What is our primary use case?
The use cases for SAP Signavio Process Intelligence vary depending on the industry, and recently, I have worked on a wholesale returns use case.
What is most valuable?
The most useful features in SAP Signavio Process Intelligence include the out-of-the-box connectors to SAP, which are quick and nice. There are a few out-of-the-box apps as that reduced overall go-to-market time, making it beneficial. SAP Signavio Process Intelligence is just one of the modules of SAP Signavio, and there are approximately four to five modules that are interconnected, giving us a 360-degree view of your organization's digital twin, which is really helpful.
The interconnectedness of the SAP Signavio Process Intelligence module with the other modules is very nice, and it provides insights into them as well.
The collaborative tools within SAP Signavio Process Intelligence are very helpful as all the different modules are interconnected. If your process is within SAP, then SAP Signavio is also very cost-efficient for you.
Process visualization within SAP Signavio Process Intelligence helps to make data-driven decisions, and that would be a basic expectation from a process intelligence tool. Process mining is something that is basic for every process intelligence tool.
What needs improvement?
It is effective in real-time, although there are a few shortcomings. For example, in SAP Signavio, if you have two or three systems through which your process is flowing and it creates a multi-event log, that is where SAP Signavio has its shortcoming as it doesn't support multi-event logs.
The seamless connection with various data sources impacts the ability to generate accurate and actionable insights, especially if it is SAP as your source system, making it pretty easy. However, if it goes beyond SAP, that is when it becomes difficult and ineffective with respect to cost. For example, we recently did an analysis in which we were almost going to pay 10 times the cost of a normal process mining tool if we used SAP Signavio. What they are doing is counting the number of records and processes dealt with, which may not accurately reflect your data. This issue particularly arises when your data is lean, as the number of records can become inflated, leading to expensive charges that are not recommended for non-SAP tools, especially for real-time data streams.
The license structure of SAP Signavio Process Intelligence should be improved for the next release. For example, charging by the number of records becomes inefficient, particularly for systems where comments may be numerous and irrelevant to the actual usage of the data.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Regarding stability, there are no complaints as it is very stable. I would rate stability at nine or ten because we have not encountered any stability issues yet.
How would you rate stability?
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability for SAP Signavio Process Intelligence is very restricted, primarily because of how it is structured. Due to its inability to support multi-event logs, I have to re-extract data even if it already exists, leading to duplication. It's not really scalability friendly compared to other tools. For scalability, it deserves a rating of six.
How would you rate scalability?
How are customer service and support?
The technical support for SAP Signavio Process Intelligence can get complex because the portal is the same for SAP Signavio and all the SAP products, which makes raising a ticket confusing. One must exactly know what they are raising a ticket for to proceed effectively.
Ideally, there should be separate support for different modules, particularly for organizations using several different SAP products. If someone wants to raise a ticket for SAP Signavio, they have to log into a specific portal, which can be cumbersome.
A better way of handling tickets would be an improvement, and the support deserves a rating of six out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
How was the initial setup?
The setup for SAP Signavio Process Intelligence is straightforward if you have SAP as your source system; however, if it is not SAP, then it becomes very challenging. The setup deserves a rating of 6.5 out of 10.
How would you rate initial setup?
What was our ROI?
Some customers definitely see a return on investment with SAP Signavio Process Intelligence. In a few cases, they got a 360 view of their enterprise and were able to improve their processes significantly.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The setup cost for SAP Signavio Process Intelligence depends on what kind of process you are looking for. If it is an SAP process, it becomes a little cheaper, but if it is a non-SAP process, then it becomes highly expensive and not recommended for medium-sized organizations. It could be used by very large organizations with the necessary budget.
What other advice do I have?
My customers are mainly using a cloud deployment model. SAP Signavio itself provides the cloud, so we don't have to host it ourselves, which simplifies the use of cloud providers.
The process visualization feature within SAP Signavio Process Intelligence would be the beginning of any project, and after that, how do we build on top of it? It involves having a clear vision of the process or project, and what you want to do with the data you have analyzed. Once you have your vision cleared, there are plenty of widgets and charts available to visualize and arrive at the kind of results that you want.
The collaborative tools help to bridge the gap between different departments and stakeholders. The commenting features allow users to tag others and subscribe to insights, making it very helpful, particularly the collaboration hub.
I am not familiar with the simulation feature of SAP Signavio Process Intelligence, but I know there is process simulation in the process manager.
The biggest benefit of SAP Signavio Process Intelligence could be reaped from customers that are heavily invested in SAP. If your ERP is SAP, then SAP Signavio could be your go-to tool for process mining; otherwise, try alternatives.
I recommend SAP Signavio Process Intelligence to organizations whose source system is SAP; otherwise, it is not recommended. It is specifically beneficial for large-scale enterprises, not suitable for medium or small-scale enterprises. Overall rating: 7 out of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Other