Resource Library
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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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 Supporting the Business
Organizations have a higher-level of understanding of the value their process and performance disciplines provide. Consequently, process teams are tapped to support a wide…
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APQC hosted its Process and Knowledge Management Conference from May 9th-12th, 2022, in Houston. The conference theme was “Building the Roadmap Together,” which focused on…
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APQC hosted its Process and Knowledge Management Conference from May 9th-12th, 2022, in Houston. The conference theme was “Building the Roadmap Together,” which focused on…
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2022 Finance Management Priorities
In the fourth quarter of 2021, APQC conducted its annual survey of finance professionals to explore the focus areas, initiatives, and challenges APQC members and customers…
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Elevations Credit Union wanted to update its KM systems and provide employees with a consistent KM experience regardless of their role, function, or location. The…
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This case study explores how one organization built a top-down and bottom-up improvement process that uses meta data and integrated systems to automate the submission and…
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Process inventories are the first step to building a process foundation within an organization. But to be actionable they require engagement and ownership with the business. …
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Organizations struggle with balancing process standardization with customability and ensuring end-users have the contextual information they need to execute work effectively…
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BEST Detailed Assessment Tool
This tool is associated with the BEST Quick Scan Tool webinar. It is a detailed assessment that helps organizations uses 22 key criteria and 44 characteristics across 4 key…
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Fixing Knowledge and Process Productivity Problems Survey Questions
In 2021, APQC conducted a large-scale research study on the productivity of knowledge workers. The project was designed to gauge how workers think about personal and team…
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Fixing Knowledge & Process Productivity Problems
Wasted time, duplicated work, and inefficient processes have a bearing on an organization’s bottom line. Small inefficiencies add up—and they also impede innovation, agility,…
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Assessing Process Management Improvement Tools Activity Sheet
The following tool is a useful way to stimulate conversation about process management both within and between organizational groups. Using this tool, process management…
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How to Use a Strategic Alignment Matrix
Strategic planning is a complex activity that requires the coordination of numerous critical elements. Laying out the relationship of elements can reveal weaknesses, clarify…
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In September 2021, APQC spoke with José Castro (Head of Continuous Improvement) about the organization’s journey to build a culture of continuous improvement for its shared…