Ardoq, the independent leader in Enterprise Architecture (EA), announces the acquisition of ShiftX, an AI-driven process modeling platform. This strategic move, coupled with the recently announced partnership with process mining leader Celonis, significantly expands Ardoq's Business Process Transformation capabilities.
The enhanced offering provides scalable alternatives for customers at all levels of EA and process capabilities, delivering a holistic view of business transformation while enriching organizations' digital twins.
"This acquisition addresses our customers' demand for advanced process capabilities and presents significant synergies that will strengthen our platform," says Erik Bakstad, Ardoq's CEO and Co-founder.
ShiftX is a simple and intuitive AI-driven platform for process modeling, enabling businesses to quickly achieve a shared understanding across departments and levels within the organization. The result is reduced time to understand each other and a solid foundation for agile development and improvement of processes.
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Ardoq enables customers to document business processes and link them to their broader Enterprise Architecture, providing crucial insights for operational improvement and strategic execution.
“The new capabilities ensure that our customers are able to seamlessly integrate data across their tools of choice in a coherent model. They can map end-to-end business processes and connect them to existing repository data in Ardoq. It will extend the capabilities of the metamodel with detailed process maps and insights. This adds additional layers to our vision of a data-driven platform that enables informed decisions based on always up-to-date and synced data across the organization”, Bakstad says.
New SAP Signavio® Integration
Complementing the Celonis partnership and ShiftX acquisition, Ardoq unveils an enhanced integration with SAP Signavio®.
For customers using SAP Signavio®, processes can be quickly imported, connected, and managed with the solution.
- Capture and maintain business processes and flows
- Understand how business processes connect to business capabilities
- Understand what happens if you make process adjustments or are subject to new regulations
- Analyze the impact of changing processes and IT systems
As a cloud-native disruptor in the industry, Ardoq has consistently driven a more progressive and modern approach. With this latest enhancement, the vendor-agnostic company once again pushes the boundaries of EA, aiming to help customers succeed in their transformation journeys.
"This positions us as the go-to partner for CIOs looking to drive impactful digital transformation."
- Erik Bakstad, CEO and Co-Founder of Ardoq
Bakstad concludes, "Our approach gives Ardoq the flexibility to meet diverse customer needs. We offer both lightweight and advanced solutions, maintain vendor independence, and provide a comprehensive offering that integrates process mapping, modeling, and mining with enterprise architecture for real business results. This positions us as the go-to partner for CIOs looking to drive impactful digital transformation."
While the SAP Signavio® integration is already available, customers can expect to leverage the Celonis integration by the end of the year and a native AI-driven platform module on business process modeling in early 2025. To unify all data seamlessly, Ardoq has also developed a new Business Process Management solution to complement existing best practices.
