11. A system for managing a business process carried out by a plurality of subsystems in an enterprise, the system comprising: a communication channel carrying system level messages in a generic format; one or more processors operable to execute at least one of: a plurality of business subsystems within the enterprise, each of the plurality of business subsystems comprising at least a plurality of computing systems and communicably coupled to the communication channel, wherein each business subsystem generates system level messages in a business subsystem specific format; a plurality of adapters, wherein each adapter is associated with one of the plurality of business subsystems, and wherein each adapter is operable to translate messages from the generic format into the associated business subsystem specific format and vice versa; and a business process management subsystem communicably coupled to the communication channel and operable to execute a business process model to manage the plurality of business subsystems.
11. A system for managing a business process carried out by a plurality of subsystems in an enterprise, the system comprising: a communication channel carrying system level messages in a generic format; one or more processors operable to execute at least one of: a plurality of business subsystems within the enterprise, each of the plurality of business subsystems comprising at least a plurality of computing systems and communicably coupled to the communication channel, wherein each business subsystem generates system level messages in a business subsystem specific format; a plurality of adapters, wherein each adapter is associated with one of the plurality of business subsystems, and wherein each adapter is operable to translate messages from the generic format into the associated business subsystem specific format and vice versa; and a business process management subsystem communicably coupled to the communication channel and operable to execute a business process model to manage the plurality of business subsystems. 19. The system as recited in claim 11 wherein messages in the generic format are in a canonical format.