Which process discovery technique obtains a detailed process topology definition?

Process topology refers to the structure of the process, specifically the sequence of tasks and the flow of control between them. The technique of discovering the preceding and succeeding tasks for each activity directly builds this sequential and logical structure. This method systematically maps out the connections and dependencies, revealing the end-to-end process flow, which is the essence of a process topology definition.

A. This technique focuses on performance management and governance aspects, not the structural sequence or topology of the process tasks.

B. This discovers decision logic within a task, which is a component of the process, but not the overall flow or topology between tasks.

D. This focuses on the data requirements (inputs/outputs) for individual tasks, not the control-flow relationship between them.

1. Dumas, M., La Rosa, M., Mendling, J., & Reijers, H. A. (2018). Fundamentals of Business Process Management (2nd ed.). Springer. In Chapter 3, "Process Discovery," the text emphasizes that a key outcome is an as-is process model, which is built by identifying activities and, crucially, their ordering (p. 80).

2. Harmon, P. (2014). Business Process Change: A Guide for Business Managers and BPM and Six Sigma Professionals (3rd ed.). Morgan Kaufmann. Chapter 9 discusses process discovery and describes the core activity as defining the steps in the process and how they are sequenced (p. 175).