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Percentage of total innovation spend allocated to new or white space opportunities
This measure calculates the percentage of total innovation spend allocated to new or white space opportunities. It is part of a set of Supplemental Information measures that…
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Budget for research and development (R&D) as a percentage of revenue
This measure helps companies determine what percentage of their revenue is allocated for their research and development budget. The R&D budget covers all costs— including…
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Number of FTEs (including external) that perform the process group "govern and manage product/service development program" as a percentage of total function FTEs
This measure calculates number of full time equivalents (FTEs) (including external) that perform the process group "govern and manage product/service development program" as…
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Number of FTEs (including external) that perform the process group "generate and define new product/service ideas" as a percentage of total function FTEs
This measure calculates number of full time equivalents (FTEs) (including external) that perform the process group "generate and define new product/service ideas" as a…
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Number of FTEs (including external) that perform the process "design and prototype products and services" as a percentage of total function FTEs
This measure calculates number of full time equivalents (FTEs) (including external) that perform the process "design and prototype products and services" as a percentage of…
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Number of FTEs (including external) that perform the process group "govern and manage product/service development program" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates number of full time equivalents (FTEs) (including external) per $1 billion revenue that perform the process group "govern and manage product/service…
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Number of FTEs (including external) that perform the process group "generate and define new product/service ideas" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full time equivalents (FTEs) (including external) per $1 billion business entity revenue that perform the process group "generate and…
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Total cost to perform the process group "generate and define new product/service ideas" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates total cost per $1,000 business entity revenue to perform the process group "generate and define new product/service ideas". Total cost is the sum of…
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Number of FTEs (including external) that perform the function "develop and manage products and services" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs), including those outside the company, per $1 billion revenue that work on the "develop and manage…
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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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Total cost to perform the function "develop and manage products and services" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost of the function "develop and manage products and services" per $1,000 revenue. This includes products or services that are offered to…
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Time-to-market in days for existing product/service improvement projects
This measure calculates the number of calendar days required to design, test market, and manufacture/deliver existing product/service improvement projects. The cycle time…
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Time-to-market in days for new product/service development projects
This measure calculates the number of calendar days required to design, test market, and manufacture/deliver new product/service development projects. The cycle time begins…
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Percentage of revenue from product/services launched in the past year
This measure identifies the percentage of revenue generated from products/services launched in the previous year. It is part of a set of Process Efficiency measures that help…