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Percentage of customers using your business entity's website for information gathering on your business entity's products/services
This measure calculates the average percentage of customers that gather information on a business entity's products/services via the website (companyname.com). It is part of…
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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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Percentage of customers using mobile applications 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 mobile applications. It is part of a set of…
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Percentage of customers using traditional face-to-face contact 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 traditional face-to-face contact. It is part of a set…
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Percentage of customers using indirect marketing 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 indirect marketing (e.g., billboards, print, radio/TV…
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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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Number of IT FTEs that perform the process group "develop and implement security, privacy, and data protection controls" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of IT full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per $1 billion revenue that perform the process group "develop and implement security, privacy,…
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Percentage of business entity IT FTEs who perform the process group "develop and implement security, privacy, and data protection controls"
This measure calculates the percentage of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) who perform the process group "develop and implement security, privacy, and data protection…
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Total cost to perform the process group "develop and implement security, privacy, and data protection controls", excluding depreciation/amortization, per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost (excluding depreciation/amortization for assets acquired during reporting period) per $1,000 revenue to perform the process group …
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Internal personnel cost, including benefits, as a percentage of total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization
This measure calculates the cost of internal personnel (including benefits) as a percentage of the total IT cost. Personnel cost refers to employee personnel compensation …
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On-premise software cost as a percentage of total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization
This measure calculates the cost of on-premise software (including what is delivered via private clouds; including operating systems, middleware such as database management…
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Hardware cost as a percentage of total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization
This measure calculates the cost of hardware (processors and storage including those part of private clouds) as a percentage of the total IT cost. Total IT Cost or Budget …
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Total cost to perform the process "develop sourcing strategies" per $1,000 purchases
This measure calculates the total cost per $1,000 purchases to perform the "develop sourcing strategies" process, which involves clarifying purchasing requirements, matching…
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Total cost to perform the process "develop sourcing strategies" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the "develop sourcing strategies" process, which involves clarifying purchasing requirements, matching…
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Application security cost as a percentage of total IT security and compliance cost, excluding depreciation/amortization
This measure calculates the cost of application security as a percentage of the total IT security and compliance cost. IT security and compliance cost covers expenses for…