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Average time-to-profitability in months for new product/service development projects
This measure calculates the average number of months that elapse from the start of the "design and develop product/service" process (when resources are first assigned) to the…
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Research and development (R&D) cost per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the research and development (R&D) cost per $1,000 revenue. R&D costs include all labor, materials, and overhead associated with discovering new…
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Research and development (R&D) cost as a percentage of revenue
This measure calculates research and development (R&D) cost as a percentage of revenue. R&D cost includes all cost elements—including labor costs, material costs, allocations…
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Actual Open-to-buy retail inventory as a percentage of planned retail inventory
This measure calculates actual Open-to-buy inventory as a percentage of planned inventory. This Process Efficiency measure is intended to help companies minimize waste and…
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Retail customer lifetime value
This measure calculates customer lifetime value (CLV) for the retail operation. CLV is defined by the following equation: Margin * (Customer Retention Rate / ((1 + Discount…
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Percentage of total funding for KM program, initiative, or service from central/enterprise funding source
This measure calculates the percentage of total funding for the knowledge management (KM) program, initiative, or service that comes from central/enterprise funding source…
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Percentage of total funding for KM program, initiative, or service from allocations from business units, functions, or groups leveraging KM services
This measure calculates the percentage of total funding for the knowledge management (KM) program, initiative, or service from allocations from business units, functions, or…
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This measure calculates the percentage of total funding for the knowledge management (KM) program, initiative, or service that comes from sources other than central…
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Number of FTEs that directly support business entity's knowledge management program per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per $1 billion revenue that directly support the business entity's knowledge management (KM)…
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Number of FTEs that directly support the knowledge management program as a percentage of total business entity FTEs
This measure calculates the percentage of business entity full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) that directly support the knowledge management (KM) program, initiative, or…
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Onshore KM core group or center of excellence FTEs as a percentage of KM FTEs
This measure calculates percentage of KM FTEs (Full Time Equivalents that directly support the knowledge management program, initiative, or service) that directly support…
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FTEs embedded in business groups or co-located with business end users as a percentage of KM FTEs
This measure calculates percentage of KM FTEs (Full Time Equivalents that directly support the knowledge management program, initiative, or service) that directly support…
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Offshore or low-cost delivery center model FTEs as a percentage of KM FTEs
This measure calculates offshore or low-cost delivery center model FTEs (Full Time Equivalents) as a percentage of KM FTEs (Full Time Equivalents that directly support the…
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FTEs co-located in a specific geographic region as a percentage of KM FTEs
This measure calculates percentage of FTEs (Full time equivalents) that directly support your KM program, initiative, or service are co-located in a specific geographic…
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FTES geographically dispersed as a percentage of KM FTEs
This measure calculates percentage of FTEs (Full time equivalents) that directly support your KM program, initiative, or service are geographically dispersed, so that the…