<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>ProcessMind Blog &amp; News</title><description>Read practical process mining articles and process mapping guides on process modeling, data, simulation, and process improvement.</description><link>https://processmind.com</link><language>en</language><item><title>ProcessMind 2026.09 Unites Process Design, Architecture, and Intelligence</title><link>https://processmind.com/resources/news/processmind-unites-process-design-and-intelligence-for-the-ai-era</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://processmind.com/resources/news/processmind-unites-process-design-and-intelligence-for-the-ai-era</guid><description>ProcessMind 2026.09 brings process modeling, architecture, governance, mining, simulation, and AI together to give organizations the process context needed for automation.</description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Christiaan Esmeijer</dc:creator><category>news</category><category>press-release</category><category>process-architecture</category><category>process-intelligence</category><category>ai</category></item><item><title>Appian vs ProcessMind: Build or Measure First?</title><link>https://processmind.com/resources/blog/compare-appian-vs-processmind</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://processmind.com/resources/blog/compare-appian-vs-processmind</guid><description>Appian builds and runs process applications. ProcessMind measures work across your existing systems and simulates redesigns before you build.</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:16:47 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Christiaan Esmeijer</dc:creator><category>blog</category><category>competitive-analysis</category></item><item><title>Pega vs ProcessMind: Orchestration or Process Insight</title><link>https://processmind.com/resources/blog/compare-pega-vs-processmind</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://processmind.com/resources/blog/compare-pega-vs-processmind</guid><description>Pega orchestrates work on its platform and includes process mining of it. ProcessMind measures across systems, with one shared record.</description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 06:54:27 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Christiaan Esmeijer</dc:creator><category>blog</category><category>competitive-analysis</category></item><item><title>Camunda vs. ProcessMind: Orchestration or Process Insight?</title><link>https://processmind.com/resources/blog/compare-camunda-vs-processmind</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://processmind.com/resources/blog/compare-camunda-vs-processmind</guid><description>Camunda executes BPMN processes. ProcessMind shows how work actually flows, helps you model alternatives and simulate changes before deployment.</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 05:53:15 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Christiaan Esmeijer</dc:creator><category>blog</category><category>competitive-analysis</category></item><item><title>What Process Mining Costs</title><link>https://processmind.com/resources/blog/what-process-mining-costs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://processmind.com/resources/blog/what-process-mining-costs</guid><description>Process mining cost has three parts: licence, data work and people. See our published prices, the change cost that follows, and five vendor questions.</description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:19:11 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Christiaan Esmeijer</dc:creator><category>blog</category><category>process-mining</category><category>competitive-analysis</category></item><item><title>Process Mining Business Case: Four Numbers for Finance</title><link>https://processmind.com/resources/blog/process-mining-business-case</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://processmind.com/resources/blog/process-mining-business-case</guid><description>Build a process mining business case with four figures finance can assess: problem size, fix cost, pilot cost, and time to first evidence.</description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:44:19 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Christiaan Esmeijer</dc:creator><category>blog</category><category>process-mining</category><category>process-improvement</category></item><item><title>Visio Alternative: What to Use for Process Modeling</title><link>https://processmind.com/resources/blog/visio-alternative-for-bpmn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://processmind.com/resources/blog/visio-alternative-for-bpmn</guid><description>Compare Visio alternatives for process modeling, from free BPMN tools to platforms with shared editing and governance. See what transfers from VSDX.</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:34:34 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Christiaan Esmeijer</dc:creator><category>blog</category><category>process-modeling</category></item><item><title>Bizagi Alternative: Why Teams Move to a Governed Platform</title><link>https://processmind.com/resources/blog/bizagi-alternative</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://processmind.com/resources/blog/bizagi-alternative</guid><description>Bizagi Modeler is free desktop software; Bizagi&apos;s paid platform is a separate product. See how ProcessMind fits each one, and what a migration takes.</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:34:37 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Christiaan Esmeijer</dc:creator><category>blog</category><category>process-modeling</category><category>competitive-analysis</category></item><item><title>Choosing an ARIS Alternative</title><link>https://processmind.com/resources/blog/aris-alternative</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://processmind.com/resources/blog/aris-alternative</guid><description>ARIS is the deeper repository; ProcessMind is the smaller product with the features that decide the work. Compare them in one matrix.