Sometimes (always?) the problem that we see in organizations is not technology or structures or something else—it is the inability of people to “get on the same page.” One way to fix this is to have people dedicated to Business Architecture who understand “how things are wired up” and where the value is created. And…
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,…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
Your favorite co-host, J-M, walked 700 miles across Japan on a 1,200-year-old pilgrimage route a few months ago, contemplating how this relates to AI Agents. His reflection after 47 days and 88 temples? The journey required the same disciplines that make BPM effective: clear expectations, defined limits, transparency about progress, and continuous learning. Every step…
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…
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…
Last week we took a deep(-er) look at what BPMN is today and pointed out the scope, difficulties, and misconceptions in the current specification. But what are ideas for improvements? I am glad that you asked, because this episode is exactly about this (with a slight twist to the business side of things). In this…
BPMN—”the” standard for process modeling and also the foundation for process automation using BPMS tools—is currently in its version 2.02, and that version was published in early 2014. Since then? Crickets. So, why haven’t we seen an update of the standard? That is a big question and since we had such a blast talking about…
Roland was invited to a LinkedIn Live webinar a few weeks ago (on behalf of ARIS). Your favorite hosts reunited in a different situation 🙂 Besides whatever he put in the title and the description, we spoke about an introduction to Process Intelligence / Process Mining—what it takes, how to get started, what “good” looks…