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Percentage of product cost allocated to software
This measure calculates percentage of product cost allocated to software. This Supplemental Information measure is intended to help companies evaluate additional variables…
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Percentage of product cost allocated to electrical components
This measure calculates percentage of product cost allocated to electrical components. This Supplemental Information measure is intended to help companies evaluate…
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Percentage of product cost allocated to mechanical components
This measure calculates percentage of product cost allocated to mechanical components. This Supplemental Information measure is intended to help companies evaluate…
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Percentage of product cost allocated to costs other than software, electrical components, or mechanical components
This measure calculates percentage of product cost allocated to costs other than software, electrical components, or mechanical components. This Supplemental Information…
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Percentage of product development project cost allocated to software
This measure calculates percentage of product development project cost allocated to software. This Supplemental Information measure is intended to help companies evaluate…
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Percentage of product development project cost allocated to electrical components
This measure calculates percentage of product development project cost allocated to electrical components. This Supplemental Information measure is intended to help…
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Percentage of product development project cost allocated to mechanical components
This measure calculates percentage of product development project cost allocated to mechanical components. This Supplemental Information measure is intended to help…
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Percentage of product development project cost allocated to intellectual property protection
This measure calculates percentage of product development project cost allocated to intellectual property protection. This Supplemental Information measure is intended to…
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Percentage of product cost allocated to costs other than software, electrical components, mechanical components, or intellectual property protection
This measure calculates percentage of product cost allocated to costs other than software, electrical components, mechanical components, or intellectual property protection. …
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Average design-to-launch time, in months, for new software-enabled features for existing products
This measure calculates average design-to-launch time, in months, for new software-enabled features for existing products. This Cycle Time measure is intended to help…
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Percentage of products that are based on common development platforms
This measure calculates the percentage of products that are developed on common platforms, providing companies with key data for their "perform discovery research" process…
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Total cost, excluding overhead cost, for the business entity's knowledge management program per business entity employee
This measure calculates the total cost, excluding overhead cost, for the business entity's knowledge management (KM) program, per business entity employee. KM is responsible…
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Total cost, excluding overhead cost, for the business entity's knowledge management program per FTE that directly supports it
This measure calculates the total cost, excluding overhead cost, for the business entity's knowledge management (KM) program, per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee that…
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Percentage of total cost for knowledge management program, initiative, or service allocated to personnel (staff) costs directly associated with KM
This measure calculates the percentage of total cost for the knowledge management (KM) program, initiative, or service allocated to personnel (staff) costs directly…
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Costs for KM meetings, events, marketing, and training per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates cost per $1,000 revenue for knowledge management (KM) meetings, events, marketing, and training. KM is responsible for organizing an entity's…