Workspace + Simul8:
Proven Process Improvement

Minitab Workspace is the project management tool built for process improvement - helping you map, structure, and align projects. Those maps flow straight into Simul8: no rework, no redrawing, just clarity and speed from idea to proof. Together, they give you everything you need to plan, deliver, and evidence change.

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Build with clarity in Workspace

Workspace gives you the structure to run improvement projects with confidence. Manage milestones, tasks, and deliverables. Use tools like fishbone diagrams, FMEAs, CTQ trees and process maps to design better ways of working. And keep everyone aligned with shared visibility and governance, all in one place.

Test with confidence in Simul8

Simul8 gives you the power to prove your ideas before making changes. Run simulations to identify bottlenecks, compare scenarios, and see the real impact of process improvements. Back decisions with data, reduce risk, and move faster with evidence-based confidence.

Together: from plan to proof

Workspace structures your projects. Simul8 validates your ideas. Together, they deliver projects that run smoothly, decisions that are smarter, and improvements that happen faster. Every idea is tested, every action is backed by evidence, and every outcome creates greater impact.

How it works - your improvement journey

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Start in Workspace: Define your project, set goals, and plan your improvement journey.
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Map your “as-is” process: Capture how things work today and identify pain points.
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Design your “to-be” process: Use Workspace tools to explore ideas and potential solutions.
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Bring your ideas into Simul8: Simulate your new process to see how it performs.
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Validate and test: Discover quickly which ideas work and which don't. With Simul8, most teams find the first idea isn't the best — but they can fail fast and risk free, and keep improving until they find the right answer.

Why Workspace + Simul8

From process maps to seamless simulation

Process maps are where Workspace and Simul8 connect. In Workspace, they’re more than diagrams: they’re part of a structured improvement project that sets goals, explores ideas, and builds a shared understanding of the process. With one click, those same maps flow into SIMUL8, where you can test scenarios, uncover risks, and validate improvements. This seamless handoff means no rework, no redrawing - just a smooth transition from planning to proof, giving your team clarity, speed, and confidence at every stage.

Workspace + Simul8 means your process improvements don't just look good on paper: they work in the real world.

From map to model in minutes

Transform your Workspace process maps into working simulations instantly.

No need to redraw or replicate your process flows: just export from Workspace, open in Simul8, and your simulation is ready to run with built-in logic, timings, and flows.

Bring teams together with clarity

When process design and simulation stay aligned, cross-functional teams get a single, shared source of truth.

Engineers, analysts, and stakeholders speak the same language, because they're all working from the same simulation.

Unlock the full value of your process maps

Drive action with your process maps: your Workspace maps now become living models you can test, tweak, and prove. Turn static diagrams into dynamic tools for process excellence.

Accelerate improvement cycles

Act faster on your ideas with instant simulations from your process maps. Test tweaks and transformations in a risk-free environment. Whether it’s lean projects or Six Sigma initiatives, faster insight means faster results.

"So many of the ideas people generate just don’t hold up once variability is considered. A static diagram can’t capture that, so teams often think they’re solving the right problem when they’re not. With Simul8, we expose those weaknesses quickly and safely. It lets us fail fast, adapt, and push forward with bigger, bolder ideas. And because Workspace has already set out the problem and aligned the project, we can move faster and with far more confidence."

Dave Osborn

Minitab Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt

"Simulation projects can fail when teams skip discovery. We rush into building and think we're solving the right problem, but we're not. Workspace makes the discovery stage deliberate — learning about the process, mapping the as-is, and consciously setting the question we need to answer. By the time we open Simul8, the groundwork is done and we're testing the right things. That's when Simul8 adds its real power: letting us fail fast, refine quickly, and prove the solution with confidence."

Tom Stephenson

Minitab Simulation Expert