Business workflow management systems and methods

A workflow management system, comprising:

• a network interface communicatively coupled to a user through a network;
• a data store communicatively coupled to one or more data sources;
• a processor communicatively coupled to the network interface and the data store;
• and
• memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to perform the steps of:
• communicating to the user and deriving a context associated with the user;
• analyzing data in the one or more data sources via a recommendation engine to derive contextually-derived tasks for the user, wherein the contextually-derived tasks are relevant, selective, and actionable based on the context to optimize workflow and efficiency of the user;
• managing a to-do list for the user comprising the contextually-derived tasks and user-defined tasks;
• and
• selectively updating the to-do list based on changes in the user's context and ongoing analysis of the data.

A client device, comprising:

• a network interface communicatively coupled to a workflow management system through a network;
• a location determination device configured to identify a real-time location of the client device;
• a processor communicatively coupled to the network interface and the location determination device;
• and
• memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to perform the steps of:
• communicating to the workflow management system to provide a context and location associated with the user;
• receiving contextually-derived tasks for the user, wherein the contextually-derived tasks for the user are responsive to data in one or more data sources that is analyzed by a recommendation engine in the workflow management system, wherein the contextually-derived tasks are relevant, selective, and actionable based on the context to optimize workflow and efficiency of the user;
• managing a to-do list for the user comprising the contextually-derived tasks and user-defined tasks;
• and
• selectively updating the to-do list based on changes in the user's context and ongoing analysis of the data.