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Total cost to perform the process group "deploy information technology solutions", 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 "deploy information technology solutions," which…
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Total cost to perform the process group "develop and maintain information technology solutions", excluding depreciation/amortization, per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost (excluding depreciation/amortization for assets acquired during current period) per $1,000 revenue to perform the process group …
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Total cost to perform the process group "develop and manage IT customer relationships", excluding depreciation/amortization, per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost (excluding depreciation/amortization for assets acquired during reporting period) per $1,000 revenue to perform the process group …
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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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Percentage of business entity IT FTEs who perform the process group "deploy information technology solutions"
This measure calculates the percentage of IT full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) who are dedicated to the "deploy information technology solutions" process group, which…
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Percentage of business entity IT FTEs who perform the process group "deliver and support information technology services"
The measure calculates the percentage of business entity IT full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) who perform the process group "deliver and support information technology…
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Percentage of total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization, allocated to operating/maintaining the business
This measure calculates the percentage of total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization for capital expenses on assets acquired during current period, allocated to…
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Internal personnel cost, including benefits, as a percentage of total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization
This measure calculates the cost of internal personnel (including benefits) as a percentage of the total IT cost. Personnel cost refers to employee personnel compensation …
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On-premise software cost as a percentage of total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization
This measure calculates the cost of on-premise software (including what is delivered via private clouds; including operating systems, middleware such as database management…
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Hardware cost as a percentage of total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization
This measure calculates the cost of hardware (processors and storage including those part of private clouds) as a percentage of the total IT cost. Total IT Cost or Budget …
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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…