therein program code of one or more software programs, wherein the program code when executed by at least one processing device cause the at least one processing device:

• to identify one or more processes presented on a display of a given client device;
• to determine a complexity of at least a given one of the one or more processes, wherein determining the complexity of the given process comprises determining a number of tasks of the given process;
• to generate a given visual indicator of the complexity of the given process, the given visual indicator comprising a shape with a number of features, wherein the shape comprises an N-featured shape and the number of features of the N-featured shape is equal to the number of tasks of the given process, and the complexity is based, at least in part, on the number of features of the N-featured shape;
• to provide the given visual indicator for presentation on the display of the given client device in association with the given process;
• and
• to determine a selection by a user of at least one of the one or more processes in response to a level of complexity indicated by the visual indicator;
• wherein the N-featured shape comprises one of:
• a star with a number of points of the star being equal to the number of tasks of the given process;
• a hub with a number of the spokes being equal to the number of tasks of the given process;
• and
• a polygon with a number of sides being equal to the number of tasks of the given process;
• wherein the given visual indicator further comprises at least one of a color and a pattern based at least in part on its associated task of the given process.

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processing device comprising a processor coupled to a memory;
• the at least one processing device being configured:
• to identify one or more processes presented on a display of a given client device;
• to determine a complexity of at least a given one of the one or more processes, wherein determining the complexity of the given process comprises determining a number of tasks of the given process;
• to generate a given visual indicator of the complexity of the given process, the given visual indicator comprising a shape with a number of features, wherein the shape comprises an N-featured shape and the number of features of the N-featured shape is equal to the number of tasks of the given process, and the complexity is based, at least in part, on the number of features of the N-featured shape;
• to provide the given visual indicator for presentation on the display of the given client device in association with the given process;
• and
• to determine a selection by a user of at least one of the one or more processes in response to a level of complexity indicated by the visual indicator;
• wherein the N-featured shape comprises one of:
• a star with a number of points of the star being equal to the number of tasks of the given process;
• a hub with a number of the spokes being equal to the number of tasks of the given process;
• and
• a polygon with a number of sides being equal to the number of tasks of the given process;
• wherein the given visual indicator further comprises at least one of a color and a pattern based at least in part on its associated task of the given process.