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APQC’s Resource Library is your source for timely and topical information to help you meet your most complex business process and knowledge management challenges. Explore our ever-growing collection of more than 8,600 research-based best practices, benchmarks and metrics, case studies, and other valuable APQC content.
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Core Skillsets for Process Management
As more organizations recognize the value of process, the demand for qualified process management professionals will continue to grow. However, finding, evaluating, and…
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People of Process Management 2023: Survey Report
In July 2023, APQC conducted its “People of Process Management” survey to gain insight on the people who support process management work.This report summarizes the…
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The most common way organizations use the PCF in their mapping efforts is as a reference list of processes to consider during their mapping—so they don’t have to start from…
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The goal of process management is to improve performance. Whether an organization wants to retain customers, improve cycle times, boost employee satisfaction, build more…
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Driving Effectiveness: Purpose and Value of BPM Programs
Business process management (BPM) teams are an invaluable resource for organizations. Whether they are focused on establishing a continuous improvement culture, executing…
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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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Sustainability is a topic that is often described as the next wave of global economic transformation and the next corporate frontier. It has the potential to change the very…
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Putting Process Frameworks to Work
A process framework is a tool organizations use to support their process and organizational improvement efforts. The most common reason that people use process frameworks is…
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Challenges Faced with Adopting a Process Framework
Although the benefits of process frameworks are numerous, they are not without their challenges. Most frameworks require some modifications to account for differences in…
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Using Process Frameworks: Comparative from 2019, 2021, 2023
Process frameworks help organizations on their process journeys. At their core they are a list of all the common processes organizations conduct and can be used for an array…
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Customer Journey Maps: Driving End-User-Focused Improvement
Customer journey maps are one technique organizations use to merge customer-centricity, data, and process to drive improvements. This infographic helps organizations better…
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As organizations increasingly embrace a process-focused operating model, end-to-end global process owners (GPOs) have become a key role in the management and development of…
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Top 5 Reasons to Manage Process Knowledge
Standardized, well-documented, and optimized business processes and knowledge management are essential for effective organizational function. Collaboration between process…
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How to Overcome Barriers to Managing Process Knowledge
Effective organizations require standardized, well-documented, and optimized business processes and knowledge management. However, process and KM teams often operate…
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Key Roles Involved in Managing Process Knowledge
For an organization to function effectively, standardized, well-documented, and optimized business processes and knowledge management are essential. Although process and KM…