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Cycle time in days for credit approval
This measure calculates the average number of calendar days (including weekends) it takes to receive credit approval. It is a Cycle Time measure that helps companies analyze…
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Number of FTEs that perform learning administration activities per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per $1 billion revenue that schedule courses, coordinate course attendance, print and/or…
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Percentage of training programs developed internally
This measure calculates the percentage of training programs developed internally. As part of a set of Supplemental Information measures, it helps companies evaluate…
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Percentage of total finance function FTEs allocated to the process "manage and process collections"
This measure calculates the percentage of total finance function full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) that perform the process group "manage and process collection," which…
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Percentage of total finance function FTEs allocated to the process "process customer credit"
This measure calculates the percentage of total finance function full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) allocated to evaluating customers' credit-worthiness. The finance…
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Hours spent developing new classroom training content per trainee
This measure calculates the number of hours spent per trainee on developing new classroom training content. It is part of a set of Process Efficiency measures that help…
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Hours spent developing new e-learning training content per trainee
This measure calculates the number of hours spent per trainee on developing new e-learning training content. It is part of a set of Process Efficiency measures that help…
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Internal cost to perform learning administration activities per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the internal cost per $1,000 revenue for scheduling courses, coordinating course attendance, printing and/or distributing course/learning materials,…
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Internal cost to perform learning administration activities per business entity employee
This measure calculates the internal cost per business entity employee for scheduling courses, coordinating course attendance, printing and/or distributing course/learning…
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Percentage of CEO and senior leadership time spent on leadership development
This measure calculates the percentage of time that the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) (i.e. the officer who has ultimate management responsibility for an organization and…
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Number of credit reviews per FTE that performs the process "process customer credit"
This measure calculates the number of credit reviews per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee that evaluates customers' credit-worthiness. It is part of a set of Staff…
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Total cost to perform the process "process customer credit" as a percentage of total order-to-cash process cost
This measure calculates the total cost to evaluate customers' credit-worthiness as a percentage of the total cost of the order-to-cash process, which includes managing sales…
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Average time in days to close an identified skill or capability gap through training for an employee
This measure calculates total average time in days per employee to close an identified skill or capability gap through training. This Cycle Time measure is intended to help…
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Average time in calendar days to close an identified skill or capability gap in data science, digital skills and other specialty IT skills through training
This measure calculates average time in calendar days to close an identified skill or capability gap in data science, digital skills and other specialty IT skills through…
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Percentage of the learning budget that is attributed to reskilling aligned to technology changes
This measure reports the percentage of the learning budget that is allocated to reskilling that is required based upon technology changes. In this instance, reskilling refers…