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Time-to-market (build-to-launch) in months for major new/enhanced IT services investments between $500,000 and $1 million USD
This measure calculates the number of months that elapses between when all IT service requirements are defined and when those services are implemented for major new/enhanced…
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Percentage of application development and maintenance projects in the most recent year delivered on time or early
This measure calculates the percentage of application development and maintenance projects in the most recent year that were delivered on time or early. Application…
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Percentage of application development and maintenance projects in the most recent year delivered on or below budget
This measure calculates the percentage of application development and maintenance projects in the most recent year that were delivered on or below budget. Application…
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Percentage of initially planned functionality that is delivered for application development and maintenance projects in the most recent year
This measure calculates average percentage of initially planned functionality that was delivered for application development and maintenance projects fully completed during…
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Percentage of IT operating costs, excluding depreciation/amortization, dedicated to develop and integrate services/solutions
This measure calculates the percentage of IT operating costs, excluding depreciation/amortization, allocated to developing and integrating services/solutions, in which the…
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Percentage of IT operating costs, excluding depreciation/amortization, dedicated to deploy services/solutions
This measure calculates the percentage of IT operating costs, excluding depreciation/amortization, allocated to the process “deploy services/solutions" which involves…
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Percentage of IT operating costs, excluding depreciation/amortization, dedicated to support services/solutions
This measure calculates the percentage of IT operating costs, excluding depreciation/amortization, allocated to the process “support services/solutions" which involves…
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Average time in days to deploy new computing capacity
This measure calculates the average number of days it takes to deploy new computing capacity. It is part of a set of Cycle Time measures that help companies analyze the…
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Number of IT FTEs that perform application development activities per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates number of IT full time equivalents (FTEs) that perform application development activities per $1 billion business entity revenue. Application…
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Average backlog of application break/fix requests for the current year
This measure calculates the average backlog of application break/fix requests for the current year. It is part of a set of Supplemental Information measures that help…
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Average time in weeks to deploy a new release into the production environment
This measure calculates the average number of weeks it takes to deploy a new release into the production environment. It is part of a set of Cycle Time measures that help…
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Average time in weeks to make a change to the production environment
This measure calculates the average number of weeks it takes to make a change to the production environment. It is part of a set of Cycle Time measures that help companies…
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Average time in hours to resolve highest priority application break/fix problems (current year)
This measure calculates the average number of hours it takes to resolve the highest priority application break/fix problems for the current year. It tracks the time between…
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Other cost to perform the process group "deliver and support information technology services", including depreciation/amortization, per $100,000 revenue
This measure calculates other cost (including depreciation/amortization) per $100,000 revenue to perform the process group "deliver and support information technology…
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Level of FTE experience in years for the process group "deliver and support information technology services"
This measure evaluates the level of full-time equivalent (FTE) employee experience in years for the process group "deliver and support information technology services," which…