What does the process discovery method generate?

• A. The target model that shows how a process should run
• B. A chart of common deviations
• C. The discovered model that shows how a process runs in real life
• D. A reporting dashboard

Answer: (C)

Process discovery aims to extract a model that reflects how a process actually runs, based on event data from real executions. It builds a model from what was observed in practice, showing the real flow of activities and the paths that occur. An option describing a target model corresponds to how the process should run—the designed or intended process—not what happened. A chart of common deviations belongs to deviation or conformance analysis, not the discovery result. A reporting dashboard is just a visualization layer, not the core output of discovering the process. Therefore, the output is the discovered model that shows how a process runs in real life.