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How to Apply Process Frameworks
This collection provides "how to" guidance and best practices for the top applications of process frameworks, including APQC's Process Classification Framework (PCF)®.
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How to Use APQC's Process Audit Template
Process audits help organizations to evaluate the health of a specific process or process group. Organizations looking to evaluate the maturity of their entire process…
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Process Audits and Process Maturity Assessments: What They Are and How They Are Different
Process audits and process maturity assessments are valuable practices that can help organizations get the most out of their process work. When used effectively, process…
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APQC’s Seven Tenets of Process ManagementSM are tools that can help organizations move from the “developed” stage and overcome the issues where so many organizations go wrong…
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APQC's Seven Tenets of Process Management in Depth
Process management can revolutionize the way an organization does business and generates value. APQC's Seven Tenets of Process Management℠ provide a clear framework any…
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This collection brings together summaries of APQC’s major process and performance management research projects from the past five years. All the summaries are open to the…
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APQC's Seven Tenets of Process Management
To build strong processes across the enterprise, organizations must establish a firm foundation based on seven critical tenets. Using real life examples from APQC research,…
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Exploring Process Automation
APQC recently conducted a survey to understand more around organizations’ process automation efforts and identify how they can overcome some of the above challenges. This…
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Process analysis involves gathering a set of requirements and needs to guide process design, improvement, and measurement. Organizations can use process analysis to either: …
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Process frameworks like APQC’s Process Classification Framework (PCF)® can be used for an array of applications, ranging from understanding an organization’s current state …
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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…
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This article shares insights from Smarter Solutions CEO, Forrest Breyfogle, about how organizations can develop an integrated enterprise excellence business management system…
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Training people and monitoring their processes’ performance ensures support for process improvement efforts, but APQC’s 2019 Putting Process Frameworks into Action survey…