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What Early Adopters Can Teach Us About AI
Interview with Thomas H. Davenport ChatGPT burst upon the AI landscape in November 2022 with a media and market frenzy not seen since Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone in 2007. Over one million people immediately signed up to test if OpenAI’s large language learning algorithm could perform…
Supply Chain Sustainability Hits a Road Block
Organizations are facing pressure from multiple sources to ensure that their supply chains are operating in a sustainable manner from end-to-end. Organizations that do not currently track and assess the sustainability of their logistics providers may be left scrambling when Scope 3 disclosure…
How To Build a Collaborative Culture
Interview with APQC 2023 Conference Keynote Speaker Dan Pontefract Collaboration enables teams to solve problems more quickly, decrease reinvention and duplicative work across the enterprise, and drive innovation toward better products, services, and processes. But collaboration does not…
Organizations Need Play to Survive and Thrive
Interview with APQC 2023 Conference Keynote Speaker Dr. Shimi Kang. Learn more about APQC’s 2023 Conference and register today to hear more insights from Dr. Shimi Kang and delve more deeply into people, process, and knowledge. At first glance, concepts like play and self-…
Top KM Priorities and Challenges in 2023
In APQC’s 2023 Knowledge Management Priorities and Predictions Survey Report, we learned that knowledge management experts and practitioners who responded to our survey are optimistic about KM’s outlook. Sixty-six percent say KM is gaining ground, up from 50 percent last year. As knowledge…
Finance Data Management Is a Focus in 2023
Each year, APQC carries out survey research to explore the focus areas, key initiatives, and top challenges for the finance function. This year’s survey included 330 valid participants from diverse regions, industries, and organizational sizes. APQC found that the top three focus area for…
Supply Chain’s Greatest Obstacles and Opportunities Now
Supply chains have gained greater visibility over the last few years as the key to ensuring the smooth continuation of operations and the timely delivery of products and services for both businesses and consumers. Supply chain now has more influence among senior leaders. Yet with this recognition…
People, Process, and Knowledge: A Perfect Balance
People, process, and knowledge are three core elements that organizations use to improve operational efficiencies, enable high-performing teams, and maximize productivity. With APQC’s 2023 Conference approaching, we asked some of our conference presenters how people, process, and…
Setting the Stage for Process and Performance Management in 2023
Each year, APQC carries out a survey to understand the common challenges and priorities of process and performance management (PPM) practitioners. This year’s survey, conducted in December 2022, included 160 valid participants representing a diverse range of industries like services (14 percent of…
The Missing Piece to the Process and Knowledge Puzzle
As we began thinking about ideas around this year’s APQC 2023 Conference, we asked ourselves “What problems are people in process and knowledge management trying to solve?’ Well, as can be imagined, this question elicited many answers ranging from inefficient knowledge transfer to process design…