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Digital and Its Role in Process: Services Industry Report
In February of 2024, APQC conducted a survey to understand how digital tools and technologies impact process and performance management (PPM) professionals and the…
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2024 KM Priorities and Predictions Survey Report: Education & Non-Profit Industry
To kick-start 2024, APQC surveyed knowledge management experts and practitioners to determine their highest priorities and top objectives. This research aims to assess KM's…
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Business Process Management Maturity Benchmarks: Non-Profit Industry
This report is prepared with data from APQC's Business Process Management Maturity Assessment Tool (BPM MAT). The BPM MAT allows Non-profit organizations to assess their…
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Applying Knowledge Management in the Business: Education/Non-Profit Industry Survey Report
In 2022, APQC surveyed KM professionals to learn how KM programs interact with internal customer groups and how KM plays out in different parts of the business. This…
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The Intersection of KM and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Many organizations are rethinking their approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), including how they can curtail bias and encourage diverse voices and perspectives…
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Accounts Payable Key Benchmarks: Pharmaceutical Industry
Prepared using data from APQC’s Open Standards Benchmarking in accounts payable, this table highlights financial management key performance indicator (KPI) benchmarks for…
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Knowledge Management Trends Survey Report: Education and Non-Profit Industries
In late summer 2021, APQC surveyed more than 350 knowledge management experts and practitioners about their view of KM’s current state and what they think the future holds…
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Fixing Process & Knowledge Productivity Problems Survey Report: Non-Profit
Wasted time, duplicated work, and inefficient processes chip away at an organization’s bottom line. Small inefficiencies add up—and they can hurt innovation and competitive…
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Virtual Collaboration in the Nonprofit Sector
In September/October 2020, APQC conducted a survey to understand people’s experiences collaborating virtually with coworkers. This report provides insight into virtual…
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Process Toolkit to Challenge the As-Is
In order to engage the business and apply process practices that make a difference, we often must challenge the way people think about the way they execute work. To…
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Launching the Right Quality Initiatives
With so many quality methodologies—like Lean, DMAIC, and Six Sigma—at your fingertips, how do you choose the right one for your organization? Paul Orton discusses how…
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Life After Love: What Happens After Communities of Practice Fail?
This webinar tells a story of two World Vision communities of practice that "failed." World Vision KM Manager Brittany Persinger and Medical Teams International Chief of…
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Innovation in the Face of Disruption: Education and Non-Profit Industries Report
Today’s KM programs are coping with forces beyond their control—transformative new technologies, major changes to business leadership and strategy, dramatic market swings and…
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Improving Process Execution & Lowering Risk through Knowledge Management
Have you read a standard operation procedure (SOP) lacking any insight on how to do your job or spent an overwhelming amount of time searching for additional information and…
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Tips to Motivate Knowledge Sharing and Reuse
Every organization has its own combination of policies and incentives to convince employees to build knowledge sharing and reuse into the way they work. In this presentation,…