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:57:12 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Christiaan Esmeijer</dc:creator><category>blog</category><category>process-architecture</category><category>competitive-analysis</category></item><item><title>Enterprise Architecture Tools: How to Choose the Right Fit</title><link>https://processmind.com/resources/blog/enterprise-architecture-tools</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://processmind.com/resources/blog/enterprise-architecture-tools</guid><description>Compare enterprise architecture tools by the job each one does, and see where process data keeps the architecture honest.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 07:53:58 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Christiaan Esmeijer</dc:creator><category>blog</category><category>process-architecture</category><category>competitive-analysis</category></item><item><title>BPMN Tools: Choose the Right Modeler for the Job</title><link>https://processmind.com/resources/blog/bpmn-tools</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://processmind.com/resources/blog/bpmn-tools</guid><description>Compare BPMN tools by the job they do: a seven-check matrix, where free modelers stop, and a free tier you can grow from.</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:25:09 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Christiaan Esmeijer</dc:creator><category>blog</category><category>process-modeling</category><category>competitive-analysis</category></item><item><title>BPMN vs UML vs Flowchart: Which Diagram to Use</title><link>https://processmind.com/resources/blog/bpmn-vs-uml-vs-flowchart</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://processmind.com/resources/blog/bpmn-vs-uml-vs-flowchart</guid><description>BPMN vs UML: what each notation models, one table to decide with, and why we standardise on BPMN 2.0 instead of a notation of our own.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:06:33 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Roel Vliegen</dc:creator><category>blog</category><category>process-modeling</category></item><item><title>Digital Twin of an Organization: How to Build One in Stages</title><link>https://processmind.com/resources/blog/digital-twin-of-an-organization</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://processmind.com/resources/blog/digital-twin-of-an-organization</guid><description>A digital twin of an organization connects a process model, event data and measurement. See the path from documented processes to live process health.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:47:53 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Roel Vliegen</dc:creator><category>blog</category><category>digital-transformation</category></item><item><title>MCP Server Process Mining: The Bridge to Your Data</title><link>https://processmind.com/resources/blog/mcp-process-context</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://processmind.com/resources/blog/mcp-process-context</guid><description>Your AI assistant is only as useful as the context it can reach. ProcessMind&apos;s MCP server is the bridge to the process knowledge you have already curated.</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:43:35 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Roel Vliegen</dc:creator><category>blog</category><category>process-mining</category><category>data</category></item><item><title>Task Mining: What It Captures and What to Use Instead</title><link>https://processmind.com/resources/blog/task-mining</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://processmind.com/resources/blog/task-mining</guid><description>See what task mining records and how to discover work without desktop monitoring.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:10:06 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Roel Vliegen</dc:creator><category>blog</category><category>process-mining</category></item><item><title>BPO Process Outsourcing: Measure Before You Outsource</title><link>https://processmind.com/resources/blog/bpo-process-outsourcing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://processmind.com/resources/blog/bpo-process-outsourcing</guid><description>Business process outsourcing moves a process to an external provider. Measure how it runs, redesign what you can, and give both sides one shared dashboard.</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 09:37:08 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Christiaan Esmeijer</dc:creator><category>blog</category><category>process-mining</category></item><item><title>RACI Matrix Template: Download, Fill In, and Import</title><link>https://processmind.com/resources/blog/raci-matrix-template</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://processmind.com/resources/blog/raci-matrix-template</guid><description>Download a RACI matrix template in the CSV format ProcessMind imports and exports, then fill it in, import it back, and keep it true to the process.</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 05:11:44 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Christiaan Esmeijer</dc:creator><category>blog</category><category>process-architecture</category></item><item><title>Value Stream Mapping: Connect Strategy to Performance</title><link>https://processmind.com/resources/blog/value-stream-mapping</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://processmind.com/resources/blog/value-stream-mapping</guid><description>Learn how value stream mapping connects end-to-end process architecture, real process data, and improvement work in ProcessMind.</description><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 07:25:18 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Roel Vliegen</dc:creator><category>blog</category><category>process-architecture</category></item><item><title>Process Governance: Keep Process Documentation Current</title><link>https://processmind.com/resources/blog/process-governance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://processmind.com/resources/blog/process-governance</guid><description>Process governance assigns ownership, approval, versions and review so documentation stays true. Here is how we build each one into the platform.