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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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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…
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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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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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Several years ago, Boone County Schools applied process and performance management principles to its operations department to generate over a million dollars in savings. Now,…
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When Dr. Todd Cramer started as its superintendent, the Maumee City School district had many areas that needed improvement. During APQC’s 2019 Process and Performance…
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Behavior change is a critical success factor for process improvement initiatives, but for Paul Fjelsta, far too many organizations go about the work of behavior change in the…
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In a 2019 APQC webinar, Holly Lyke-Ho-Gland digs into the results of the 2019 Process and Performance Priorities and Challenges survey, as well as best practices to help you…
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Process and Performance Management Challenges and Solutions for 2018
At the start of this year, APQC's process and performance management group conducted its annual survey to understand the common challenges and priorities of practitioners in…
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Breaking Down Operational Silos: Part II
Operational excellence can be defined as the ability to meet—or ideally, exceed—the targets and metrics set by senior management every year. This requires organizations to…
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Organizations need a process framework for benchmarking, managing processes, and improving performance. Additionally given that the 2015 updates to ISO 9001 standards have a…
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Identifying the right functions is only part of the solution to helping organizations collaborate to focus on operational goals. Organizations also need to ensure an…
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Why Integrate for Operational Excellence?
Operational excellence can be defined as the ability to meet—or ideally exceed—the targets and metrics set by senior management every year. This requires organizations to…
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In 2017 APQC conducted its biannual PCF survey and compiled a series of case studies to understand how organizations leverage the PCF and identify how they can overcome some…
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Addressing Common Frameworks Challenges
Process frameworks can provide many benefits—help to standardize language, secure process improvement buy-in, save time, and reduced redundancies. However, like any other…
Measure Spotlight Results
(1 - 5 of 238 Results)Number of FTEs that perform the process group "develop and counsel employees" per $1 billion revenue
Number of FTEs that perform the processes "manage employee development" and "develop and train employees" per $1 billion revenue
Number of FTEs that perform the processes "manage employee orientation and deployment," "manage employee performance," and "manage employee relations" per $1 billion revenue
Outsourced cost to perform the processes "manage employee orientation and deployment," "manage employee performance," and "manage employee relations" as a percentage of total process cost
Overhead cost to perform the processes "manage employee orientation and deployment," "manage employee performance," and "manage employee relations" as a percentage of total process cost
