diff --git a/config/alfresco/bootstrap-context.xml b/config/alfresco/bootstrap-context.xml
index a5edf79c22..c12b56d2f7 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/bootstrap-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/bootstrap-context.xml
@@ -124,20 +124,6 @@
         </property>
     </bean>
 
-    <!-- Workflow Deployment -->
-    
-    <bean id="workflowBootstrap" parent="workflowDeployer">
-        <property name="workflowDefinitions">
-            <list>
-                <props>
-                    <prop key="engineId">jbpm</prop>
-                    <prop key="location">org/alfresco/repo/workflow/jbpm/review_and_approve_processdefinition.xml</prop>
-                    <prop key="mimetype">text/xml</prop>
-                </props>
-            </list>
-        </property>
-    </bean>
-
     <!-- Descriptor Service -->
 
     <bean id="descriptorComponent" class="org.alfresco.repo.descriptor.DescriptorServiceImpl">
diff --git a/config/alfresco/messages/workflow-messages.properties b/config/alfresco/messages/workflow-messages.properties
index c21e80fc32..b3c3471fad 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/messages/workflow-messages.properties
+++ b/config/alfresco/messages/workflow-messages.properties
@@ -41,3 +41,28 @@ wf_review.task.wf_approvedTask.title=Approved
 wf_review.task.wf_approvedTask.description=Approved
 wf_review.node.end.title=End
 wf_review.node.end.description=End
+
+
+#
+# Adhoc Task Workflow
+#
+
+wf_adhoc.workflow.title=Adhoc Task
+wf_adhoc.workflow.description=Assign task to colleague
+
+# Adhoc Task Definitions
+
+wf_workflowmodel.type.wf_submitAdhocTask.title=Submit Adhoc Task
+wf_workflowmodel.type.wf_submitAdhocTask.description=Allocate task to colleague
+wf_workflowmodel.property.wf_adhocDescription.title=Task Description
+wf_workflowmodel.property.wf_adhocDescription.description=Description of what needs to be achieved
+wf_workflowmodel.property.wf_adhocDueDate.description=Task Due Date
+wf_workflowmodel.property.wf_adhocPriority.title=Task Priority
+wf_workflowmodel.property.wf_notifyMe.title=Notify Me
+wf_workflowmodel.property.wf_notifyMe.description=Notify me when task is complete
+wf_workflowmodel.association.wf_assignee.title=Assignee
+wf_workflowmodel.association.wf_assignee.description=Who's doing the task
+wf_workflowmodel.type.wf_adhocTask.title=Adhoc Task
+wf_workflowmodel.type.wf_adhocTask.description=Adhoc Task allocated by colleague
+wf_workflowmodel.type.wf_completedTask.title=Adhoc Task Completed
+wf_workflowmodel.type.wf_completedTask.description=Adhoc Task Completed
diff --git a/config/alfresco/model/workflowModel.xml b/config/alfresco/model/workflowModel.xml
index a99021bf1a..e4ca2b94c0 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/model/workflowModel.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/model/workflowModel.xml
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 
 <model name="wf:workflowmodel" xmlns="http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0">
 
-   <description>Content-oriented Workflows Model</description>
-   <author>Alfresco</author>
-   <version>0.1</version>
-
    <imports>
       <import uri="http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0" prefix="d"/>
       <import uri="http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0" prefix="cm"/>
@@ -75,10 +71,6 @@
 
       </type>
 
-
-      <!--                               -->
-      <!--  Basic Review & Approve Tasks -->               
-      <!--                               -->
       
       <type name="wf:reviewTask">
          <title>Review Task</title>
@@ -93,6 +85,75 @@
          </overrides>
 
