Abstract: Process management involves facilitating the application of a user action to an electronic document that changes a state of a thread. The thread includes data that collectively describes states and relationships of interrelated tasks of a process. Metadata of the electronic document is changed to reflect the changed state of the thread. The changed metadata is communicated via an electronic messaging operation of the process to update the changed state of the thread.

Abstract: Process management involves determining a thread from metadata embedded in an electronic document that used in the performance of a process via an electronic messaging operation. The thread includes data that collectively describes states and relationships of interrelated tasks of the process. User role data is determined from the thread, and processing the electronic document by a participant of the process is facilitated. Processing of the electronic document is governed by the user role data relative to a user role of the participant in the process.

Abstract: Process management involves identifying a thread in response to an electronic messaging operation of a process. The thread includes data that collectively describes states and relationships of interrelated tasks of the process. A state of the thread is generated in response to the electronic messaging operation. The state of the thread represents a state of the process. A user interface rendering of the thread is facilitated in response to the electronic message operation.