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Total cost to perform the process "perform planning/budgeting/forecasting" as a percentage of revenue
This measure calculates the total cost to perform the process "perform planning/budgeting/forecasting"—which involves developing periodic plans, budgets, and forecasts to…
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Total cost to perform the process "perform general accounting" per journal entry line item
This measure calculates the total cost per journal entry line item to perform the process "perform general accounting," which consists of managing an organization's ongoing…
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Total uncollectable balances as a percentage of revenue
This measure calculates total uncollectable balances as a percentage of revenue. Uncollectable balances are amounts owed to your business unit for goods or services already…
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Overall forecast accuracy
Forecast accuracy compares forecasted sales for a specific period. Forecast accuracy is computed as 1 - the absolute value of (actual sales - forecast sales), divided by the…
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Percentage of journal entries processed error-free the first time
This measure calculates the percentage of journal entries out of total annual number of journal entries processed error-free the first time. A journal entry is the record of…
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Total cost to perform the process "perform planning/budgeting/forecasting" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the process "perform planning/budgeting/forecasting," which involves developing periodic plans, budgets,…
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Days sales outstanding
This measure calculates the average number of days sales outstanding in accounts receivable for a business entity. Days sales outstanding is the length of time from when a…
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Other cost to perform the function "manage information technology", excluding depreciation/amortization, per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates costs other than personnel, systems, overhead, and outsourced excluding depreciation/amortization to perform the function "manage information…
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Percentage of total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization, allocated to IT development and maintenance
This measure calculates percentage of total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization, allocated to the process groups "manage enterprise information" and "develop and…
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Percentage of total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization, allocated to IT operations
This measure calculates percentage of total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization, allocated to the process groups "deploy information technology solutions" and …
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Percentage of total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization, allocated to IT planning and management
This measure calculates percentage of total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization, allocated to the process groups "manage the business of information technology", …
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Percentage of total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization, allocated to process group "deliver and support information technology services"
This measure calculates the percentage of total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization, allocated to the process group "deliver and support information technology…
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Percentage of total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization, allocated to process group "deploy information technology solutions"
The measure calculates the percentage of the total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization, allocated to the process group "deploy information technology solutions,"…
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Percentage of total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization, allocated to process group "develop and implement security, privacy, and data protection controls"
This measure calculates percentage of total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization, allocated to the process group "develop and implement security, privacy, and data…
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Percentage of total annual IT operating costs, excluding depreciation/amortization, allocated to outsourced costs
This measure calculates the percentage of IT operating costs, excluding depreciation/amortization, allocated to outsourced costs, which refers to the total cost of…