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Percentage of total control violations that are previously identified
This measure calculates previously identified control violations as a percentage of total control violations. Previously identified control violations are repeats of…
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Outsourced cost to perform the process "report on internal controls compliance" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates outsourced cost per $1,000 revenue to report on internal controls compliance to the appropriate authority, including IT regulations and pertinent data…
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Percentage of total finance function FTEs allocated to the process "report on internal controls compliance"
This measure calculates the percentage of total finance function full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) allocated to the process "report on internal controls compliance,"…
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Personnel cost to perform the process "report on internal controls compliance" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates personnel cost per $1,000 revenue to report on internal controls compliance to the appropriate authority, including IT regulations and pertinent data…
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Total cost to perform the process "report on internal controls compliance" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost per $1,000 revenue to report on internal controls compliance to the appropriate authority, including IT regulations and pertinent data…
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Systems cost to perform the process "report on internal controls compliance" per $100,000 revenue
This measure calculates systems cost per $100,000 revenue to report on internal controls compliance to the appropriate authority, including IT regulations and pertinent data…
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Number of FTEs that perform the process "report on internal controls compliance" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalents employees (FTEs) per $1 billion revenue that report on internal controls compliance to the appropriate authority,…
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Budget for marketing as a percentage of revenue
This measure calculates the budget for marketing as a percentage of revenue for the reporting period. The budget for marketing is the amount an organization predicts it will…
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Marketing budget per marketing FTE
This measure calculates the marketing budget per marketing full-time equivalent (FTE) employee. The budget for marketing is the amount an organization predicts it will expend…
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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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Annual percentage change in retail customer purchase frequency
This measure calculates annual percentage change in retail customer purchase frequency. Customer purchase frequency is defined as the number of times a customer has made a…
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Number of unique visits to the retail website per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates number of unique visits to the retail website per $1 billion revenue. This Process Efficiency measure is intended to help companies minimize waste and…
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Average time in minutes a user spends on the retail website
This measure calculates average time in minutes a user spends on the retail website. This Cycle Time measure is intended to help companies analyze this duration related to…
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Retail website bounce rate
This measure calculates average percentage of visitors to the business entity website who navigate away from the site after viewing only one page. This Process Efficiency…
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Retail shopping cart abandonment rate
This measure calculates shopping cart abandonment for the business entity website. Shopping cart abandonment rate is calculated as follows: 100% - [Completed transactions as…