Microsoft describes process mining as extracting event data from systems of record to visualise processes, compare execution, investigate inefficiencies and monitor KPIs.
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Process mining maps event-log processes; Teho frames the work decision around them
Do we need process mining or Teho?
Process mining uses event data from systems of record to reconstruct and analyse how a process executes. Teho can use system evidence where it is useful, but its buyer question is broader: which work should change, how should value and burden move, and what should leadership decide next?
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- 2026-07-18
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- 2026-10-16
Decision value
Use process mining when a well-instrumented process and its cases are the object of analysis. Use Teho when the operating question crosses system boundaries or requires human-work context, a ranked change portfolio and a later proof decision.
Best fit and not best fit
Best fit when
- A named process has reliable event logs and case identifiers.
- The priority is variants, bottlenecks, conformance or process KPIs.
Not the best fit when
- Critical work happens across tools or outside the instrumented process.
- Leaders need to compare multiple change routes and prove the effect after intervention.
Decision detail
What to check before acting
Strong event logs are valuable inputs
Process maps, variants, bottlenecks and conformance signals can strengthen a Teho evidence model. Teho does not need to replace an existing process-mining investment to add decision value.
Event coverage is not the whole operating model
When important coordination, judgement, exception handling or work outside the system of record shapes the outcome, leaders need evidence beyond the event log alone.
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