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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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Process Classification Framework|
APQC Process Classification Framework (PCF) - Corrosion - PDF Version 1.1.1
APQC's Process Classification Framework® (PCF) is a taxonomy of business processes that allows organizations to objectively track and compare their performance internally and…
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Process Classification Framework|
APQC Process Classification Framework (PCF) - City Government - PDF Version 7.2.1
Based on APQC's Process Classification Framework® (PCF), the City Government PCF is customized to define processes used primarily by the governments of cities and other local…
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Process Classification Framework|
APQC Process Classification Framework (PCF) - City Government - Excel Version 6.1.0
Based on APQC's Process Classification Framework® (PCF), the City Government PCF is customized to define processes used primarily by the governments of cities and other local…
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Process Classification Framework|
APQC Process Classification Framework (PCF) - Aerospace and Defense - Excel Version 6.1.0
Effective benchmarking requires common definitions and processes. Like a shared language, organizations need to make apples-to-apples comparisons to obtain accurate…
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Process Classification Framework|
APQC Process Classification Framework (PCF) - City Government - Excel Version 7.2.1
Based on APQC's Process Classification Framework® (PCF), the City Government PCF is customized to define processes used primarily by the governments of cities and other local…
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APQC’s Excellence in Knowledge Management program recognizes mature KM programs that are achieving real-world business impacts. In August 2022, APQC hosted an “ask me…
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Reports & White Papers|
Strategic Planning for Knowledge Management
Strategic planning for knowledge management is important because it helps you operationalize your KM strategy and determine the resources needed to support it. This white…
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Given rapidly changing technologies, strategies, and employee demographics, KM teams must continually improve the ways in which they support the knowledge needs of the…
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As organizations change through the years, their knowledge needs shift. Nowhere is it more critical for KM to keep pace than within the U.S. Navy’s aircraft carrier program…
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Knowledge graphs allow organizations to create webs of knowledge representing relevant domains. As a result, they can seamlessly break down data silos so that information…
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No matter how smart and capable your employees are, they will struggle to work together effectively if they operate in silos. Process management helps organizations dismantle…
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Access to an organization’s collective knowledge boosts employees’ productivity and ability to innovate. But enabling knowledge access is a challenge, especially in large and…
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Reports & White Papers|
Supply Chain Planning Practices: Cross-Industry
APQC conducts ongoing research on supply chain planning designed to help organizations assess the structure and performance of their own supply chain planning function…
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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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Articles|
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…