The Process Conformance Widget is a core component of SAP Signavio Process Intelligence used for conformance checking. Its primary function is to visually compare the actual process execution, as discovered from event data (the "as-is" process), against a prescribed BPMN 2.0 model (the "to-be" process). The widget overlays the discovered process variants onto the BPMN diagram, highlighting activities and pathways that deviate from the model. This allows users to quantify compliance, identify non-conformant behavior, and understand the root causes of deviations from the standard process.

A. This describes the function of the Process Discovery or Variant Explorer widgets, which focus on visualizing and exploring the as-is process without necessarily comparing it to a model.

B. Visualizing activities over time is typically handled by performance-focused widgets like the Activity Trend or Overdue Activities widgets, not the Process Conformance widget.

D. Visualizing customer journeys and live insights are functions of the SAP Signavio Journey Modeler and SAP Signavio Process Live, respectively, which are different tools within the suite.

1. SAP Help Portal

SAP Signavio Process Intelligence

"The Process Conformance widget": "The Process Conformance widget compares a process to a BPMN model. You can see how many cases followed the model and where deviations occurred. The widget shows the BPMN model and overlays the paths that cases took." This document explicitly states the widget's purpose is to compare discovered processes against a BPMN model.

2. SAP Signavio Process Intelligence Documentation

"Investigate Conformance" section: This section details the use case for conformance checking

stating

"With conformance checking

you compare your process as it's documented in a BPMN diagram with the process as it's actually executed... The Process Conformance widget visualizes the comparison."

3. van der Aalst

W. M. P. (2016). Process Mining: Data Science in Action (2nd ed.). Springer. Chapter 8

"Conformance Checking"

pp. 291-338: This foundational academic text defines conformance checking as the act of "relating events in the log to activities in the model" to check for deviations. The SAP Signavio Process Conformance Widget is a direct implementation of this established process mining technique. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-49851-4)