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Cycle time in days to complete the annual budget
This measure calculates the number of calendar days (including weekends) it takes to complete the annual budget. It is part of a set of Cycle Time measures that help…
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Percentage error for the total sales forecast
This measure calculates total sales forecasting percentage error. It is calculated as the absolute value of ((Projected – actual sales) / actual sales) * 100.
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Total cost to perform the process "perform planning/budgeting/forecasting" as a percentage of revenue
This measure calculates the total cost to perform the process "perform planning/budgeting/forecasting"—which involves developing periodic plans, budgets, and forecasts to…
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Overall forecast accuracy
Forecast accuracy compares forecasted sales for a specific period. Forecast accuracy is computed as 1 - the absolute value of (actual sales - forecast sales), divided by the…
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Total cost to perform the process "perform planning/budgeting/forecasting" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the process "perform planning/budgeting/forecasting," which involves developing periodic plans, budgets,…
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Cycle time in days from the start of design and development through completion of test marketing for existing product/service improvement projects
This measure calculates the number of calendar days from the start of design and development for a product/service (beginning when resources are assigned) through completion…
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Cycle time in days from the start of design and development through completion of test marketing for new product/service development projects
This measure calculates the number of calendar days from the start of design and development for a product/service (beginning when resources are assigned) through completion…
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Number of FTEs (including external) that perform the process "prepare for production/service delivery" as a percentage of total function FTEs
This measure calculates number of full time equivalents (FTEs) (including external) that perform the process "prepare for production/service delivery" as a percentage of…
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Total cost to perform the process group "generate and define new product/service ideas" as a percentage of total function cost
This measure calculates total cost to perform the process group "generate and define new product/service ideas" as a percentage of total cost to perform the function "develop…
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Total cost to perform the process "design and prototype products and services" as a percentage of total function cost
This measure calculates total cost to perform the process "design and prototype products and services" as a percentage of total cost to perform the function "develop and…
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Total cost to perform the process "prepare for production/service delivery" as a percentage of total function cost
This measure calculates total cost to perform the process "prepare for production/service delivery" as a percentage of function "develop and manage products and services"…
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Number of FTEs (including external) that perform the process group "generate and define new product/service ideas" as a percentage of total function FTEs
This measure calculates number of full time equivalents (FTEs) (including external) that perform the process group "generate and define new product/service ideas" as a…
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Number of FTEs (including external) that perform the process "design and prototype products and services" as a percentage of total function FTEs
This measure calculates number of full time equivalents (FTEs) (including external) that perform the process "design and prototype products and services" as a percentage of…
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Number of FTEs (including external) that perform the process group "generate and define new product/service ideas" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full time equivalents (FTEs) (including external) per $1 billion business entity revenue that perform the process group "generate and…
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Total cost to perform the process group "generate and define new product/service ideas" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates total cost per $1,000 business entity revenue to perform the process group "generate and define new product/service ideas". Total cost is the sum of…