Process & Performance Management
APQC’s Process and Performance Management (PPM) research gives you the tools, techniques, and strategies you need to improve your business agility and operational performance. Use our industry-leading resources and tools to optimize your process frameworks or shift your organization to a process-based focus. Our Resource Library includes a wide range of information to help your business process management, continuous improvement, and organizational performance.
Developed by APQC in 1992, the PCF is the world’s most widely used business process model. It has since been adopted by hundreds of successful organizations worldwide.
Our Resource Library includes hundreds of Process and Performance Management best practices, case studies, KPIs, and tools and templates. Find the information you need to learn about, implement, and maintain your Process and Performance Management programs.
APQC is an IACET Accredited Provider with the ability to offer IACET Continuing Education Units (CEUs). Our accreditation is a demonstration of our commitment to quality adult education and high standards for all of our programs. We offer several process related in-person and online training options.
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APQC's Certified Process Manager Course
Build the capabilities you need to design, manage, and improve business processes. APQC’s 3-day process manager certification course delivers practical tools, proven methodologies, and globally recognized, IACET-accredited content to help you:
- Apply structured process analysis and design methods
- Improve process performance and consistency across the organization
- Identify and prioritize process improvement opportunities
- Enable sustainable process management and continuous improvement
2026 Dates and Locations
- June 9-11 | Minneapolis, MN
- June 9-11 | Riyadh, SA
- July 13-15 | Auckland, New Zealand - SOLD OUT
- July 20-22 | Auckland, New Zealand
- September 15-17 | Live Virtual | (UTC -3)
- October 12-14 | Seoul, Korea
- December 1-3 | Houston, TX
APQC's Certified Framework Professional Course
Build the capabilities you need to apply and leverage process frameworks effectively. APQC’s 3-day virtual framework certification course delivers practical guidance, proven use cases, and globally recognized, IACET-accredited content to help you:
- Apply frameworks with confidence
- Use frameworks to structure analysis, benchmarking, and improvement efforts
- Align processes, metrics, and practices using a common organizational language
- Enable clearer communication, consistency, and comparability across initiatives
2026 Dates
- November 3-5
APQC's Training Catalog
In addition to in-person training, APQC also offers flexible, self-paced online courses designed to fit your schedule and learning goals. Browse our full course catalog, including the curated Process Basics Learning Path, to find the right program for you.
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APQC Research
Discover, define, and map your processes with our widely-used Process Classification Framework (PCF)®
If you’re looking to benchmark, manage content, or define business processes, adopting APQC’s Process Classification Framework (PCF)® can save you time and effort.
The PCF is a taxonomy (or list) of universal business processes performed by every business. It gives you a common language to communicate and define work processes across your organization. Use the PCF to support benchmarking, manage content, and perform other key performance management tasks.
Featured Process and Performance Management Blogs
Digital Transformations Failures and How to Avoid Them
The most common ways I see digital and strategic initiatives fall short aren’t during implementation—they show up after go-live, in how work actually gets done day to day.
At the core, three things tend to break down: people, communication, and change management.
APQC CONNECT 2026 Takeaways: Bridging AI, Process, and People
There’s something that happens when you sit in a room full of process practitioners from completely different industries.
At first, it feels like everyone must be dealing with totally different challenges. Different business models, different structures, different levels of maturity.
What is Business Process Management?
Business process management (BPM) is how organizations design, manage, and improve the way work gets done across the enterprise. It connects processes to strategy, so work is consistent, efficient, and delivers measurable business value.
Digital Transformation Success Starts with Strong Project Leadership
APQC’s latest productivity research shows that about 30% of respondents’ time is spent on unproductive tasks—searching for information, recreating work, and managing excessive communication a
APQC’s data is trustworthy and relevant – it helps me make informed business decisions
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Supporting Process Classification Framework Adoption
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APQC's Process Classification Framework (PCF): Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
2026 Process and Performance Priorities
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2026 Process & Performance Management Priorities & Challenges Survey Report -
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How to Address the Top Process and Performance Management Challenges for 2026 -
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Culture is a Key Foundation for Process Work
Creating & Applying End-to-End Processes
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Applying Governance and Roles to End-to-End Processes
Best Practices in Organizational Productivity
Change Management Best Practices
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Change Management Practices: Survey Report -
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Building Change Readiness as a Core Capability -
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The Change Equation: Linking Buy-In, Fatigue, and ROI -
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Change Management Toolkit
Strategic Planning and Organizational Agility
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Measuring What Matters: Balanced Scorecards in Strategic Planning
Process-Driven Project Management
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Whether you're evaluating performance, planning a transformation initiative, or looking for proven approaches to improvement, APQC experts can help you identify opportunities and move forward with confidence.
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