[{"user_id":"92908","_id":"65547","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"type":"conference","publication":"Business Process Management Workshops","status":"public","editor":[{"first_name":"Inge","full_name":"van de Weerd, Inge","last_name":"van de Weerd"},{"last_name":"Estrada Torres","full_name":"Estrada Torres, Bedilia","first_name":"Bedilia"},{"first_name":"Han","full_name":"van der Aa, Han","last_name":"van der Aa"}],"abstract":[{"lang":"eng","text":"Process mining proved to be valuable for enabling transparency in business processes and to help to manage the everyday process dynamics. But what about the dynamics of a process mining project itself. In this paper, we present insights of a process mining introduction project spanning two years. For that we analyze the logs of the process mining platform supported by interviews of the developers and participants as part of our case study research. Based on this, our findings indicate four actions that impact a successful process mining project and the underlying dynamics. (1) Two development phases in a test and productive environment can lead to data driven process improvements. (2) Maintenance and the associated technical debt can cause process drift. (3) Scope creep of the project is easily identifiable in such logs and hinders the complete process mining initiative and (4) a sufficient user base and constant interaction with allows for bottom up process change. These results provide quantitative insights into the development and adoption cycles of the software and the direct impact on the processes as well as the business process management initiative. From this initial analysis researchers can benefit from first insights into the quantitative side of a process mining project and our categorization of the findings. Practitioners can use the findings as a blueprint or source for improvements to their process mining projects."}],"author":[{"first_name":"Alexander Marcus","orcid":"0009-0006-2519-1765","last_name":"Skolik","id":"92908","full_name":"Skolik, Alexander Marcus"},{"first_name":"Bernd","orcid":"0000-0001-9581-4602","last_name":"Löhr","full_name":"Löhr, Bernd","id":"56760"}],"date_created":"2026-05-04T07:25:43Z","publisher":"Springer Nature Switzerland","date_updated":"2026-05-04T07:28:38Z","title":"Understanding the Dynamics of a Process Mining Project Analyzing Log Data of a Process Mining Platform","publication_identifier":{"isbn":["978-3-032-13426-4"]},"citation":{"bibtex":"@inproceedings{Skolik_Löhr_2026, place={Cham}, title={Understanding the Dynamics of a Process Mining Project Analyzing Log Data of a Process Mining Platform}, booktitle={Business Process Management Workshops}, publisher={Springer Nature Switzerland}, author={Skolik, Alexander Marcus and Löhr, Bernd}, editor={van de Weerd, Inge and Estrada Torres, Bedilia and van der Aa, Han}, year={2026}, pages={288–299} }","short":"A.M. Skolik, B. Löhr, in: I. van de Weerd, B. Estrada Torres, H. van der Aa (Eds.), Business Process Management Workshops, Springer Nature Switzerland, Cham, 2026, pp. 288–299.","mla":"Skolik, Alexander Marcus, and Bernd Löhr. “Understanding the Dynamics of a Process Mining Project Analyzing Log Data of a Process Mining Platform.” <i>Business Process Management Workshops</i>, edited by Inge van de Weerd et al., Springer Nature Switzerland, 2026, pp. 288–299.","ama":"Skolik AM, Löhr B. Understanding the Dynamics of a Process Mining Project Analyzing Log Data of a Process Mining Platform. In: van de Weerd I, Estrada Torres B, van der Aa H, eds. <i>Business Process Management Workshops</i>. Springer Nature Switzerland; 2026:288–299.","apa":"Skolik, A. M., &#38; Löhr, B. (2026). Understanding the Dynamics of a Process Mining Project Analyzing Log Data of a Process Mining Platform. In I. van de Weerd, B. Estrada Torres, &#38; H. van der Aa (Eds.), <i>Business Process Management Workshops</i> (pp. 288–299). Springer Nature Switzerland.","chicago":"Skolik, Alexander Marcus, and Bernd Löhr. “Understanding the Dynamics of a Process Mining Project Analyzing Log Data of a Process Mining Platform.” In <i>Business Process Management Workshops</i>, edited by Inge van de Weerd, Bedilia Estrada Torres, and Han van der Aa, 288–299. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2026.","ieee":"A. M. Skolik and B. Löhr, “Understanding the Dynamics of a Process Mining Project Analyzing Log Data of a Process Mining Platform,” in <i>Business Process Management Workshops</i>, 2026, pp. 288–299."