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Data security cost as a percentage of total IT security and compliance cost, excluding depreciation/amortization
This measure calculates the cost of data security as a percentage of total IT security and compliance cost. IT security and compliance cost covers expenses for security…
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Security strategy and architecture, governance, risk and compliance control cost as a percentage of total IT security and compliance cost, excluding depreciation/amortization
This measure calculates the cost of security strategy and architecture, governance, risk and compliance control as a percentage of the total IT security and compliance cost…
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IT service management cost as a percentage of total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization
This measure calculates the IT service management cost (help desk: incident management and IT service requests, service delivery control and operations management, service…
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Typical number of weeks from concept to launch for a small bug fix or minor enhancement
This measure calculates the typical cycle time in weeks from concept to launch (in the marketplace, for commercial applications; or with internal end users, for internal-use…
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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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Percentage of IT purchases where the key decisions are made outside of the IT organization
This measure calculates the percentage of IT purchases where the key decisions are made outside of the IT organization. It is part of a set of Supplemental Information…
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Percentage of sales orders transacted via a portal
This measure calculates the percentage of sales orders that are carried out via a portal (virtual gateway from one website to another). It is part of a set of Process…
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Number of FTEs who perform order entry/order processing as a percentage of total FTEs for the process "manage sales orders"
This measure calculates the percentage of total full-time equivalent employees for "manage sales orders" that perform order entry/processing. Order entry/processing…
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Number of FTEs who perform order inquiry as a percentage of total FTEs for the process "manage sales orders"
This measure calculates the percentage of total full-time equivalent employees for "manage sales orders" that perform order inquiry. Order inquiry involves fielding potential…
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Cross-sell/up-sell close rate
This measure calculates percentage of inbound contacts that completed an additional cross-sell or up-sell. Inbound contact refers to any query (related to sales, information,…
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Percentage of total annual sales revenue attributable to sales completed on your business entity's website
A major part of the process "manage sales orders" involves companies monitoring sales performance across different platforms. This measure calculates the percentage of total…
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Percentage of sales force that made their quotas/targets in the last 12-month reporting period
This measure calculates the percentage of the sales force that hit their designated quotas/targets in the last 12-month reporting period. It is part of a set of Staff…
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Number of FTEs that perform the process group "manage logistics and warehousing" as a percentage of total business entity FTEs
This measure calculates the percentage of business entity full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) who are employed to perform the process group "manage logistics and…
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Number of FTEs that perform the process group "manage logistics and warehousing" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per $1 billion revenue who plan, implement, and control the forward and reverse flow and storage…
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Total cost to perform the process group "manage logistics and warehousing" as a percentage of the cost of continuing operations
This measure calculates the total cost to perform the process group "manage logistics and warehousing"—which plans, implements, and controls the forward/reverse flow and…