PEX Network’s industry reports are unique, thought leadership-led explorations of the most important, timely, and future-facing topics and trends shaping process excellence.
Across the year, PEX Network published a series of reports crafted to feature diverse opinion, statistics, and case studies. Each can be downloaded (for free) via our website.
As we head into 2026, we have compiled a list of the top five PEX Network reports, measured by the number of downloads at the time of writing.
We hope you enjoy this report-focused trip down memory lane, and we look forward to bringing you more of the latest industry reports next year!
1. PEX Report 2025/26: Global state of business transformation
In number one spot is the PEX Report 2025/26: Global state of business transformation, PEX Network’s flagship research study. Based on a global survey of more than 200 professionals, the PEX Report 2025/26 paints a comprehensive picture of the modern business transformation landscape, highlighting key trends, opportunities, challenges, and future trajectories shaping the landscape.
Enriched with contributions from almost 20 business and thought leaders from companies such as Mars, Navy Federal Credit Union, EY, Upstate Niagara Dairy Cooperative, and Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics, the PEX Report 2025/26 is the ultimate guide to business transformation.
Highlights include:
- More than half of organizations are deploying enterprise-wide business transformation strategies.
- Over half of respondents view business transformation as a mission-critical strategy to help drive growth, manage turnaround and deliver strategic objectives.
- Business process management (BPM) is the most common technology organizations use to support business transformation.
- Almost half of businesses plan to increase artificial intelligence (AI) investment in the next 12 months.
- Less than half of businesses currently have an AI governance policy.
2. Task mining – unlocking new possibilities in process optimization
In second place is Task mining – unlocking new possibilities in process optimization. This report examines the exciting, emerging concept of task mining and why it offers vast potential to unlock new business process optimization possibilities.
With insight from leaders at Mimica, QKS Group, and PEX Network’s Advisory Board, it explores how, by recording and analyzing user actions, task mining reveals detailed steps, identifies inefficiencies, and pinpoints opportunities for automation.
Highlights include:
- How task mining creates novel process improvement opportunities.
- The key trends shaping task mining in 2025.
- Task mining in action – Merck case study.
- The biggest success factors and challenges of task mining.
3. BPM’s transformation in the era of AI & digital disruption
Taking third spot is BPM’s transformation in the era of AI & digital disruption, an intriguing examination of the evolution of BPM and the role it plays in the age of increasingly autonomous technology.
The report outlines how, for years, BPM has been the engine room of process excellence, considered both an organizational practice and a set of best practices that improve the way businesses operate.
However, a new age of autonomy and digital disruption is upon us. Emerging technologies, such as generative AI and agentic AI, are redefining business operations and process management. This introduces several important factors into the BPM sphere. The report features high-level insights from leaders at ARIS and Pacific International Lines.
Highlights include:
- How business process management (BPM) is evolving.
- Key trends shaping the BPM landscape.
- How BPM enhances AI and digital adoption.
- The future of BPM.
4. How enterprise architecture (EA) optimizes AI governance
Next is How enterprise architecture (EA) optimizes AI governance. This report explores why EA is uniquely positioned to support AI strategy and ensure consistent governance. With insight from leaders at SAP, Navy Federal Credit Union, and QKS Group, it illustrates how EA can ensure the methodical adoption of AI in alignment with the organization’s overall goals and existing technology ecosystem, helping companies avoid unmanaged AI sprawl while prioritizing responsible, value-driven AI use.
Highlights include:
- The role of enterprise architecture in governing emerging AI.
- The key trends shaping EA in 2025.
- EA in action – pharmaceutical company case study.
- The key success factors and challenges of EA.
5. Data governance in the age of generative AI & agentic AI
In fifth position is Data governance in the age of generative AI & agentic AI, a detailed exploration of the importance of data governance in an era of emerging AI technology. The report examines why, as businesses accelerate AI adoption, strong data governance becomes non-negotiable. It also outlines why importance of data governance will only intensify with the shift from generative AI to agentic AI.
With contribution from leaders at EdgeVerve, Marks & Spencer, Navy Federal Credit Union, AI in Cardiology Working Group, and Global Council for Responsible AI, this report is a must-read guide for anyone looking to drive success from AI adoption.
Highlights include:
- How data governance drives AI success.
- Key data governance frameworks, KPIs and metrics.
- The biggest success factors and challenges of data governance for AI.
- The future of data governance in the realm of agentic AI.