Process Orchestration

An architectural concept in which a coordination layer determines task order, state propagation, and exception routing within multi-system, multi-step business processes. It is usually implemented with workflow engines, state machines, or event-driven architectures. Core capabilities include state persistence, conditional routing, timeout and retry handling, and assignment of human tasks. Orchestration separates process logic from individual services, allowing complex flows to be monitored, resumed after failure, and modified without rewriting the underlying components.