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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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2023 Managing Process Knowledge: Petroleum/Chemical Industry Report
In 2023, APQC conducted research to identify the correlation between process performance and knowledge management to maximize process performance, mitigate risks, and improve…
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Knowledge Management Trends Survey Report: Petroleum/Chemical Industry
In late summer 2021, APQC surveyed more than 350 knowledge management experts and practitioners about their view of KM’s current state and what they think the future holds…
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Fixing Process & Knowledge Productivity Problems Survey Report: Petroleum/Chemical
Wasted time, duplicated work, and inefficient processes chip away at an organization’s bottom line. Small inefficiencies add up—and they can hurt innovation and competitive…
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Virtual Collaboration in the Petroleum/Chemical Industry
In September/October 2020, APQC conducted a survey to understand people’s experiences collaborating virtually with coworkers. This report provides insight into virtual…
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The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is the research and development arm of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. As part of APQC’s 2020 KM Conversations…
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In March 2020, APQC hosted a webinar where KM leaders from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, REI Systems, and Amgen described ways to formally integrate…
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Knowledge management (KM) has a natural affinity with science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines. However, STEM workers themselves may not know what KM is,…
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Enterprise Content and Collaboration in the Cloud: Petroleum/Chemical Industry
Cloud computing is one of the most pervasive trends in enterprise IT. In 2019, APQC surveyed more than 300 organizations to understand their use of cloud platforms to support…
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This executive summary outlines five best practices to embed knowledge and KM activities in the natural flow of employees' work. The recommendations focus on targeting the…
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Embed KM Support Roles in the Business
In this article, you’ll learn how best-practice organizations structure embedded KM roles and how they leverage them to provide high-touch support and on-the-ground feedback…
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Every KM program involves some activities that require employees to go above and beyond. The best way to motivate employees to take on these responsibilities and execute them…
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Since so many organizations structure work in the form of projects, integrating knowledge sharing and reuse into an organization’s standard project management methodology is…
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Most people understand that sharing tips with colleagues and looking up solutions from past projects is a good idea. But if the process of doing so takes too long or pulls…
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Design Thinking for Knowledge Management
Design thinking can help KM professionals truly understand the needs of their internal customers and develop tailor-fit solutions just for them. In this article, you will…
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2019 Knowledge Management Priorities in the Nonprofit & Research Sectors
This report outlines nonprofit and research organizations’ KM goals for 2019, the tools and approaches KM teams are currently focused on, and how KM professionals feel about…