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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 Code of Conduct
This internationally accepted standard provides detailed guidelines for organizations in conducting their benchmarking activities. Adherence to APQC's code of conduct…
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Process management activities like documentation, standardization, and digitization all help organizations to optimize their processes and enable continuous improvement. But…
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Financial Evaluation of New Products
How long does it take your finance team to perform financial evaluations for new products? Prepared using data from APQC’s Planning and Management Accounting assessment, this…
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Beyond Kaizen: Olympus' Inspiring Case Study on Driving Operational Excellence
In this webinar, GBTEC shares a captivating case study on the reinvention of Operational Excellence, where Stromberg and Geising-Eggers share transformative strategies that…
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Benchmarking Fundamentals
Build a foundation for benchmarking by learning the definitions, methodologies, and practical steps discussed in this article. APQC knows what works in benchmarking and this…
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APQC's Benchmarking Methodology
APQC's four-phase benchmarking methodology can guide organizations through the benchmarking process and into sustained improvement. These steps, gleaned from two decades of…
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What is Benchmarking?
Following a rigorous process is essential to any successful benchmarking program. This article explains APQC's approach to benchmarking, detailing APQC's four-phased…
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What to Expect in Process and Performance Management in 2024
APQC's process and performance management research team conducted its annual survey to understand the common challenges and priorities of practitioners in 2024. The survey…
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Excellence in KM at a Pharmaceutical Company
In 2023, APQC recognized Novartis as a recipient of its Excellence in Knowledge Management program (EiKM), which achieved Level 3 maturity (3.23) at a business unit level…
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Why Knowledge Management Exists in Ogletree Deakins
In 2023, APQC recognized Ogletree Deakins as a recipient of its Excellence in Knowledge Management program (EiKM), which achieved a Level 4 maturity (4.67) at an enterprise…
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2024 Process & Performance Management Priorities and Challenges: Comparison by Organizational Size
APQC conducted a survey to understand the common challenges and priorities of process and performance management (PPM) practitioners for 2024.This report explores trends in…
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2024 Process & Performance Management Priorities and Challenges: Comparison by Revenue
APQC conducted a survey to understand the common challenges and priorities of process and performance management (PPM) practitioners for 2024.This report explores trends in…
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KM Team Roles Within a Pharmaceutical Company
In 2023, APQC recognized Novartis as a recipient of its Excellence in Knowledge Management program (EiKM), which achieved Level 3 maturity (3.23) at a business unit level…
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Excellence in KM at Ogletree Deakins
In 2023, APQC recognized Ogletree Deakins as a recipient of its Excellence in Knowledge Management program (EiKM), which achieved a Level 4 maturity (4.67) at an enterprise…
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Finance Organization Key Benchmarks: Cross-Industry
Prepared using data from APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking for the finance organization, this article highlights key performance indicator (KPI) benchmarks for organizations…