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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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Budget for marketing as a percentage of revenue
This measure calculates the budget for marketing as a percentage of revenue for the reporting period. The budget for marketing is the amount an organization predicts it will…
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Marketing budget per marketing FTE
This measure calculates the marketing budget per marketing full-time equivalent (FTE) employee. The budget for marketing is the amount an organization predicts it will expend…
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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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Response time in minutes for inbound requests coming from postal mail
This measure calculates response time in minutes for inbound requests (i.e. queries initiated by the customer) coming from postal mail. It is part of a set of Cycle Time…
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Average talk time in seconds, including agent hold time
This measure calculates the average talk time in seconds, including agent hold time. It is part of a set of Cycle Time measures that help companies analyze the duration of…
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Annual percentage change in retail customer purchase frequency
This measure calculates annual percentage change in retail customer purchase frequency. Customer purchase frequency is defined as the number of times a customer has made a…
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Number of unique visits to the retail website per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates number of unique visits to the retail website per $1 billion revenue. This Process Efficiency measure is intended to help companies minimize waste and…
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Average time in minutes a user spends on the retail website
This measure calculates average time in minutes a user spends on the retail website. This Cycle Time measure is intended to help companies analyze this duration related to…
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Retail website bounce rate
This measure calculates average percentage of visitors to the business entity website who navigate away from the site after viewing only one page. This Process Efficiency…
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Retail shopping cart abandonment rate
This measure calculates shopping cart abandonment for the business entity website. Shopping cart abandonment rate is calculated as follows: 100% - [Completed transactions as…
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Click through rate for the retail website
This measure calculates the percentage of online users who click a specific link after viewing it on the website. It is calculated as the total number of clicks of a specific…