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Cycle time in days to complete the annual budget
This measure calculates the number of calendar days (including weekends) it takes to complete the annual budget. It is part of a set of Cycle Time measures that help…
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Percentage error for the total sales forecast
This measure calculates total sales forecasting percentage error. It is calculated as the absolute value of ((Projected – actual sales) / actual sales) * 100.
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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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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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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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Number of IT FTEs that perform the process group "manage enterprise information" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of IT full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) that perform the process group "manage enterprise information," which consists of understanding…
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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 total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization, allocated to process group "manage enterprise information"
This measure calculates the percentage of IT budget, excluding depreciation/amortization for assets acquired during current period, allocated to the process group "manage…
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Total cost to perform the process group "manage enterprise information", excluding depreciation/amortization, per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost (excluding depreciation/amortization) per $1,000 revenue to perform the process group "manage enterprise information," which consists…
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Length in years of information architecture planning horizon
This measure calculates the number of years of information architecture planning horizon. Information architecture includes defining information elements, composite structure…
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Enterprise information management cost as a percentage of total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization
This measure calculates the enterprise information management cost (includes information strategy and architecture, information lifecycle planning and control, content…
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Cycle time in days to update/revise the rolling forecast
This measure calculates the number of calendar days (including weekends) it takes to update/revise the rolling forecast. A rolling forecast requires regular updates to…
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Number of budget versions produced before final approval
This measure calculates the approximate number of budget versions that are produced during the budget cycle before approval of the final budget. It is part of a set of…
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Number of FTEs that perform the process "perform planning/budgeting/forecasting" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per $1 billion revenue that develop periodic plans, budgets, and forecasts to enable achievement…
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Total cost to perform the process "perform planning/budgeting/forecasting" per process FTE
This measure calculates the total cost per process full-time equivalent (FTE) employee to perform the process "perform planning/budgeting/forecasting," which involves…