1. A computer-implemented method for providing a customized representation of a business process involving one or more organizational entities that are accessible through a network, the method comprising: providing a user interface operable to display a customized representation of a business process; storing user information, including user privileges associated with the business process, in a central repository that is accessible through the network; receiving a request from a first user through the user interface to view the business process; retrieving the user privileges for the first user from the central repository; and displaying with the user interface a customized representation of the business process, the customized representation being in compliance with the retrieved user privileges for the first user.