{"id":6976,"date":"2021-11-30T17:15:46","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T01:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/power-automate\/mine-your-business-try-process-and-task-mining\/"},"modified":"2021-11-30T17:15:46","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T01:15:46","slug":"mine-your-business-try-process-and-task-mining","status":"publish","type":"power-automate","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/power-automate\/mine-your-business-try-process-and-task-mining\/","title":{"rendered":"Mine your business with Process and Task mining"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How does your\u00a0company perform fundamental\u00a0operational processes such as Account Payable, Sales, Purchase to Pay, etc.?\u00a0Are you trying to uncover insights on organizational goals such as cost, efficiency,\u00a0or\u00a0other business\u00a0metrics?\u00a0Could you\u00a0uncover\u00a0how these processes are\u00a0run\u00a0and optimize them\u00a0without hiring consultants?\u00a0In this blog we will explain what\u00a0Process\u00a0mining and\u00a0Task\u00a0mining\u00a0are\u00a0and how to use them to\u00a0<b>discover\u00a0<\/b>what is going on in\u00a0your organization and how to\u00a0<b>improve\u00a0<\/b>your\u00a0operational processes.<\/p>\n<p>During your digital transformation journey at an enterprise\u00a0level,\u00a0you might wonder if you are tackling the correct processes to automate, or if you are\u00a0setting up process\u00a0automations\u00a0in the most optimal way before starting.\u00a0\u00a0Process\u00a0mining and Task\u00a0mining\u00a0are technologies that\u00a0provide\u00a0visibility into how your operational processes\u00a0look\u00a0like, not what\u00a0people\u00a0guess they look like. 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