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    IBM Process Mining

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AIBM Process Mining is a solution that helps businesses of all sizes by improving visibility, efficiency, and compliance in business processes. IBM Process Mining creates a digital twin of an organization's processes by analyzing data from multiple systems. This creates a clear, real-time picture of how the organization's processes function, helping the user to identify inefficiencies and bottlenecks. With process intelligence assisted by AI, it delivers prescriptive recommendations that align…

    $4,250

    per month per installation

    Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect

    Score5.9 out of 10
    N/AEnterprise Architect is the flagship architecture management platform from global, Australian-headquartered company Sparx Systems.

    $229

    per license

    Pricing
    IBM Process MiningSparx Systems Enterprise Architect
    Editions & Modules
    IBM Process Mining via IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation SaaS
    $4,250
    per month per installation
    IBM Process Mining for Cloud Paks On-Premises
    $33,110
    per year per installation
    IBM Process Mining Standalone SaaS
    $51,000
    per year per installation
    Professional
    $229
    per license
    Corporate
    $299
    per license
    Unified
    $499
    per license
    Ultimate
    $699
    per license
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM Process MiningSparx Systems Enterprise Architect
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsUnlock process optimization with IBM Process Mining SaaS: 20GB of storage to manage your process data; 2 Business users and 1 Analyst user for seamless collaboration. Leverage IBM Process Mining On-Premises for full control and flexibility: 3 projects with up to 20 million events; 3 Business users and 1 Analyst user for efficient teamwork; 2 Task Mining Agents to uncover actionable insights from workflows.—
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    IBM Process MiningSparx Systems Enterprise Architect
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    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    IBM Process MiningSparx Systems Enterprise Architect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (43 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    8.8
    (40 ratings)
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM Process MiningSparx Systems Enterprise Architect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    at real time use I found is easy to use. if your algorithms is up to the point then you can extract a strong data accOrding to your strategy .which required for your R&D.and after using process Mining we converted passive clients into active and now were delivering them best service.
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    Sparx Systems
    Enterprise Architect can be used to capture business requirements, design and management of all successive models, algorithms, process flows/workflows, design of business data objects and other artifacts. The strong point is the ability to link the items in all models with each other, the more time the analysts and designers "invest" into making nice and clearly defined models, the higher the future pay-off by any successive changes to the systems. Enterprise Architect is not a good tool for capturing rather unstructured business requirements, use e.g. Confluence or other solutions instead. EA should comprise the extracted models with very little unstructured information. Management of the changes process should not be done in Enterprise Architect, rather use JIRA/Confluence or similar.
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    Pros
    IBM
    • I like that problems are detected before they become serious, it is a relief for us to have software with a great daily impact on our system.
    • This software identifies bottlenecks very quickly.
    • Real-time monitoring prevents future problems from occurring and is quickly fixed.
    • Professional technical support team attentive to our needs.
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    Sparx Systems
    • Open Architecture - A wide and extensive set of options, plug-ins and customization options make Sparx EA more of a tool kit than just a tool. Most tools allow customization but Sparx EA is built from the ground up with this in mind.
    • Wide variety of formats, lexicons, standards and data import export capabilities allow different roles to interact with the information in different ways.
    • Automated report generation allows architects and designers to spend less taking on word processing and more time on performing architecture and design.
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    Cons
    IBM
    • It is not software with good scalability, I do not see improvements in its very advanced constants in its updates.
    • The central structure of this tool has made it difficult to use.
    • Everything works as it should when it is implemented for the development of new projects.
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    Sparx Systems
    • Needs someone that is very conversant with business modelling terminology
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    I think it is the best process mining software that can currently exist, others are similar, but do not meet our expectations, we will use it for a long time, it is a system that makes us productive with minimal manual effort, the quality of the results they are amazing.
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    Sparx Systems
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    Usability
    IBM
    The initial integration/configuration is complex and hence takes time. Once integrated it is very easy and nice to use. We can have the analytics with a very user-friendly dashboard. It provides detailed information which helps in finding causes and hence in improvement. I would say it is a very nice and user-friendly tool.
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    Sparx Systems
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    Support Rating
    IBM
    We have received all the detailed documentation and requested information even on Friday evenings. The tutorials and examples are great for starting the implementation and optimizing it a long the way to the required custom internal needs. If needed, there is also the option to book a consultation with an IBM specialist which can recommend the proper processes of implementation.
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    Sparx Systems
    The support team of Sparx EA, based in Australia, is always willing to help and give direction.
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBM
    Identify automation opportunities, prioritize by impact and expected ROI, and fast-track implementation with automated RPA bot generation. IBM Process Mining helps us by identifying non-conformant cases to identify the root causes of deviations, stakeholders involved and impact on key performance indicators. Accelerate digital transformation and through data-driven insights we are able to make faster and more informed business decisions.
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    Sparx Systems
    BiZZdesign represents a different new concept to enterprise architecture, its gravity center is not technical modelling, but rather a view on capturing the whole end-user experience or customer journey. It also allows to grasp areas as internal company capabilities, required for adoption/changes and operation of the solution, uses the same Archimate modelling language. This solution is in my opinion a new generation enabling to not only design the solutions, but also manage the whole application portfolio with respect to capabilities and requirement parameters.
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • Disbursement and vendor payments are only two examples of the kind of routine processes that might benefit greatly from being automated.
    • IBM Process Mining has helped us better understand our consumers by revealing patterns of behavior that can be explained by the use of AI.
    • By automatically detecting, verifying, and bettering workflows, IBM Process Mining helps me locate inefficiencies and opportunities. That makes it simple to distribute assets where they will have the greatest impact, boosting return on investment.
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    Sparx Systems
    • This program speed up the development process. It generates the actual code with my model classes after modeling
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    ScreenShots

    IBM Process Mining Screenshots

    Screenshot of visualizations that provide analysis on process performance and the associated times and costs, used to automatically discover processes.Screenshot of a visualization that helps locate the best process performance in lead time and costs related to both standard and customized KPIs of running processes to understand where automation will make the biggest impact.Screenshot of analytics that compare a discovered process with a reference process model to locate deviations and their costs, frequency and root cause for targeted fixes.Screenshot of RPA Candidates, that recommends the activities to automated based on ROI and the desired automation level.Screenshot of a simulation comparing as-is and what-if processes to calculate ROI of automation initiatives.