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The measure of Total IT cost, excluding depreciation/ amortization, per $1,000 revenue is another way to evaluate the cost of the IT function and is an important part of a…
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Cost key performance Indicators (KPIs) are part of a balanced set of performance indicators for organizations (which should also include productivity, efficiency, cycle time,…
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The measure of Total IT cost, excluding depreciation/ amortization, per IT function entity employee is one way to evaluate the cost of the IT function. This measure depicts…
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Benchmarking Dos and Don'ts
Benchmarking – the process of comparing and learning from the best practices of other companies – is an essential tool for growth in today’s business world. For leaders…
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Every organization should undertake a regular audit of its financial policies and procedures. Finance teams that can run these reviews in an efficient way can get back to the…
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The Latest Trends and Performance Levers for HR Shared Services Organizations
For more than 10 years, ScottMadden and APQC have gathered benchmarks and trends specific to HR Shared Services through a custom benchmarking study focused exclusively on the…
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In this article, APQC presents cross-industry data on the number of vacation days per year per employee that organizations offer and provides guidance for how you can build a…
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APQC’s research—conducted in partnership with supplier relationship management (SRM) experts Kate Vitasek, Bonnie Keith, and Emmanuel Cambresy—shows that although there are…
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Could Santa Screw Up Christmas?
For those who enjoy a good logistics story, here's an article about Santa, a boy named Ralphie, and the debate about calculating the perfect order. "Could Santa Screw Up…
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Optimizing HR Administration Headcount
When organizations are looking to cut costs and improve margins, headcount is often one of the first places that leaders scrutinize. But headcount reductions can easily…
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Getting Started with End-to-End Processes
Process frameworks and end-to-end process maps provide a standardized way for organizations to apply ownership and governance to their cross-functional processes and to…
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Process frameworks and end-to-end process maps provide a standardized way for organizations to apply ownership and governance to their cross-functional processes and to…
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Total Cost of Budgeting and Forecasting
Plans, budgets, and forecasts can be some of the most valuable contributions that finance makes to the business. Ideally, they help organizations know what’s coming down the…
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Cycle Time in Days to Resolve Adjustments
A lengthy cycle time for billing adjustments can cause ripple effects for key finance processes like reporting and forecasting. After reviewing cross-industry data on cycle…
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Research has shown that many, if not most, of the world's most-used sourcing strategies are incomplete for modern procurement challenges. In this article, Kate Vitasek and…
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