Resource Library
APQC’s Resource Library is your source for timely and topical information to help you meet your most complex business process and knowledge management challenges. Explore our ever-growing collection of more than 8,600 research-based best practices, benchmarks and metrics, case studies, and other valuable APQC content.
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Presentation Slides|
Assess, Improve, and Benchmark Using the BEST Method
The BEST tool is a structured approach to gap analysis and improvement for an organization creating a Best Practice or an organization seeking a Best Practice as a benchmark…
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Presentation Slides|
Creating Value in Mergers and Acquisitions
This presentation discusses an overview of the M&A process, pre-close planning, integration planning, key points for post-acquisition integration, and multi-industry lessons…
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Every leader knows that culture determines the success or failure of an organization. At APQC’s 2022 Process and Knowledge Management Conference, José Castro, Head of…
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Articles|
Creating Value in Mergers and Acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is a hot topic in today’s financial news, but M&A is a tricky growth strategy with a high failure rate. At APQC's 2022 Process and Knowledge…
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Creating a Continuous Improvement and Process Driven Culture
Creating a culture is a complex challenge. CMI's Shared Service Center focused on four key elements—organization, language, technology, and methods—to develop a continuous…
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To remain competitive, organizations must continuously benchmark and improve their processes. However, many struggle to get started with, prioritize, and execute process…
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Tools & Templates|
BEST Detailed Assessment Tool
This tool is associated with the BEST Quick Scan Tool webinar. It is a detailed assessment that helps organizations uses 22 key criteria and 44 characteristics across 4 key…
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There are so many technologies that can help process and knowledge management (KM) professionals deliver more for end users and the business. Two of the most popular…
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In July 2021, APQC’s Holly Lyke-Ho-Gland (principal research lead, process and performance management) and Jonathan Kraft (project manager) facilitated two roundtable…
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In July 2021, APQC hosted two roundtable conversations with process and performance management professionals to discuss common challenges and leading practices related to…
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Reports & White Papers|
Best Practices for Driving Agility: Better Structures and Strategy Practices
Through the pandemic, even the most traditional, well-established organizations gained real-world experience being agile. Now the question is whether they have the structures…
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Organizations know that choosing the right measures is a critical step in generating meaningful insights and reports. A well-balanced set of measures provides actionable…
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Articles|
Measures of Organizational Agility
Organizational agility is comprised of two key components: strategic responsiveness and organizational flexibility. This article identifies the key factors within each…
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As the number and complexity of networks exploded around the globe, the organization needed to scale to meet demand. APQC interviewed Mohit Mathur, associate vice president…
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This best practice has been updated from the original published in 2011. Understanding an organization's current level of process management maturity helps leaders make…