},"page":"288–299","year":"2026","place":"Cham"},{"title":"Towards an Actionable Development Method for Robotic Process Automation Using Process Mining","date_updated":"2026-05-04T07:28:06Z","publisher":"Springer Nature Switzerland","author":[{"orcid":"0009-0006-2519-1765","last_name":"Skolik","full_name":"Skolik, Alexander Marcus","id":"92908","first_name":"Alexander Marcus"}],"date_created":"2026-05-04T07:26:56Z","place":"Cham","year":"2026","page":"171–186","citation":{"ieee":"A. M. Skolik, “Towards an Actionable Development Method for Robotic Process Automation Using Process Mining,” in <i>Business Process Management Workshops</i>, 2026, pp. 171–186.","chicago":"Skolik, Alexander Marcus. “Towards an Actionable Development Method for Robotic Process Automation Using Process Mining.” In <i>Business Process Management Workshops</i>, edited by Inge van de Weerd, Bedilia Estrada Torres, and Han van der Aa, 171–186. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2026.","ama":"Skolik AM. Towards an Actionable Development Method for Robotic Process Automation Using Process Mining. In: van de Weerd I, Estrada Torres B, van der Aa H, eds. <i>Business Process Management Workshops</i>. Springer Nature Switzerland; 2026:171–186.","apa":"Skolik, A. M. (2026). Towards an Actionable Development Method for Robotic Process Automation Using Process Mining. In I. van de Weerd, B. Estrada Torres, &#38; H. van der Aa (Eds.), <i>Business Process Management Workshops</i> (pp. 171–186). Springer Nature Switzerland.","short":"A.M. Skolik, in: I. van de Weerd, B. Estrada Torres, H. van der Aa (Eds.), Business Process Management Workshops, Springer Nature Switzerland, Cham, 2026, pp. 171–186.","bibtex":"@inproceedings{Skolik_2026, place={Cham}, title={Towards an Actionable Development Method for Robotic Process Automation Using Process Mining}, booktitle={Business Process Management Workshops}, publisher={Springer Nature Switzerland}, author={Skolik, Alexander Marcus}, editor={van de Weerd, Inge and Estrada Torres, Bedilia and van der Aa, Han}, year={2026}, pages={171–186} }","mla":"Skolik, Alexander Marcus. “Towards an Actionable Development Method for Robotic Process Automation Using Process Mining.” <i>Business Process Management Workshops</i>, edited by Inge van de Weerd et al., Springer Nature Switzerland, 2026, pp. 171–186."},"publication_identifier":{"isbn":["978-3-032-13426-4"]},"language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"_id":"65548","user_id":"92908","abstract":[{"text":"Developing Robotic Process Automation bots involves a wide range of skill sets. Besides insights from business process management, software development knowledge like systems interaction and network knowledge is required. For a well functioning process automation these different skill sets must be combined. In a design science research study, concepts from business process management, software development, and best practices are combined to design an actionable development method for RPA. The resulting PM2RPA method structures the development process in four stages: pre-Development, design, development and operations. Within these four stages, 14 activities support product owners, developers, and process experts over the course of the development process. The PM2RPA Method is demonstrated in an environment characterized by frequently changing business processes and heavy resource restrictions due to a lack of skilled workers. The PM2RPA method allows process-driven development while focusing on systems integration and reporting, resulting in a structured and comprehensive method for developing RPA bots. Practitioners can use this method to manage their automation projects. At the same time, researchers benefit from a baseline method aiming to address methodological research challenges and early insights into wider operational strategies for RPA.","lang":"eng"}],"editor":[{"first_name":"Inge","last_name":"van de Weerd","full_name":"van de Weerd, Inge"},{"full_name":"Estrada Torres, Bedilia","last_name":"Estrada Torres","first_name":"Bedilia"},{"first_name":"Han","last_name":"van der Aa","full_name":"van der Aa, Han"}],"status":"public","publication":"Business Process Management Workshops","type":"conference"}]