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Outsourced cost to perform the process group "manage business resiliency and risk", including depreciation/amortization, per $100,000 revenue
This measure calculates outsourced cost including depreciation/amortization to perform the process group "manage business resiliency and risk", per $100,000 business entity…
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Overhead cost to perform the process group "manage business resiliency and risk", including depreciation/amortization, per $100,000 revenue
This measure calculates overhead cost (direct and/or allocated to the site) including depreciation/amortization to perform the process group "manage business resiliency and…
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Average time-to-market in days for all products (including product improvements and extensions)
This measure calculates the average number of calendar days required to design, test market, and manufacture/deliver all types of new products (including product improvements…
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Compounded annual growth rate of R&D costs over the past three reporting periods
This measure helps companies project the compound annual growth rate of R&D costs over the previous three reporting periods. R&D costs include all labor, materials, and…
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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 "prepare for production/service delivery" as a percentage of total function FTEs
This measure calculates number of full time equivalents (FTEs) (including external) that perform the process "prepare for production/service delivery" as a percentage of…
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Total cost to perform the process group "govern and manage product/service development program" as a percentage of total function cost
This measure calculates total cost to perform the process group "govern and manage product/service development program" as a percentage of total cost to perform the function …
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Total cost to perform the process group "generate and define new product/service ideas" as a percentage of total function cost
This measure calculates total cost to perform the process group "generate and define new product/service ideas" as a percentage of total cost to perform the function "develop…
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Total cost to perform the process "design and prototype products and services" as a percentage of total function cost
This measure calculates total cost to perform the process "design and prototype products and services" as a percentage of total cost to perform the function "develop and…
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Total cost to perform the process "prepare for production/service delivery" as a percentage of total function cost
This measure calculates total cost to perform the process "prepare for production/service delivery" as a percentage of function "develop and manage products and services"…
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Total annual cost of poor quality per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost (per $1,000) associated with deploying quality products and processes, including process quality as well as post mortem evaluation and…
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Engineering change order (ECO) costs as a percentage of the total new product development cost
This measure calculates the percentage of the total cost of new product development that comes from engineering change order (ECO) costs. An ECO is a documented outline of a…
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Number of research and development (R&D) FTEs per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of research and development (R&D) full-time equivalent (FTE) employees per $1 billion revenue. Research is a planned search and exploration…
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Average lead time in months between subsequent product generations for primary products
This measure calculates the average number of months that elapse between product generations for primary products. It is a Cycle Time measure that helps companies analyze the…