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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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APQC's business process management (BPM) research has revealed ten keys to successful BPM common to organizations that excel in process management. Whether or not these…
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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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Funding for Business Process Management
Learn how best-practice organizations allocate funds to business process management (BPM). Based on APQC research, this article explains how resources, funds, and reporting…
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Using a Process Framework as a Taxonomy
Organizations need not begin with a blank sheet of paper in developing a content taxonomy. Functioning as a “common language,” a taxonomy is a hierarchy of categories used to…
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A key benefit of using any process framework is having common language and clarity around an organization’s processes. Without definitions, the processes are still open 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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This best practice has been updated from the original published in 2011. Governance can make or break process management efforts. Without structure, defined procedures…
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This best practice has been updated from the original published in 2011. Process models aren't tiny add-ons that make process management work better. They are essential to an…
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This best practice has been updated from the original published in 2011. Understanding an organization's current level of process management maturity helps leaders make…
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This best practice has been updated from the original published in 2011. Tools and technology make process management more efficient and easier to communicate throughout an…
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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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Knowledge management benefits project and portfolio management because it offers the tools to help everyone get on the same page, share knowledge with one another, and…
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Managing Change for Digital Work
APQC has surveyed and interviewed hundreds of organizations about their digital transformation initiatives over the past two years, and we consistently find that change…
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Digital transformation is hard. The good news is that most organizations already have the skills to address digital challenges: They just need to rally and focus the right…