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Turning skeptics into believers—or better yet, champions—requires strategically reframing process improvement initiatives to highlight the specific value they provide for…
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When the people involved in business activities that need to be streamlined or reimagined withdraw from the process, managing change becomes even harder than usual. These…
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End-to-End Process Benefits and Challenges
An end-to-end (E2E) process refers to a cross-functional process that comprises all the steps necessary to accomplish a specific business goal. Creating and mapping an E2E…
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While E2E processes carry many benefits, the work of creating, defining, and managing these processes is a challenge for many organizations—especially given their numerous,…
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There is no one-size-fits-all approach to managing process work—The structure of business process management (BPM) programs will vary based on factors like an organization’s…
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One-fourth of organizations are focused on linking their process management efforts to organizational strategy. Without a clear focus for process work, process teams will…
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Process management is a management practice or approach that defines the governance of specific business processes, enabling improved business agility and operational…
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Leveraging a process framework as a foundational pillar for business process management (BPM) is a best practice. Many organizations have adopted and adapted APQC’s Process…
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What are End-To-End Processes and How Do Organizations Use Them?
An end-to-end process mindset is often necessary to help organizations achieve their goals because strategic goals are rarely functional in nature. They address large-scale…
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Process frameworks help organizations to clarify their processes, better understand the connectivity of processes at a high level, search for process improvement…
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Electric utilities have industry-wide reliability standards to measure the duration and frequency of power outages. But how were these standards established? It wasn’t a…
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In December 2023, APQC’s Madison Lundquist (Principal Research Lead, Process and Performance Management) and Kelli South (Research Manager) conducted a webinar to discuss the…
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APQC’s Process Classification Framework (PCF)® creates a common language to discuss, benchmark, and organize the work that businesses perform. In this article, you will learn…
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APQC’s Process Classification Framework (PCF)® helps organizations benchmark, manage content, and perform process management activities. In this article, you will learn about…
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APQC’s Process Classification Framework (PCF)® creates a common language to define and communicate work processes. In this article, you will learn about three ways…