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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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Building the Business Case for Process Management
Organizations are often looking to make a business case for setting up a process management program. This collection contains content that discusses the return on investment…
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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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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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Process Management Basics
The items in this collection explain the essential elements of process management. Based on APQC's experience helping organizations implement process-based management…
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Three Benefits of Strong End-to-End Process Governance
In this video, Madison Lundquist, Principal Research Lead for APQC's process and performance management research area, discusses three key points organizations should…
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How to Get Started with End-to-End Processes
In this video, Madison Lundquist, Principal Research Lead for APQC's process and performance management research area, discusses how to get started with end-to-end processes.
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How End-to-End Processes Relate to APQC's Process Classification Framework (PCF)
In this video, Madison Lundquist, Principal Research Lead for APQC’s process and performance management research area, discusses how end-to-end processes relate to APQC’s…
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Getting the Most Out of Performance Measurement
Performance measurement can present tricky challenges for management, especially when dealing with cultural resistance. This collection of articles explains how to implement…
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How to Get Employee Buy-in for Measurement
For measurement to lead to tangible improvement, an organization must communicate with staff about the measures, align them with strategic objectives and actual work, analyze…
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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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Benchmarking Dos and Don'ts
Benchmarking – the process of comparing and learning from the best practices of other companies – is an essential tool for growth in today’s business world. For leaders…