Resource Library
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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Tools & Templates|
APQC's Seven Tenets of Process Management Supporting Content and Best Practices
This resource guides you towards the best approach to improving your business process management with detailed definitions and process steps for each of APQC's Seven Tenets…
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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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Culture is a Key Foundation for Process Work
Each year, APQC carries out a survey to understand the common challenges and priorities of process and performance management (PPM) practitioners. In this article, APQC…
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How to Get Employee Buy-in for Measurement
For measurement to lead to tangible improvement, an organization must communicate with staff about the measures, align them with strategic objectives and actual work, analyze…
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2024 Process & Performance Management Priorities & Challenges Survey Report
APQC conducted a survey to understand the common challenges and priorities of process and performance management (PPM) practitioners for 2024.This report explores trends in…
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Tools & Templates|
APQC's Measurement Alignment Worksheet
For measurement to provide real value, an organization must ensure that its measures align with both the strategic goals of the business and employees’ daily work. APQC's…
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How to Analyze Process Risk
Every process has inherent risks that can result in unintended consequences. Understanding the source of risks, as well as the reliability of a process, allows an…
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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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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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Each year, APQC carries out a survey to understand the common challenges and priorities of process and performance management (PPM) practitioners. The 2023 Process and…
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Tackling the Measure Selection Process
To stay resilient in a fast-changing and highly competitive environment, organizations must have a good handle on their performance data. But many organizations struggle with…
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Creating Value in Mergers and Acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is a hot topic in today’s financial news, but M&A is a tricky growth strategy with a high failure rate. At APQC's 2022 Process and Knowledge…
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Every leader knows that culture determines the success or failure of an organization. At APQC’s 2022 Process and Knowledge Management Conference, José Castro, Head of…
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Creating Indexes
An index is a way to create a composite measure by aggregating multiple measures into a single indicator (e.g., gender gap, productivity, cost of living adjustment, or job…
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Reports & White Papers|
Unparalleled Portfolio Management: Best-Practice Processes and Lessons Learned
Portfolio management is a means to apply a standardized process for improving value and project delivery. Though many organizations have a portfolio management process for…