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title: Create an improvement initiative from Process Mining
description: Create an improvement initiative associated with the project you're analyzing in Process Mining.
locale: en-US
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release: australia
product: Process Mining
classification: process-mining
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Creating and tracking improvement initiatives, Use, Process Mining, Platform Analytics]
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# Create an improvement initiative from Process Mining

Create an improvement initiative associated with the project you're analyzing in Process Mining.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_process\_mining\_analyst, sn\_process\_mining\_power\_user, or sn\_process\_mining\_admin

## Procedure

1.  Open the project view.

2.  Open a new Improvement Initiative from one of the following ways:

    -   Select the overview panel menu \[Omitted image "workbench-project-menu-icon.png"\] Alt text: Project overview panel menu and select **New Improvement Initiative**.
    -   From the Notes and initiatives panel:
    1.  Select the Initiatives icon \(\[Omitted image "improve-initiative-icon.png"\] Alt text: improve initiative icon\).

    2.  Select **Create** > **New Initiative**

    A new Improvement Initiative form displays in a separate tab.

3.  Fill in the form fields.

    All mandatory fields in the form are prefilled for ease of use.

    \[Omitted image "imp-initiative.png"\] Alt text: Prefilled improvement initiative page

    For more information the fields, see: [Create an improvement initiative](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/it-service-management/create-cim-request.md).

4.  If you want to attach a supporting document, select **Browse** and select the file.

5.  Select **Save**.

6.  From the project view, select the Initiatives icon to refresh the list.


## Result

You can view the improvement initiative created for the project.

## What to do next

To change a record, from the CIM record:

-   Update a record: Make a change on the record, then select **Save**.
-   Delete an initiative: From the record, select the menu icon and select **Delete**.

**Parent Topic:**[Creating and tracking improvement initiatives](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/now-intelligence/process-mining/initiatives-from-process-optimization.md)