Abstract: Aspects of the present invention provide a solution for monitoring execution of an application on a computer system. In an embodiment, a plurality of base operating values is obtained via an agentless process for each of a set of resource utilization variables that measure performance of the computer system. Based on these base operating values, an application profile for the computer system is compiled. This application profile can include an upper process control limit and a lower process control limit for each of the set of resource utilization variables. Execution of an application can be monitored by gathering operating values from the computer system during execution of the application and comparing the gathered values to the corresponding upper process control limits and the lower process control limits in the application profile.