1. A method for developing rules for monitoring adherence by developers to a software code development process, comprising: receiving, by a rule configuration component implemented by a processing device, a first process pattern descriptive of at least a portion of the software code development process; receiving, by the rule configuration component, a second process pattern descriptive of at least another portion of the software code development process; merging, by the rule configuration component, the first process pattern and the second process pattern to provide a merged processing pattern; and converting, by the rule configuration component, the merged processing pattern into an executable process verification rule.