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Average design-to-launch time, in months, for new product variants
This measure calculates average design-to-launch time, in months, for new product variants. This Cycle Time measure is intended to help companies analyze this duration…
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Average design-to-launch time, in months, for new software-enabled features for existing products
This measure calculates average design-to-launch time, in months, for new software-enabled features for existing products. This Cycle Time measure is intended to help…
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Percentage of products that are based on common development platforms
This measure calculates the percentage of products that are developed on common platforms, providing companies with key data for their "perform discovery research" process…
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Systems cost to perform the process "evaluate and manage financial performance" per $100,000 revenue
This measure calculates systems cost per $100,000 revenue to perform the process "evaluate and manage financial performance," which involves developing and evaluating a…
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Overhead and other costs to perform the process "evaluate and manage financial performance" per $100,000 revenue
This measure calculates overhead and other cost per $100,000 business entity revenue to perform the process "evaluate and manage financial performance". Overhead cost refers…
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Outsourced cost to perform the process "evaluate and manage financial performance" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates outsourced cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the process "evaluate and manage financial performance," which involves developing and evaluating a…
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Systems cost to perform the process "evaluate and manage financial performance" per process FTE
This measure calculates business entity's systems cost (direct and/or allocated to your business entity) to perform the process "evaluate and manage financial performance"…
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Overhead and other costs to perform the process "evaluate and manage financial performance" per process FTE
This measure calculates overhead and other costs (costs other than personnel, systems, overhead, and outsourced) to perform the process "evaluate and manage financial…
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Total cost to perform the process "evaluate and manage financial performance" as a percentage of revenue
This measure calculates total cost to perform the process "evaluate and manage financial performance" as a percentage of revenue. Total cost is the sum of personnel …
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Total cost to perform the process group "govern and manage product/service development program" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates total cost to perform the process group "govern and manage product/service development program" per $1,000 business entity revenue. Total cost is the…
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Percentage of new product/service development projects launched on time
This measure calculates the percentage of new product/service development projects that are completed and made ready for marketing/sale on time, relative to the launch date…
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Percentage of total annual revenue from generating variants in engineering
This measure calculates, for engineer to order models, the percentage of total annual revenue from generating variants in engineering. This Supplemental Information measure…
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Number of FTEs for product development phases per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per $1 billion revenue that work on the "develop and manage products and services" function…
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Percentage change in average time to launch manufacturing for a new product in the past 12 months
This measure calculates percentage change in average time to launch manufacturing for a new product in the past 12 months. This Supplemental Information measure is intended…
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Average time to launch manufacturing for a new product
This measure calculates average time to launch manufacturing for a new product. This Cycle Time measure is intended to help companies analyze this duration related to the…