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Average design-to-launch time, in months, for new software-enabled features for existing products
This measure calculates average design-to-launch time, in months, for new software-enabled features for existing products. This Cycle Time measure is intended to help…
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Percentage of products that are based on common development platforms
This measure calculates the percentage of products that are developed on common platforms, providing companies with key data for their "perform discovery research" process…
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Total cost to perform the process group "govern and manage product/service development program" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates total cost to perform the process group "govern and manage product/service development program" per $1,000 business entity revenue. Total cost is the…
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Percentage of new product/service development projects launched on time
This measure calculates the percentage of new product/service development projects that are completed and made ready for marketing/sale on time, relative to the launch date…
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Average return on investment on social media marketing channel marketing/sales campaigns
This measure calculates the average return on investment (ROI) for social media marketing/sales campaigns (i.e. interactions via social platforms external to a company's…
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Average return on investment on traditional face-to-face channel marketing/sales campaigns
This measure calculates the average return on investment (ROI) for traditional face-to-face marketing/sales campaigns. ROI is defined as the amount of gain made by an…
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Average return on investment on indirect marketing (billboards, print, broadcasting (radio/TV)) channel marketing/sales campaigns
This measure calculates the average return on investment (ROI) for indirect marketing/sales campaigns (e.g., billboards, print, radio/TV broadcasting). ROI is defined as the…
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Percentage of customers using social media for information gathering on your business entity's products/services
This measure calculates the percentage of customers that gather information on a business entity's products/services via social media (i.e. interactions via social platforms…
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Average return on investment on website channel marketing/sales campaigns
This measure calculates the average return on investment for company website (companyname.com) marketing/sales campaigns. ROI is defined as the amount of gain made by an…
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Average return on investment on mobile application channel marketing/sales campaigns
This measure calculates the average return on investment (ROI) for mobile application marketing/sales campaigns. ROI is defined as the amount of gain made by an investment…
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Average return on investment on search engine marketing channel marketing/sales campaigns
This measure calculates the average return on investment (ROI) for search engine marketing/sales campaigns. ROI is defined as the amount of gain made by an investment…
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Percentage of total annual revenue from generating variants in engineering
This measure calculates, for engineer to order models, the percentage of total annual revenue from generating variants in engineering. This Supplemental Information measure…
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Number of FTEs for product development phases per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per $1 billion revenue that work on the "develop and manage products and services" function…
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Percentage change in average time to launch manufacturing for a new product in the past 12 months
This measure calculates percentage change in average time to launch manufacturing for a new product in the past 12 months. This Supplemental Information measure is intended…
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Average time to launch manufacturing for a new product
This measure calculates average time to launch manufacturing for a new product. This Cycle Time measure is intended to help companies analyze this duration related to the…