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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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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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Process analysis involves gathering a set of requirements and needs to guide process design, improvement, and measurement. Organizations can use process analysis to either: …
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This best practice has been updated from the original published in 2011. The goal of process management is to make the organization better—to give it a stronger position in…
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This whitepaper is brought to you courtesy of the relationship between APQC and its member Signavio. Many organizations embark on RPA programs expecting to realize…
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This article shares insights from Smarter Solutions CEO, Forrest Breyfogle, about how organizations can develop an integrated enterprise excellence business management system…
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This article summarizes a Q&A with APQC’s Holly Lyke-Ho-Gland (principal research lead, process and performance management) as part of a recent Argyle Forum webinar. In the…
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In October of 2019, process and performance management professionals came together in Houston for APQC’s Annual Process and Performance Management Conference. This year’s…
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Simulation Modeling at the Port of Vancouver
Simulation modeling provides a risk-free, cost efficient mean of examining the operation of complex processes and test improvement ideas before they are implemented. During a…
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Cherwell Software needed a program to streamline manual and sometimes duplicative processes in place to convert a prospect to a customer. This overview describes Cherwell’s…
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When digital transformation initiatives fail to deliver value to an organization, leaders rightly wonder whether the time and resources devoted to these efforts are well…
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TechnipFMC’s Digital Services & Innovation group supports the organization through the rapid development of digital solutions to support customers and back-end operations. At…
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While Lean principles and techniques might be commonplace to process and performance management professionals, they are often game-changers when taught more broadly within an…
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What Sets Process Leaders Apart?
In a keynote panel discussion at APQC’s Process and Performance Management Conference, Jeff Varney, John Tesmer, Carla Zilka, and Paul Fjelsta discussed some of the most…
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Scaling Agile Processes
Agile is a project management paradigm that stresses iteration, collaboration, self-organization, and customer centricity. In this highly participatory Think Tank session,…