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According to APQC's Knowledge Management Priorities and Trends survey, change management remains the top priority skill for KM to develop. This sustained focus has helped…
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APQC’s Seven Tenets of Process ManagementSM are tools that can help organizations move from the “developed” stage and overcome the issues where so many organizations go wrong…
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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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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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APQC's Seven Tenets of Process Management
To build strong processes across the enterprise, organizations must establish a firm foundation based on seven critical tenets. Using real life examples from APQC research,…
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Few terms are more popular and confusing than "Sustainability." Everyone is using it, but what does it mean? In this article, APQC provides a holistic definition plus…
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Process Management Paradigm Shift
Competencies in Lean, Six Sigma, or business process management are no longer enough for process teams to support their organizations’ needs. Accelerated changes in the…
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Introduction to Customer Journey Mapping
Leading organizations use customer journey mapping to turn customer data into actionable insights. In this article, you will learn about the key features and benefits of…
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Process is the thread that connects the overall strategy and vision of an enterprise to the day-to-day operations of its members. But as an organization gets larger and more…
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Digitization is critical for building a future-ready finance function. In the context of a shared service center (SSC), digitization enables an organization to pay suppliers,…
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Sustainability in Industrial Products
Supply chain leaders are well-positioned to play a critical role in helping organizations achieve their sustainability goals, especially by virtue of their work with…
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Supply chain leaders are well-positioned to play a critical role in helping organizations achieve their sustainability goals, especially by virtue of their work with…
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Optimizing Working Capital through a Digital Shared Services Center
As the biggest global crisis continues to unfold, SSCs retain their foothold as one of corporates' key levers to meet the pandemic's working capital demands. Establishing a…
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Procurement’s Role in Sustainability
Procurement is well-positioned to play a critical role in helping organizations achieve their sustainability goals through more sustainable purchasing decisions and…
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A project management office (PMO) is a standardized management structure that provides governance, processes, and shared resources such as methodologies, tools, and…