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Cycle time in days from the start of design and development through completion of test marketing for existing product/service improvement projects
This measure calculates the number of calendar days from the start of design and development for a product/service (beginning when resources are assigned) through completion…
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Cycle time in days from the start of design and development through completion of test marketing for new product/service development projects
This measure calculates the number of calendar days from the start of design and development for a product/service (beginning when resources are assigned) through completion…
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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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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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Product development defect rate in parts per million
This measure calculates the average manufacturing defect rate in parts per million for a company's primary products (during development; i.e. not yet fully finalized finished…
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Percentage of total vacancies filled by internal candidates
This measure calculates percentage of total vacancies filled by internal candidates at business entity. This Supplemental Information measure is intended to help companies…
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Voluntary terminations as a percentage of total business entity employees
This measure calculates the percentage of total business entity employees that left an organization of their own accord due to any situation. It is part of a set of Process…
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Employee turnover rate
This measure determines the employee turnover rate, which is calculated by dividing total employees terminated (both voluntary and involuntary) by the average number of …
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Voluntary terminations as a percentage of total business entity employee turnover
This measure calculates the percentage of total business entity employee turnover that was the result of employees voluntarily leaving the organization of their own accord…
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Involuntary terminations as a percentage of total business entity employee turnover
This measure calculates the percentage of total business entity employees that were terminated due to permanent layoff, redundancy, termination for cause, etc. As part of a…
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Involuntary terminations as a percentage of total business entity employees
This measure calculates the percentage of total business entity employees that were terminated due to permanent layoff, redundancy, termination for cause, etc. It is part of…
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Agent involuntary attrition rate
This measure determines the agent involuntary attrition rate, which is calculated by dividing the number of agents involuntarily terminated during the reporting period by the…
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Percentage of the work force that are expatriates
This measure calculates the percentage of work force that have been moved to another country to undertake a role within that country for their same organization. As part of a…
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Business liaison/analyst FTEs as a percentage of total KM FTEs
This measure calculates business liaison/analyst FTEs (Full time equivalents responsible for supporting KM needs and opportunities in specific locations or business groups)…
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Knowledge management leader FTEs as a percentage of total KM FTEs
This measure calculates knowledge management leader FTEs (Full Time Equivalents responsible for directing the KM effort and aligning it with business strategy/leadership) as…