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Percentage of operational worker/office staff new hire retention after 12 months
This measure calculates the percentage of operational worker/office staff (i.e. employees who do not have any management responsibility) new hires who are still employed at…
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Percentage of senior management/executive new hire retention after 12 months
This measure calculates the percentage of senior management/executive (i.e. the highest-ranking officers and managers below executives) new hires who are still employed at…
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Percentage of new hire retention after 12 months
This measure calculates the percentage of new hires (middle management/specialists, operational workers/office staff, and senior management/executives) that are still…
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Cycle time in days to complete the annual budget
This measure calculates the number of calendar days (including weekends) it takes to complete the annual budget. It is part of a set of Cycle Time measures that help…
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Percentage error for the total sales forecast
This measure calculates total sales forecasting percentage error. It is calculated as the absolute value of ((Projected – actual sales) / actual sales) * 100.
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Total cost to perform the process "perform planning/budgeting/forecasting" as a percentage of revenue
This measure calculates the total cost to perform the process "perform planning/budgeting/forecasting"—which involves developing periodic plans, budgets, and forecasts to…
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Overall forecast accuracy
Forecast accuracy compares forecasted sales for a specific period. Forecast accuracy is computed as 1 - the absolute value of (actual sales - forecast sales), divided by the…
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Total cost to perform the process "perform planning/budgeting/forecasting" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the process "perform planning/budgeting/forecasting," which involves developing periodic plans, budgets,…
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Total cost to perform the process "manage employee development" as a percentage of total cost to perform the process group "manage employee on-boarding, development, and training"
This measure calculates percentage of total cost to perform the process group "manage employee on-boarding, development, and training" allocated to the process "manage…
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Total cost to perform the process "develop and train employees" as a percentage of total cost to perform the process group "manage employee on-boarding, development, and training"
This measure calculates percentage of total cost to perform the process group "manage employee on-boarding, development, and training" allocated to the process "develop and…
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Total cost to perform the process group "manage employee on-boarding, development, and training" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost to perform the process group "manage employee on-boarding, development, and training" per $1,000 revenue. The total cost is the sum of…
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Number of learning days per employee
This measure calculates the average number of days per employee that were dedicated to learning. It is calculated by dividing the total number of days utilized for learning a…
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Total cost to perform the process "manage employee orientation and deployment" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates total cost to perform the process "manage employee orientation and deployment" per $1,000 revenue. Total cost is the sum of personnel (compensation…
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Total cost to perform the process "manage employee performance" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates total cost per $1,000 business entity revenue to perform the process "manage employee performance". Total cost is the sum of personnel (compensation…
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Total cost to perform the process "manage employee development" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates total cost per $1,000 business entity revenue to perform the process "manage employee development". Total cost is the sum of personnel (compensation…