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Data and Measures|
Managing Mergers and Acquisitions: Cultural Comparison
Most mergers & acquisition (M&A) deals tend to fall apart in the integration phase. Whether it’s underestimating the costs of integrations, setting unrealistic timelines,…
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Mergers & acquisitions (M&A) are one strategic path to inorganic, organizational growth. M&A can be relied on for a wide variety of growth opportunities from product/supply…
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Reports & White Papers|
Managing Mergers and Acquisitions Survey Report
Most merger & acquisition (M&A) deals tend to fall apart in the integration phase. Whether it’s underestimating the costs of integrations, setting unrealistic timelines,…
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Webinars & Videos|
What are Operational Improvements?
APQC’s Principal Research Lead, Holly Lyke-Ho-Gland, discusses what operational improvements mean and what process teams’ roles are in them. There are 3 key roles for…
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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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Operational Excellence in an Era of Disruption - Responding to Uncertainty with Agility
Clinical development processes at AstraZeneca govern how they work to bring new medicines to patients as rapidly as possible. After dealing with thousands of long, complex,…
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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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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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As an organization grows over years, processes diverge. At APQC's 2022 Process and Knowledge Management Conference, AstraZeneca’s Business Process Manager Christopher Moriak…
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APQC hosted its Process and Knowledge Management Conference from May 9th-12th, 2022, in Houston. The conference theme was “Building the Roadmap Together,” which focused on…
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Presentation Slides|
How to Boost Customer Experience with BPM and Design Thinking
Frameworks and methods from customer experience management (CXM), business process management (BPM), and design thinking (DT) had been utilized in several Endress+Hauser…
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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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The customer experience is critical to the success of your organization, but do your business processes reflect that importance? In a breakout session from APQC’s 2022…