Episode 106 — KNIME & Data Analysis: Rosaria Silipo
One of the skills that I see an increasing demand for Business Analysts is data analysis. Especially when “new” tools like Process Mining shift the landscape towards data-driven analysis. And besides the need to learn these new skills, I also see multiple tools that are very pricey and might be cost prohibitive for some organizations, […]
Episode 105 — PEX & BPM Publication: Michael Hill
Happy New Year! We are back from our regular break, in which we really did not do a lot for the podcast but were working on other things that you will discover throughout 2026. We are super excited about our plans, but it is not the time to talk about it … as we say […]
Episode 104 — BPM Education: Daniel Matka
We had episodes about BPM education on the show before, but this time we speak with someone who is from a different generation than your regular hosts.And our guest Daniel Matka is building a “Process Academy” to bring process management knowledge to the next generation. And while doing this, he’s building modern ways of structuring […]
Episode 103 — Open-Source Automation: Dan Funk
There has been a lot of consolidation in the process/architecture space in the last few years, mostly driven by PE firms. But why is that so, and why does it seem that there is no alternative to this business model? Back in the day there were foundations behind the companies, or they were privately held, […]
Episode 102 — Data Governance: Angelika Rinck
To implement AI (and processes) correctly, you need good data. But what does that mean? Well, firstly it means that you can define your data product and to achieve that you need good data governance. But are we now in a super-nerdy topic? No, this is what we all do in some form or another […]
Episode 101 — Lightweight Enterprise Architecture: Eetu Niemi
In this episode, we welcome Finnish enterprise architect and author Eetu Niemi to explore what it means to make enterprise architecture (EA) “lightweight”—practical”, collaborative, and relevant in the real world. From frameworks to fiction writing, from ivory towers to coffee-fueled collaboration, this conversation dives into how to make EA actually work for organizations. With over […]
Episode 100 – A Special Occasion With Friends
Welcome to a very special episode of What’s Your Baseline? — where we demystify enterprise architecture and business process management. In this milestone 100th episode, we are joined by fellow BPM podcasters from Prozess Philosophen and BPM360 to celebrate, reflect, and talk about the wild ride of creating content in this niche space. Russell Gomersall […]
“From Hype to Reality – Process Mining that Works” (guest appearance on the Prozessphilosophen podcast)
I had the pleasure to speak again on the “Prozessphilosophen” podcast again (in German!) and to talk about my new book, “Successful Process Mining Projects,” and the topic of process mining in regular organizations. Here is the announcement of the episode: “New episode #74 is out: From Hype to Reality – Process Mining that Works […]
Episode 98 — Decisions, Decisions … with Tony Phillips
There is a thing that I have not seen managed well in today’s organizations: business rules. Typically, they are an “afterthought” in implementations (because you have to feed the business rules engine and control the process flow). But how many organizations rationalize the underlying business rules on a larger scale? When was the last time […]
“Successful Process Mining Projects” Book Launch
A little different note from me today—no announcement of a new episode, but the announcement of my new book, which was officially released yesterday, on September 15. Yes, you read that right; I have written a second book. This time it is about ‘Successful Process Mining Projects,’ and it covers the whole process for identifying […]
Episode 97 — Successful Process Mining Projects (Roland wrote a book … AGAIN)
Process Mining—a technology and technique that Gartner just called “early mainstream” in one of their last reports. But many people still don’t know exactly how to approach this thing. They listen to the vendors talking about technical integrations and all the fancy features, which—to be honest—can be pretty overwhelming for someone who is just looking […]
Episode 96 — Integrated Management System: Vassiliki Spentzou
We are hundreds of years into thinking about how we do work (insert your philosopher of choice here: Smith, Marx, Plato, etc.), but I get the impression that the most common style is “muddling through.” But why is that? Why has the concept of an Integrated Management System (IMS) not taken hold in many organizations? […]