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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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Average lead time in months between subsequent product generations for primary products
This measure calculates the average number of months that elapse between product generations for primary products. It is a Cycle Time measure that helps companies analyze the…
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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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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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Number of FTEs for the phase 'design and develop product/services' per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) employees per $1 billion revenue for the ‘design and develop products/services,' which includes assigning…
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Number of FTEs for the phase 'generate new product/service ideas' per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) employees per $1 billion dedicated to the phase ‘generate new product /service ideas,' which involves…
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Personnel cost of the phase 'generate new product/service ideas' per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates personnel cost (per $1,000 revenue) of the phase ‘generate new product/service ideas,' which involves identifying potential improvements/extensions…
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Total cost of the phase 'generate new product/service ideas' per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost (per $1,000 revenue) of the phase ‘generate new product/service ideas,' which involves identifying potential improvements/extensions…
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Personnel cost of the phase 'design and develop product/services' per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates personnel cost (per $1,000 revenue) of the phase ‘design and develop products/services,' which includes assigning resources to product/service…
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Total cost of the phase 'support product manufacturing or service delivery' per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost (per $1,000 revenue) of the phase ‘support product manufacturing or service delivery,' which are monitored by new product/service…
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Total cost of the phase 'test market for new or revised products and services' per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost (per $1,000 revenue) of the phase 'test market for new or revised products and services,' which uses prototypes to assess the market…
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Total cost of the phase 'design and develop product/services' per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost (per $1,000 revenue) of the phase ‘design and develop products/services,' which includes assigning resources to product/service…