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Using data from APQC's recent Best Practices in Process Frameworks survey, this article focuses on the top two framework adoption challenges—buy-in and engagement, and…
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Understanding Process Knowledge
Process management and knowledge management are separate but related fields that aim to improve organizational efficiency. Organizations are increasingly recognizing the…
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Managing Processes Within Management Systems
In the May 2023 webinar The Art of Managing Processes Within Management Systems, APQC’s Madison Lundquist (Principal Research Lead, Process & Performance Management) sat down…
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Taking a Process Approach to Management
A traditional management approach involves managing departments or functional units divided by responsibility. According to Colin Christmas (Managing Director, EAGLE…
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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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Process automation has nearly limitless potential as a means of improving efficiency, reducing errors, and saving time and money. However, most organizations have neither the…
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Couple the expanded potential with the growing accessibility and maturity of RPA technologies, and RPA is quickly becoming a staple of the process management toolbox. APQC…
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2023 Managing Process Knowledge Survey Report
In early 2023, APQC conducted research to explore how process and knowledge management can be aligned to improve process performance, reduce risks, and increase employee…
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2023 Process and Performance Management Priorities and Challenges
APQC conducted a survey to understand the common challenges and priorities of process and performance management (PPM) practitioners for 2023. This report explores trends…
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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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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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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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Top Challenges in Effective BPM Programs
BPM programs help organizations identify opportunities for process improvement across the business, coordinate improvement projects, maintain process health over time,…
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Given that so many organizations feel they are effective, we wanted to understand what makes some teams more effective than others. To understand what drives BPM…
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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.