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Average time in hours to resolve a service commitment disruption
This measure calculates the average number of hours it takes to resolve a service commitment disruption. A service commitment disruption refers to a situation where a Service…
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Number of FTEs that perform IT development and maintenance per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) who perform IT development and maintenance per $1 billion revenue. IT development and maintenance…
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Number of FTEs that perform IT operations per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates total full time equivalents (FTEs) who perform the process groups "deploy information technology solutions" and "deliver and support information…
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Number of FTEs that perform IT planning and management per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates average number of full time equivalents (FTEs) who perform the process groups "manage the business of information technology", "Develop and manage IT…
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Value of materials and services per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the value of materials and series per $1,000 revenue. It is part of a set of Supplemental Information measures that help companies evaluate additional…
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Percentage of business entity IT FTEs who perform the process group "develop and manage IT customer relationships"
This measure calculates the percentage of IT full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) who perform the process group "develop and manage IT customer relationships," which manages…
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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 business entity IT FTEs who perform the process group "develop and maintain information technology solutions"
This measure calculates the percentage of IT full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) who produce, develop and test new, enhanced, and improved solutions; enable services that…
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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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Budget for marketing as a percentage of revenue
This measure calculates the budget for marketing as a percentage of revenue for the reporting period. The budget for marketing is the amount an organization predicts it will…
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Marketing budget per marketing FTE
This measure calculates the marketing budget per marketing full-time equivalent (FTE) employee. The budget for marketing is the amount an organization predicts it will expend…
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Total cost to perform the process "manage suppliers" per $1,000 purchases
This measure calculates the total cost per $1,000 purchases to develop and manage programs and policies for interacting with suppliers, and measure/improve their performance…