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Supplier risk is one of the biggest risk vectors organizations face today. Suppliers can expose a company to risk not only by failing to deliver materials or products on time…
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For any organization, launching a knowledge management (KM) or process program is a big endeavor with lots of tough decisions to make. Fortunately, organizations don’t need…
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Business process management delivers real benefit to organizations. See several examples of definitive gains from best-practice organizations identified by APQC here.
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Keep BPM Visible to Senior Leaders
Research consistently proves that increased leadership involvement results in greater change and buy-in for improvement initiatives. BPM needs executive-level sponsorship to…
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Funding for Business Process Management
Learn how best-practice organizations allocate funds to business process management (BPM). Based on APQC research, this article explains how resources, funds, and reporting…
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Business Process Management Organization: Models for Success
There are many disparate BPM models available. It can be difficult to sift through all the options and determine which one will prove sustainable and instill leadership with…
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In order to engage the business and apply process practices that make a difference, we often must challenge the way people think about the way they execute work. To…
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To learn more about the goals, challenges, career paths, and future plans of today’s finance professionals, APQC launched the “People of Finance” series to share the stories…
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Process Toolkit to Challenge the As-Is
In order to engage the business and apply process practices that make a difference, we often must challenge the way people think about the way they execute work. To…
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In September 2020, APQC spoke with retired global treasurer Damian Glendinning about how he set up an international treasury operation in his previous role, the role of…
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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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Designing a World Class Opportunity to Order Process
Cherwell Software needed a program to streamline manual and sometimes duplicative processes in place to convert a prospect to a customer. This overview describes Cherwell’s…
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Cherwell Software needed a program to streamline manual and sometimes duplicative processes in place to convert a prospect to a customer. This overview describes Cherwell’s…
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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…