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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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Benchmarking your organization’s customer service function is critical for finding improvement opportunities, discovering trends over time, and more. But choosing the right…
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End-to-End Process Map and Measures: Question-to-Insight
There are several departments and teams in any organization focused on solving problems and providing insights to support decision making (e.g., market research, competitive…
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End-to-End Process Map and Measures: Question-to-Insight (Visio)
There are several departments and teams in any organization focused on solving problems and providing insights to support decision making (e.g., market research, competitive…
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End-to-End Process Map and Measures: Question-to-Insight (Excel)
There are several departments and teams in any organization focused on solving problems and providing insights to support decision making (e.g., market research, competitive…
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End-to-End Process Maps and Measures: Idea-to-Market (Visio)
A common struggle for any end-to-end process management is identifying the right measures that encapsulate the value of the process. This Visio file includes the maps…
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End-to-End Process Maps and Measures: Idea-to-Market (Excel)
A common struggle for any end-to-end process management is identifying the right measures that encapsulate the value of the process. This Excel file includes the lists of…
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End-to-End Process Maps and Measures: Idea-to-Market
A common struggle for any end-to-end process management is identifying the right measures that encapsulate the value of the process. This article contains key performance…
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In 2023, APQC conducted research, sponsored by Esker Inc., that took a detailed look at the top KPIs organizations employ to measure customer service and order management…
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Engagement and Retention: Survey Results Snapshot for the Retail and Wholesale Industry
This report explores engagement and retention trends and practices among the organizations that completed APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking® Talent Management Performance…
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Process Management Paradigm Shift
Competencies in Lean, Six Sigma, or business process management are no longer enough for process teams to support their organizations’ needs. Accelerated changes in the…
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Customer expectations have changed as a result of recent disruptions and global health concerns like the COVID-19 pandemic. Through its customer service research, APQC finds…
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Optimizing Customer Service Podcast Summary
In this article, Graham Smith from Esker Inc. and Marisa Brown from APQC discuss how organizations can optimize their customer service practices and processes. Leveraging…
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Optimizing Customer Service: Petroleum/Chemicals Industry Survey Report
APQC conducted research, sponsored by Esker Inc., to understand how organizations can enable better customer service and alleviate critical challenges facing both customer…
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Optimizing Customer Service: Pharmaceuticals Industry Survey Report
APQC conducted research, sponsored by Esker Inc., to understand how organizations can enable better customer service and alleviate critical challenges facing both customer…
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Data and Measures|
Optimizing Customer Service: Retail Industry Survey Report
APQC conducted research, sponsored by Esker Inc., to understand how organizations can enable better customer service and alleviate critical challenges facing both customer…