THE PROBLEM Most organizations are still trying to wrap their heads around how they can use data and what kind of business results analytics can drive. Today is Opposite Day. In honor of this special day, I would like to provide you with a few tips on how organizations should approach data and…

LET'S TALK PROCURE-TO-PAY Are you struggling to improve your organization’s procure-to-pay process? Is your procure-to-pay cycle time not as fast as it should be? Let me begin by saying that these are valid concerns and you are not alone. Over the past couple of years, organizations have…

One of the top competitive issues facing companies today is the need to become an agile, digital business. Yet, most companies are failing to make the transformation.  An important new study, just released by the Business Performance Innovation Network, highlights major roadblocks standing…

Business Performance Innovation Network (BPI) in partnership with Tech Mahindra produced a research report based on an online survey of more than 250 enterprise business leaders and innovators across North America, Europe, and Asia. APQC recently interviewed Dave Murray, director of thought…

Transform to Better Perform is a new global thought leadership initiative developed by the Business Performance Innovation Network (BPI) in partnership with Dimension Data. It is dedicated to helping business leaders, IT organizations, data professionals and technology providers explore the…

This month, the Busines Performance Innovation (BPI) Network published a report, Innovation: The New Competitive Equation. The report examines innovation strategies and roadblocks in today's enterprise. According to the report, 79% of survey respondents currently rate their companies'…

The Edison Awards™ is inviting APQC's members to become part of the prestigious Edison Awards judging panel that recognizes, honors, and fosters innovation across a wide variety of industries and disciplines. This award honors excellence in new product and service development, marketing, human-…

APQC recently interviewed Dr. Scott J. Edgett the CEO and Co-Founder of Stage-Gate International, who APQC recently collaborated with for the benchmarking study Innovation Performance: Critical Drivers of Success. In the following question and answer session, Edgett, one of the top experts in…

According to the The New Reality of R&D  article in the May 2014 issue of Fast Company magazine, organizations are no longer investing large amounts of money into long-term research that only offers a return on investment way down the road. Instead, they are teaming up with other…

Last week, Jennifer Cheung, director of knowledge management at Cisco, presented on an APQC webinar. She discussed how Cisco utilized crowdsourcing to harness the collective IQ, identify experts, and increase its competitive intensity.  Cisco has many fierce competitors and is working with…