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Percentage of top risks assessed that are compliance
This measure calculates the percentage of top risks (e.g., enterprise-level risks) assessed that are in the compliance category. This Supplemental Information measure is…
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Percentage of top risks assessed that are external or macro
This measure calculates the percentage of top risks (e.g., enterprise-level risks) assessed that are in the external or macro category. This Supplemental Information measure…
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Percentage of top risks assessed that are reputation
This measure calculates the percentage of top risks (e.g., enterprise-level risks) assessed that are in the reputation category. This Supplemental Information measure is…
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Percentage of top risks assessed that are cyber
This measure calculates the percentage of top risks (e.g., enterprise-level risks) assessed that are in the cyber category. Cybersecurity is defined as the ability to…
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Percentage of top risks assessed that are other than strategic, operational, financial, compliance, external or macro, reputation, or cyber
This measure calculates the percentage of top risks (e.g., enterprise-level risks) assessed that are other than strategic, operational, financial, compliance, external or…
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Percentage change in average time to launch manufacturing for a new product in the past 12 months
This measure calculates percentage change in average time to launch manufacturing for a new product in the past 12 months. This Supplemental Information measure is intended…
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Average time to launch manufacturing for a new product
This measure calculates average time to launch manufacturing for a new product. This Cycle Time measure is intended to help companies analyze this duration related to the…
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Average time to launch manufacturing for a new product measured 12 months ago
This measure calculates average time to launch manufacturing for a new product measured 12 months ago. This Cycle Time measure is intended to help companies analyze this…
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Total cost to carry out product development phases per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost for product development per $1,000 revenue. It is part of a set of Cost Effectiveness measures that help companies understand all cost…
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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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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…