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Percentage of total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization, allocated to process group "manage enterprise information"
This measure calculates the percentage of IT budget, excluding depreciation/amortization for assets acquired during current period, allocated to the process group "manage…
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Percentage of business entity IT FTEs who perform the process group "manage enterprise information"
This measure calculates the percentage of IT full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) who perform the process group "manage enterprise information," which consists of…
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Number of IT FTEs that perform the process group "manage enterprise information" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of IT full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) that perform the process group "manage enterprise information," which consists of understanding…
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Total cost to perform the process group "manage enterprise information", excluding depreciation/amortization, per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost (excluding depreciation/amortization) per $1,000 revenue to perform the process group "manage enterprise information," which consists…
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Percentage of new hire retention after 12 months
This measure calculates the percentage of new hires (middle management/specialists, operational workers/office staff, and senior management/executives) that are still…
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Total cost to perform the process "manage employee performance" as a percentage of total cost to perform the process group "manage employee on-boarding, development, and training"
This measure calculates percentage of total cost to perform the process group "manage employee on-boarding, development, and training" allocated to the process "manage…
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Total cost to perform the process "manage employee performance" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates total cost per $1,000 business entity revenue to perform the process "manage employee performance". Total cost is the sum of personnel (compensation…
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Total cost to perform the process "manage employee performance" per business entity employee
This measure calculates total annual cost per business entity employee to perform the process "manage employee performance". Total cost is the sum of personnel (compensation…
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Length in years of information architecture planning horizon
This measure calculates the number of years of information architecture planning horizon. Information architecture includes defining information elements, composite structure…
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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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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 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…
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Number of business entity employees per FTE that performs the process group "reward and retain employees"
This measure calculates the number of business entity employees per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee that performs the process group "reward and retain employees," which…