       </type>
+
+
+
+      <!--                               -->
+      <!--  Adhoc Tasks -->               
+      <!--                               -->
+      
+      
+      <type name="wf:baseAdhocTask">
+         <parent>bpm:workflowTask</parent>
+
+         <properties>
+            <property name="wf:adhocDescription">
+               <title>Description</title>
+               <type>d:text</type>
+            </property>
+         </properties>
+      </type>
+      
+      <type name="wf:submitAdhocTask">
+         <title>Submit Adhoc Task</title>
+         <parent>wf:baseAdhocTask</parent>
+         
+         <properties>
+            <property name="wf:adhocDueDate">
+               <title>Due Date</title>
+               <type>d:date</type>
+            </property>
+
+            <property name="wf:adhocPriority">
+               <title>Priority</title>
+               <type>d:int</type>
+               <default>2</default>
+               <constraints>
+                  <constraint ref="bpm:allowedPriority"/>
+               </constraints>
+            </property>
+         
+            <property name="wf:notifyMe">
+               <title>Email Notification</title>
+               <type>d:boolean</type>
+            </property>
+         </properties>
+
+         <associations>
+            <association name="wf:assignee">
+               <title>Assignee</title>
+               <source>
+                  <mandatory>false</mandatory>
+                  <many>false</many>
+               </source>
+               <target>
+                  <class>cm:person</class>
+                  <mandatory>true</mandatory>
+                  <many>false</many>
+               </target>
+            </association>
+         </associations>
+      </type>
+
+      <type name="wf:adhocTask">
+         <title>Adhoc Task</title>
+         <parent>wf:baseAdhocTask</parent>
+      </type>
+
+      <type name="wf:completedTask">
+         <title>Completed Adhoc Task</title>
+         <parent>wf:baseAdhocTask</parent>
+      </type>
    
    </types>
    
diff --git a/config/alfresco/workflow-context.xml b/config/alfresco/workflow-context.xml
index 71ca8e5bd1..d124a7f68b 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/workflow-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/workflow-context.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,25 @@
    <!-- Workflow Definitions            -->
    <!--                                 -->
 
+   <bean id="workflow.workflowBootstrap" parent="workflowDeployer">
+      <property name="workflowDefinitions">
+         <list>
+            <props>
+              <prop key="engineId">jbpm</prop>
+              <prop key="location">org/alfresco/repo/workflow/jbpm/review_and_approve_processdefinition.xml</prop>
+              <prop key="mimetype">text/xml</prop>
+              <prop key="redeploy">false</prop>
+            </props>
+            <props>
+              <prop key="engineId">jbpm</prop>
+              <prop key="location">org/alfresco/repo/workflow/jbpm/adhoc_task_processdefinition.xml</prop>
+              <prop key="mimetype">text/xml</prop>
+              <prop key="redeploy">false</prop>
+            </props>
+         </list>
+      </property>
+   </bean>
+
    <bean id="workflow.dictionaryBootstrap" parent="dictionaryModelBootstrap" depends-on="dictionaryBootstrap">
       <property name="models">
          <list>
@@ -22,16 +41,16 @@
       </property>
    </bean>
 
+   <!--                                 -->
+   <!-- Workflow Service Implementation -->
+   <!--                                 -->
+
    <bean id="workflowDeployer" class="org.alfresco.repo.workflow.WorkflowDeployer" abstract="true">
       <property name="transactionService" ref="transactionComponent"/>
       <property name="authenticationComponent" ref="authenticationComponent" />
       <property name="workflowService" ref="WorkflowService" />
    </bean>
    
-   <!--                                 -->
-   <!-- Workflow Service Implementation -->
-   <!--                                 -->
-
    <bean id="workflowServiceImpl" class="org.alfresco.repo.workflow.WorkflowServiceImpl">
       <property name="BPMEngineRegistry" ref="bpm_engineRegistry"/>
       <property name="workflowPackageComponent" ref="workflowPackageImpl"/>
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowDeployer.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowDeployer.java
index ac101d87f0..e0020f37c8 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowDeployer.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowDeployer.java
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ public class WorkflowDeployer implements ApplicationListener
     public static final String ENGINE_ID = "engineId";
     public static final String LOCATION = "location";
     public static final String MIMETYPE = "mimetype";
+    public static final String REDEPLOY = "redeploy";
     
     // Dependencies
     private TransactionService transactionService;
@@ -139,13 +140,14 @@ public class WorkflowDeployer implements ApplicationListener
                     {
                         throw new WorkflowException("Workflow definition location must be provided");
                     }
+                    Boolean redeploy = Boolean.valueOf(workflowDefinition.getProperty(REDEPLOY));
                     String mimetype = workflowDefinition.getProperty(MIMETYPE);
 
                     // retrieve input stream on workflow definition
                     ClassPathResource workflowResource = new ClassPathResource(location);
                     
