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Total cost to perform the process group "develop products and services" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost to perform the process group "develop product and services," which handles all activities associated with designing, prototyping,…
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Total cost to perform the function "develop and manage products and services" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost of the function "develop and manage products and services" per $1,000 revenue. This includes products or services that are offered to…
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Number of FTEs (including external) that perform the process group "govern and manage product/service development program" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates number of full time equivalents (FTEs) (including external) per $1 billion revenue that perform the process group "govern and manage product/service…
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Total cost to perform the process group "govern and manage product/service development program" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates total cost to perform the process group "govern and manage product/service development program" per $1,000 business entity revenue. Total cost is the…
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Number of FTEs (including external) that perform the process group "generate and define new product/service ideas" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full time equivalents (FTEs) (including external) per $1 billion business entity revenue that perform the process group "generate and…
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Total cost to perform the process group "generate and define new product/service ideas" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates total cost per $1,000 business entity revenue to perform the process group "generate and define new product/service ideas". Total cost is the sum of…
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Percentage of revenue from product/services launched in the past year
This measure identifies the percentage of revenue generated from products/services launched in the previous year. It is part of a set of Process Efficiency measures that help…
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Time-to-market in days for existing product/service improvement projects
This measure calculates the number of calendar days required to design, test market, and manufacture/deliver existing product/service improvement projects. The cycle time…
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Time-to-market in days for new product/service development projects
This measure calculates the number of calendar days required to design, test market, and manufacture/deliver new product/service development projects. The cycle time begins…
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Number of FTEs (including external) that perform the function "develop and manage products and services" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs), including those outside the company, per $1 billion revenue that work on the "develop and manage…
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Number of FTEs (including external) that perform the process group "develop products and services" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs), including external FTEs, that perform the process group "develop product and services," which…
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Average time to launch manufacturing for a new product
This measure calculates average time in weeks to launch manufacturing for a new product. This Cycle Time measure is intended to help companies analyze this duration related…
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Percentage of total cost for knowledge management program, initiative, or service allocated to other KM costs
This measure calculates the percentage of total cost for the knowledge management (KM) program, initiative, or service allocated to other KM costs. KM is responsible for…
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Total cost, excluding overhead cost, for the business entity's knowledge management program per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost, excluding overhead cost, for the business entity's knowledge management (KM) program, per $1,000 revenue. KM is responsible for…
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Number of FTEs that directly support business entity's knowledge management program per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per $1 billion revenue that directly support the business entity's knowledge management (KM)…