---
_id: '65547'
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
  full_name: Skolik, Alexander Marcus
  id: '92908'
  last_name: Skolik
  orcid: 0009-0006-2519-1765
- first_name: Bernd
  full_name: Löhr, Bernd
  id: '56760'
  last_name: Löhr
  orcid: 0000-0001-9581-4602
citation:
  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.
  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}
    }'
  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.
  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.
  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.'
date_created: 2026-05-04T07:25:43Z
date_updated: 2026-05-04T07:28:38Z
editor:
- first_name: Inge
  full_name: van de Weerd, Inge
  last_name: van de Weerd
- first_name: Bedilia
  full_name: Estrada Torres, Bedilia
  last_name: Estrada Torres
- first_name: Han
  full_name: van der Aa, Han
  last_name: van der Aa
language:
- iso: eng
page: 288–299
place: Cham
publication: Business Process Management Workshops
publication_identifier:
  isbn:
  - 978-3-032-13426-4
publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland
status: public
title: Understanding the Dynamics of a Process Mining Project Analyzing Log Data of
  a Process Mining Platform
type: conference
user_id: '92908'
year: '2026'
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