Towards an Ethogram of Exploratory Process Mining Behavior

Jessica Van Suetendael; Benoît Depaire; Mieke Jans; Niels Martin

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-82225-4_43

Towards an Ethogram of Exploratory Process Mining Behavior

Jessica Van Suetendael^*, Benoît Depaire, Mieke Jans, Niels Martin

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Abstract

Exploratory process mining aims to better understand event logs. However, this is not a clear-cut procedure and relies heavily on the analyst’s cognitive skills. Research has been conducted to better understand the analyst’s behavior, yet an overview of exhibited behaviors during exploratory process mining is lacking. Such an overview would not only facilitate the direct comparison of empirical findings but would also serve as a recording tool for such process mining behavior. Drawing inspiration from the field of (human) ethology, which studies behavior, this paper presents an ethogram of exploratory process mining behavior, i.e., a catalog of behaviors. Via a systematic analysis of published process mining case studies, we developed an ethogram, consisting of 26 distinct behaviors such as “Discover process model”, “Define questions”, and “Explore data”. This ethogram provides insights into analysts’ actions, contributing to a more comprehensive understanding of their role.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Process Mining Workshops - ICPM 2024 International Workshops, Lyngby, Denmark, October 14–18, 2024, Revised Selected Papers
Editors	Andrea Delgado, Tijs Slaats
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	586-598
Number of pages	13
Volume	533
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-031-82225-4
ISBN (Print)	978-3-031-82224-7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-82225-4_43
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2025
Event	International Workshops which were held in conjunction with the 6th International Conference on Process Mining, ICPM 2024 - Lyngby, Denmark Duration: 14 Oct 2024 → 18 Oct 2024 https://icpmconference.org/2024/workshops/

Publication series

Series	Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing
Volume	533
ISSN	1865-1348

Workshop

Workshop	International Workshops which were held in conjunction with the 6th International Conference on Process Mining, ICPM 2024
Country/Territory	Denmark
City	Lyngby
Period	14/10/24 → 18/10/24
Internet address	https://icpmconference.org/2024/workshops/

Keywords

Ethogram
Exploratory Process Mining
Human Behavior
Process of Process Mining

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Van Suetendael, J., Depaire, B., Jans, M., & Martin, N. (2025). Towards an Ethogram of Exploratory Process Mining Behavior. In A. Delgado, & T. Slaats (Eds.), Process Mining Workshops - ICPM 2024 International Workshops, Lyngby, Denmark, October 14–18, 2024, Revised Selected Papers (Vol. 533, pp. 586-598). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-82225-4_43

Van Suetendael, Jessica ; Depaire, Benoît ; Jans, Mieke et al. / Towards an Ethogram of Exploratory Process Mining Behavior. Process Mining Workshops - ICPM 2024 International Workshops, Lyngby, Denmark, October 14–18, 2024, Revised Selected Papers. editor / Andrea Delgado ; Tijs Slaats. Vol. 533 Springer Verlag, 2025. pp. 586-598 (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, Vol. 533).

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Van Suetendael, J, Depaire, B, Jans, M & Martin, N 2025, Towards an Ethogram of Exploratory Process Mining Behavior. in A Delgado & T Slaats (eds), Process Mining Workshops - ICPM 2024 International Workshops, Lyngby, Denmark, October 14–18, 2024, Revised Selected Papers. vol. 533, Springer Verlag, Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol. 533, pp. 586-598, International Workshops which were held in conjunction with the 6th International Conference on Process Mining, ICPM 2024, Lyngby, Denmark, 14/10/24. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-82225-4_43

Towards an Ethogram of Exploratory Process Mining Behavior. / Van Suetendael, Jessica; Depaire, Benoît; Jans, Mieke et al.
Process Mining Workshops - ICPM 2024 International Workshops, Lyngby, Denmark, October 14–18, 2024, Revised Selected Papers. ed. / Andrea Delgado; Tijs Slaats. Vol. 533 Springer Verlag, 2025. p. 586-598 (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, Vol. 533).

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Van Suetendael J, Depaire B, Jans M, Martin N. Towards an Ethogram of Exploratory Process Mining Behavior. In Delgado A, Slaats T, editors, Process Mining Workshops - ICPM 2024 International Workshops, Lyngby, Denmark, October 14–18, 2024, Revised Selected Papers. Vol. 533. Springer Verlag. 2025. p. 586-598. (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, Vol. 533). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-82225-4_43

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