Abstract: A system and method for automatically or semi-automatically analyzing business processes including elements for or processes for: monitoring business activities as conducted by a user of a target software application by monitoring the computer screens viewed by the user and user-system interaction; using pattern matching to determine the semantic elements of each computer screen and action; using screen element identity relationships to compare screens and develop process flows based on a sequence of the computer screens and the user-system interaction; using process flow end-point comparisons to synthesize business process fragments from the process flows; and combining business process fragments to create a business process model.

Abstract: A system and method for business process modelling including: an image capturing module, configured to capture screenshots of the business process; an image repository, configured to store the captured screenshots; and a mapping module, configured to map the captured screenshots to objects and to connect the objects to model a business process. In a particular case, the system and method may further include an image analysis module configured to analyse the captured screenshots for significant events and wherein the significant events and associated screenshots are mapped to the objects.