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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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Each year, APQC carries out a survey to understand the common challenges and priorities of process and performance management (PPM) practitioners. The 2023 Process and…
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At the close of 2022, APQC's process and performance management group conducted its annual survey to understand the common challenges and priorities of practitioners in 2023…
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Process Supporting the Business
Organizations have a higher-level of understanding of the value their process and performance disciplines provide. Consequently, process teams are tapped to support a wide…
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Organizations invest significant resources like time, money, and FTE hours into selecting and implementing new technologies. But without a systematic approach to implement…
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Supporting strategic planning and the execution of its strategic initiatives is the gold star of how process teams provide high-profile, intrinsic value to their…
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Keep BPM Visible to Senior Leaders
Research consistently proves that increased leadership involvement results in greater change and buy-in for improvement initiatives. BPM needs executive-level sponsorship to…
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This article is a comparison of the importance, capabilities, and practices in strategic planning and organizational agility between the 2015 study and 2021 study.
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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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Governance Structures and Alignment
In April 2021, APQC hosted a roundtable discussion with process and performance management professionals to share pain points, challenges, and success stories around process…
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Investment management company Capital Group has transformed its process improvement capability from a singular continuous improvement effort to a holistic operational…
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Process audits can be a helpful approach for evaluating performance and evolving maturity. However, many process audits are transactional and disconnected from organizational…
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This article presents six steps an organization should take to ensure that benchmarking efforts support strategic objectives, along with tools to help structure improvement…
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This best practice has been updated from the original published in 2011. Strategic alignment is the first of APQC's Seven Tenets of Process Management℠. Learn how to…
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Digital Transformation: Strategy to Tactics
Digital transformation is a high priority for many organizations. Everyone is talking about it, and leaders want to ensure that digital projects are moving forward…