1. A computer-implemented method for a user to view historical workflow data, comprising the steps of: receiving from a user historical workflow criteria that comprises a start time and end time for a specific time frame of interest for workflow data; retrieving historical workflow data collected during processing of a workflow item whose processing was completed in the past from a group of databases based upon the received criteria; providing data based upon the retrieved historical workflow data that has a temporal profile that allow a generated user interface to visually replay the historical workflow data as it existed at a plurality of points in time in the past; wherein the generated user interface includes simultaneously displaying the visually replayed historical workflow data with multiple different levels of detail; wherein the generated user interface includes numerical statistical measures associated with at least one of the multiple different levels of detail; wherein the provided data is used to progress in time the replaying of the historical workflow data; and providing replayer controls that allow a user to select the point in time at which the user would like to begin replaying the historical workflow data.