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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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Now in the Resource Library: Process and Performance Management
This report provides an overview of recently released content in APQC's Resource Library, and upcoming research. Topics include business process management, benchmarking,…
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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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End-to-End Process Map and Measures: Question-to-Insight
There are several departments and teams in any organization focused on solving problems and providing insights to support decision making (e.g., market research, competitive…
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End-to-End Process Map and Measures: Question-to-Insight (Visio)
There are several departments and teams in any organization focused on solving problems and providing insights to support decision making (e.g., market research, competitive…
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End-to-End Process Map and Measures: Question-to-Insight (Excel)
There are several departments and teams in any organization focused on solving problems and providing insights to support decision making (e.g., market research, competitive…
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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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Common Process Management Roles
To retain market share, evolve, and adapt, organizations need a strong foundation in process management. This foundation is not built on the processes themselves—after all,…
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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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PCF-Based Risk Assessment Tool
This tool can be used to assess and document the potential risks associated with the organization's processes as discussed in Managing Risk: How to Use the Process…
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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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A project management office (PMO) is a standardized management structure that provides governance, processes, and shared resources such as methodologies, tools, and…
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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…
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Developing an enterprise-wide process model is a daunting task, particularly for large, complex organizations. This article offers four best practices to guide your efforts…
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This best practice has been updated from the original published in 2011. Strategic alignment is the first of APQC's Seven Tenets of Process Management℠. Learn how to…