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Number of IT FTEs that perform the process group "manage enterprise information" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of IT full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) that perform the process group "manage enterprise information," which consists of understanding…
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Percentage of business entity IT FTEs who perform the process group "manage enterprise information"
This measure calculates the percentage of IT full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) who perform the process group "manage enterprise information," which consists of…
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Percentage of total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization, allocated to process group "manage enterprise information"
This measure calculates the percentage of IT budget, excluding depreciation/amortization for assets acquired during current period, allocated to the process group "manage…
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Total cost to perform the process group "manage enterprise information", excluding depreciation/amortization, per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost (excluding depreciation/amortization) per $1,000 revenue to perform the process group "manage enterprise information," which consists…
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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 group "develop products and services" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs), including external FTEs, that perform the process group "develop product and services," which…
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Total cost to perform the process group "develop products and services" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost to perform the process group "develop product and services," which handles all activities associated with designing, prototyping,…
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Product development defect rate in parts per million
This measure calculates the average manufacturing defect rate in parts per million for a company's primary products (during development; i.e. not yet fully finalized finished…
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Length in years of information architecture planning horizon
This measure calculates the number of years of information architecture planning horizon. Information architecture includes defining information elements, composite structure…
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Enterprise information management cost as a percentage of total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization
This measure calculates the enterprise information management cost (includes information strategy and architecture, information lifecycle planning and control, content…
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Percentage of data and content managed as enterprise information assets
This measure calculates the percentage of data and content that are managed as enterprise information assets (i.e. the body of data and content that is organized and managed…
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Percentage of IT operating costs, excluding depreciation/amortization, dedicated to manage enterprise information
This measure calculates the percentage of IT operating costs, including depreciation/amortization, allocated to the process group "manage enterprise information," which…
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Number of business entity employees that participate in approaches and activities included in KM program, initiative, or service per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of business entity employees that participate in approaches and activities included in the knowledge management (KM) program, initiative,…
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Number of internal customer groups supported by the data management program
This measure calculates the number of internal customer groups the data management team supports. This Supplemental Information measure is intended to help companies evaluate…