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Each year, APQC surveys process and performance management (PPM) professionals to understand their common challenges and priorities for the year. In advance of the 2024…
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Combining KM and process management can optimize work processes, leading to improved quality, consistency, faster problem-solving, and reduced frustration. However, few…
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As organizations increasingly structure their operations around end-to-end processes, the concept of global process owners (GPOs) has become key in managing business…
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In today’s complex organizations, it can be difficult to understand where inefficiencies stem from and how performance can be enhanced. The use of “process improvement” as an…
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Creating End-to-End Processes
An end-to-end understanding of work processes is critical for almost any aspect of managing business operations. In mapping out processes, organizations need to both…
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As organizations continue to put greater emphasis on data-driven decision making, the ability to provide relevant measures and timely access to data has become more important…
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Functional and Process Focused Organizations: Basic Definitions for Business Process Management
This article describes some standard definitions, including business process management (BPM), functional-based organization, and process-focused organization, to provide…
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This best practice has been updated from the original published in 2011. Change management is at the core of any improvement or initiative. This article explains how best…
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In 2023, APQC conducted the People of Process Management survey to gain insight into the people who support process and performance management (PPM) work and better…
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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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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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APQC’s Process Classification Framework® (PCF) provides a common language that allows organizations to communicate and define work processes regardless of their industry,…
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Using data from APQC's recent Best Practices in Process Frameworks survey, this article focuses on the top two framework adoption challenges—buy-in and engagement, and…
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Understanding Process Knowledge
Process management and knowledge management are separate but related fields that aim to improve organizational efficiency. Organizations are increasingly recognizing the…
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Managing Processes Within Management Systems
In the May 2023 webinar The Art of Managing Processes Within Management Systems, APQC’s Madison Lundquist (Principal Research Lead, Process & Performance Management) sat down…