Process Mining: Data Science in Action

by Wil van der Aalst

This is the second edition of Wil van der Aalst’s seminal book on process mining, which now discusses the field also in the broader context of data science and big data approaches. It includes several additions and updates, e.g. on inductive mining techniques, the notion of alignments, a considerably expanded section on software tools and a completely new chapter of process mining in the large. It is self-contained, while at the same time covering the entire process-mining spectrum from process discovery to predictive analytics. After a general introduction to data science and process mining in Part I, Part II provides the basics of business process modeling and data mining necessary to understand the remainder of the book. Next, Part III focuses on process discovery as the most important process mining task, while Part IV moves beyond discovering the control flow of processes, highlighting conformance checking, and organizational and time perspectives. Part V offers a guide to successfully applying process mining in practice, including an introduction to the widely used open-source tool ProM and several commercial products. Lastly, Part VI takes a step back, reflecting on the material presented and the key open challenges.
Overall, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the state of the art in process mining. It is intended for business process analysts, business consultants, process managers, graduate students, and BPM researchers.

486 pages, Hardcover

Published April 26, 2016

Reviews

[Alexander Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ausgezeichnete Begleitung zum Kurs
Process Mining: Data science in Action

Das Buch vertieft weiteres Wissen außerhalb des Kursspektrums. Toll ist die Informationsdichte; leider wurde beim Seitenlayout nur sehr wenig auf Übersichtlichkeit und der damit verbundenen didaktischen Unterstützung geachtet.

Für jeden zu empfehlen, der verstehen will wie Prozess-Mining (unter der Haube) funktioniert, und wo dessen Grenzen liegen.

Durch die Nutzung von Freeware (ProM) und Disco kommen auch die praktischen Elemente nicht zu kurz.

[Abdullah Shams · Rating 4 out of 5]

I studied this book for a course work, Its detailed and uptodate on the concepts and technically sound. Really dense with examples.

Positions oneself in the middle of Data sonamy and the trajectory one can take by having a view on the flow of data, work processes and resources. At the end of the day a state of the art approach in the age of information and its usability.

[Pavel Velikhov · Rating 2 out of 5]

Проходим мимо. Очень заманчивое название, несколько хороших идей в начале, но потом очень уныло и бесполезно.