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:49:13 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Christiaan Esmeijer</dc:creator><category>blog</category><category>process-architecture</category></item><item><title>RACI Matrix: Roles, Accountability and Process Ownership</title><link>https://processmind.com/resources/blog/raci-matrix-for-processes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://processmind.com/resources/blog/raci-matrix-for-processes</guid><description>Use a RACI matrix to assign process responsibilities: the four letters, RACI vs RASCI vs DACI, an order-to-cash example, and how to keep it current.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:29:48 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Christiaan Esmeijer</dc:creator><category>blog</category><category>process-architecture</category></item><item><title>Kaizen Continuous Improvement: How to Prove It Works</title><link>https://processmind.com/resources/blog/kaizen-continuous-improvement</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://processmind.com/resources/blog/kaizen-continuous-improvement</guid><description>Kaizen is continuous improvement in small steps, led by the people doing the work. Learn how to use kaizen bursts in a value stream map and hold the gains.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:12:23 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Christiaan Esmeijer</dc:creator><category>blog</category><category>process-improvement</category></item><item><title>Standard Operating Procedure Examples: 3 Worked SOPs</title><link>https://processmind.com/resources/blog/standard-operating-procedure-examples</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://processmind.com/resources/blog/standard-operating-procedure-examples</guid><description>Review three standard operating procedure examples with steps, systems and exceptions. Learn what an SOP needs and how to keep it current.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 05:37:50 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Christiaan Esmeijer</dc:creator><category>blog</category><category>process-modeling</category></item><item><title>What Is a BPMS? Business Process Management, Explained</title><link>https://processmind.com/resources/blog/what-is-a-bpms</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://processmind.com/resources/blog/what-is-a-bpms</guid><description>A BPMS models and executes defined processes. See its five parts, where it stops, and why process knowledge matters more than execution.</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 07:15:40 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Roel Vliegen</dc:creator><category>blog</category><category>process-modeling</category></item><item><title>What Is RPA? How Robotic Process Automation Works</title><link>https://processmind.com/resources/blog/what-is-rpa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://processmind.com/resources/blog/what-is-rpa</guid><description>RPA uses software bots to operate applications through user interfaces. Learn what it handles well, where it falls short, and how to choose candidates.</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 06:49:35 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Roel Vliegen</dc:creator><category>blog</category><category>process-improvement</category></item><item><title>What Is Six Sigma? A Practical Guide to DMAIC</title><link>https://processmind.com/resources/blog/what-is-six-sigma</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://processmind.com/resources/blog/what-is-six-sigma</guid><description>Six Sigma cuts variation to make defects less frequent. Learn the sigma scale, how DMAIC works, and how data makes the loop practical.</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 05:25:44 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Christiaan Esmeijer</dc:creator><category>blog</category><category>process-improvement</category></item><item><title>Process Mining Performance: Benchmarks and Tips</title><link>https://processmind.com/resources/blog/processmind-performance-and-scalability</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://processmind.com/resources/blog/processmind-performance-and-scalability</guid><description>See how data volume, file format, and query shape affect process mining performance, with dated benchmarks from 100K to 100M events.</description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Roel Vliegen</dc:creator><category>blog</category><category>process-mining</category></item><item><title>ProcessMind Launches Process Simulation for Digital Twins</title><link>https://processmind.com/resources/news/processmind-launches-process-simulation-engine-for-digital-twins</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://processmind.com/resources/news/processmind-launches-process-simulation-engine-for-digital-twins</guid><description>ProcessMind adds process simulation so you can test what-if scenarios and build digital twins of business processes.</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Christiaan Esmeijer</dc:creator><category>news</category><category>press-release</category><category>simulation</category><category>digital-twin</category></item><item><title>Process Improvement Techniques: 2026 Guide</title><link>https://processmind.com/resources/blog/process-improvement-techniques-the-ultimate-list</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://processmind.com/resources/blog/process-improvement-techniques-the-ultimate-list</guid><description>Compare 14 continuous process improvement methodologies, from Lean and Six Sigma to Process Mining and simulation.</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Christiaan Esmeijer</dc:creator><category>blog</category><category>process-improvement</category><category>process-mining</category></item><item><title>Find Process Automation Opportunities with Process Mining</title><link>https://processmind.com/resources/blog/how-to-find-automation-opportunities-with-process-mining</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://processmind.com/resources/blog/how-to-find-automation-opportunities-with-process-mining</guid><description>Learn how process mining helps you assess automation candidates, estimate addressable effort, and decide when RPA is not the right answer.</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Roel Vliegen</dc:creator><category>blog</category><category>process-improvement</category><category>process-mining</category></item><item><title>What Is Digital Transformation? 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