Comparing projects

Comparing projects side by side enables you to investigate performance differences or deviations from an ideal route.

A manager wants to compare performance across regional teams to understand why one region had a greater reduction in Mean Time to Resolve than another. Using the process compare feature, the manager applies breakdowns and filters in the process maps, and investigates for bottlenecks. The manager compares:

• Team performance across locations and previous time periods.
• Regions against the ideal route for insights on the adoption rate and deviations.

Comparing projects lets you analyze two versions or scenarios from the same project simultaneously. When comparing, you can choose a project version, set different filters, choose routes to view, and see their records separately.

From the project comparison view, you can refine activities and connections for each map. You can also apply filters and routes, and compare statistics between them.

Start a comparison

Begin a side-by-side project comparison.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_process_optimization_analyst, sn_process_optimization_power_user, or sn_process_optimization_admin

About this task

You can perform a comparison of a main or linked project.

Procedure

1. Select the project you want to compare.
2. From the process map within Analyst Workbench, select Compare.
   Access the Compare view from a main or linked process.
3. Choose one of the following routes:

• Select Apply Filters to choose the filters or a route to compare on.
• From Compare Versions, select a project version.

4. If selecting Apply Filters, do one of the following actions:

1. From the Filters panel, choose from breakdown and advanced filters to compare on.
2. From the Variation Analysis panel, choose a route to compare on.

5. Select Apply if you selected filters, or Show route if you selected a route to compare on.
   A second model with your filters applied displays next to the main model. Items in the Breakdown Filters are also filtered according to the applied routes.

   Note:

   After applying filters, you can use the selector in the upper right corner of the window to view a different model version.

What to do next

Compare transitions or statistics between the two projects.

Compare statistics and transitions between two projects

Compare records, routes, average case duration, and transitions of two side-by-side projects.

Before you begin

Role required: none

Procedure

1. Expand the Bottleneck Analysis table in either project and select the combine/split icon () to show statistics or transitions for both projects in a combined table.
   
   
   

   The combined statistics table shows the number of records and routes, and average case duration statistics for each project, as well as the differential statistics between them.

   
   
   

   The combined Transitions table shows a side-by-side view of the Overall Transitions or State Transitions you specify to display for each project. Enable the Mirror transition type toggle to automatically show both projects with the same transition type and metrics. Disable the toggle to be able to select different transition types and metrics between the projects.

   
   
   
2. To reposition each project's statistics table back into their corresponding maps, select the split icon ().

What to do next

When you're finished reviewing from the comparison view, select the Stop comparison view icon () of the project you want to stop viewing. The remaining project shows as the main view with any filters you've applied.

Change a project version name

Change the name of a project version for easier referencing when viewing and comparing.

Before you begin

Role required: administrator

Procedure

1. Navigate to All > Process Mining > Process Mining Workspace.
2. Select the project, which has a version whose name you want edit.
3. Select the ellipsis () menu on in the upper right corner of the screen, and choose Edit Versions.
4. In the Edit Versions list, select the version to change by selecting the name.
5. In the Project Definition Version form, enter a new name for the project version in the Name field.
6. Select Save.