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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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Percentage change in win rate/revenue gain attributed to KM
This measure calculates the percentage change in win rate/revenue gain attributed to KM. Win rate is the total amount of successful sales as a percentage of sales…
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Percentage change in cost savings attributed to KM
This measure calculates the percentage change in cost savings attributed to KM. This Process Efficiency measure is intended to help companies minimize waste and refine…
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Percentage change in time savings attributed to KM
This measure calculates the percentage change in time savings attributed to KM. This Process Efficiency measure is intended to help companies minimize waste and refine…
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Percentage change in cycle time reduction for projects/processes attributed to KM
This measure calculates the percentage change in cycle time reduction for projects/processes attributed to KM. Cycle time is the total time from the beginning of a process or…
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Percentage of funding of KM applications, platforms, or technologies coming from the KM program, initiative, or service
This measure calculates percentage of funding of KM applications, platforms, or technologies coming from the KM program, initiative, or service. This Cost Effectiveness…
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Percentage of funding of KM applications, platforms, or technologies coming from the IT group/function
This measure calculates percentage of funding of KM applications, platforms, or technologies coming from the IT group/function. This Cost Effectiveness measure is intended to…
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Percentage of funding of KM applications, platforms, or technologies coming from the digital group/function
This measure calculates percentage of funding of KM applications, platforms, or technologies coming from the digital group/function. This Cost Effectiveness measure is…
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Percentage of funding of KM applications, platforms, or technologies coming from one or more business units/functions whose employees are end-users of the application/platform
This measure calculates percentage of funding of KM applications, platforms, or technologies coming from one or more business units/functions whose employees are end-users of…
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Onshore/co-located personnel (staff) costs directly associated with leading, managing, and supporting the KM program, initiative, or service per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates business entity's onshore/co-located personnel (staff) costs directly associated with leading, managing, and supporting the KM program, initiative, or…
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Offshore/low-cost delivery center personnel (staff) costs directly associated with leading, managing, and supporting the KM program, initiative, or service per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates business entity's offshore/low-cost delivery center personnel (staff) costs directly associated with leading, managing, and supporting the KM program,…
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Response time in minutes for inbound requests coming from fax
This measure calculates response time in minutes for inbound requests (i.e. queries initiated by the customer) coming from fax. It is part of a set of Cycle Time measures…
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First contact resolution rate for social media
This measure calculates the percentage of questions/issues received that are answered, addressed, and resolved by the end of the customer's initial contact when it's received…
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First contact resolution rate for web chat or instant messaging including virtual agents
This measure calculates the percentage of questions/issues received that are answered, addressed, and resolved by the end of the customer's initial contact when it's received…
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Average time in seconds to inbound calls abandoned
This measure calculates the average time in seconds that a caller waits in queue to reach the first agent before an inbound call (i.e. call that is initiated by the customer)…