                     // deploy workflow definition
-                    if (workflowService.isDefinitionDeployed(engineId, workflowResource.getInputStream(), mimetype))
+                    if (!redeploy && workflowService.isDefinitionDeployed(engineId, workflowResource.getInputStream(), mimetype))
                     {
                         if (logger.isDebugEnabled())
                             logger.debug("Workflow deployer: Definition '" + location + "' already deployed");
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/jbpm/JBPMEngine.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/jbpm/JBPMEngine.java
index bc3582f012..519a7354c4 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/jbpm/JBPMEngine.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/jbpm/JBPMEngine.java
@@ -1507,6 +1507,8 @@ public class JBPMEngine extends BPMEngine
         workflowInstance.id = createGlobalId(new Long(instance.getId()).toString());
         workflowInstance.definition = createWorkflowDefinition(instance.getProcessDefinition());
         workflowInstance.active = !instance.hasEnded();
+        workflowInstance.startDate = instance.getStart();
+        workflowInstance.endDate = instance.getEnd();
         return workflowInstance;
     }
 
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/jbpm/adhoc_task_processdefinition.xml b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/jbpm/adhoc_task_processdefinition.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..72bb4f2e79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/jbpm/adhoc_task_processdefinition.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<process-definition xmlns="urn:jbpm.org:jpdl-3.1" name="wf:adhoc">
+
+   <swimlane name="initiator"/>
+
+   <start-state name="start">
+      <task name="wf:submitAdhocTask" swimlane="initiator">
+        <controller>
+          <variable name="assignee" access="write" mapped-name="wf:assignee"/>
+          <variable name="adhocduedate" access="write" mapped-name="wf:adhocDueDate"/>
+          <variable name="adhocpriority" access="write" mapped-name="wf:adhocPriority"/>
+          <variable name="adhocdescription" access="write" mapped-name="wf:adhocDescription"/>
+          <variable name="notify" access="write" mapped-name="wf:notifyMe"/>
+          <variable name="package" access="write" mapped-name="bpm:package"/>
+          <variable name="context" access="write" mapped-name="bpm:context"/>
+        </controller>
+      </task>
+      <transition name="" to="adhoc"/>
+   </start-state>
+
+   <swimlane name="assignee">
+      <assignment actor-id="#{assignee.properties['cm:userName']}"/>
+   </swimlane>
+   
+   <task-node name="adhoc">
+      <event type="task-create">
+         <script>
+            taskInstance.dueDate = adhocduedate;
+            taskInstance.priority = adhocpriority;
+         </script>
+      </event>
+      <task name="wf:adhocTask" swimlane="assignee">
+         <controller>
+            <variable name="adhocdescription" access="read" mapped-name="wf:adhocDescription"/>
+         </controller>
+      </task>
+      <transition name="" to="completed">
+         <action class="org.alfresco.repo.workflow.jbpm.AlfrescoJavaScript">
+           <script>
+              if (notify)
+              {
+                 var mail = actions.create("mail");
+                 mail.parameters.to = initiator.properties["cm:email"];
+                 mail.parameters.subject = "Adhoc Task " + adhocDescription;
+                 mail.parameters.from = assignee.properties["cm:email"];
+                 mail.parameters.text = "It's done";
+                 mail.execute(package);
+              }
+           </script>
+         </action>
+      </transition>
+   </task-node>
+   
+   <task-node name="completed">
+      <task name="wf:completedTask" swimlane="initiator">
+         <controller>
+            <variable name="adhocdescription" access="read" mapped-name="wf:adhocDescription"/>
+         </controller>
+      </task>
+      <transition name="" to="end"/>
+   </task-node>
+      
+   <end-state name="end"/>
+   
+</process-definition>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/workflow/WorkflowInstance.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/workflow/WorkflowInstance.java
index 07c0dac232..f4dac45ae9 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/workflow/WorkflowInstance.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/workflow/WorkflowInstance.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
  */
 package org.alfresco.service.cmr.workflow;
 
+import java.util.Date;
+
 
 /**
  * Workflow Instance Data Object
@@ -35,6 +37,15 @@ public class WorkflowInstance
     /** Workflow Definition */
     public WorkflowDefinition definition;
 
+    /** Start Task Instance (optional) */
+    public WorkflowTask startTask;
+
+    /** Workflow Start Date */
+    public Date startDate;
+    
+    /** Workflow End Date */
+    public Date endDate;
+    
     /* (non-Javadoc)
      * @see java.lang.Object#toString()
      */