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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Benchmarking Scope Document Template
This scoping template can be used as organizations scope a project and record their plan for benchmarking. It complements APQC's article Scoping a Benchmarking Study.The …
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End-to-End Process Maps and Measures: Idea-to-Market (Visio)
A common struggle for any end-to-end process management is identifying the right measures that encapsulate the value of the process. This Visio file includes the maps…
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End-to-End Process Maps and Measures: Idea-to-Market (Excel)
A common struggle for any end-to-end process management is identifying the right measures that encapsulate the value of the process. This Excel file includes the lists of…
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End-to-End Process Maps and Measures: Idea-to-Market
A common struggle for any end-to-end process management is identifying the right measures that encapsulate the value of the process. This article contains key performance…
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Stage-Gate Business Case Editable Template
The purpose of this stage-gate business case editable template is to provide leadership with the information required to evaluate a new product or concept in context with…
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Stage-Gate Checklists for Gatekeepers
As new product/service ideas move through a stage-gate process, gatekeepers (decision-makers) must evaluate them after each stage, typically in a "gate" meeting. This set…
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Stage-Gate Process for Innovation and New Product Development
This guide explains the stage-gate process for innovation and new product and service development, including an example innovation process flow as well as the gates (i.e.,…
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Stage-Gate Business Case Template
The purpose of this stage-gate business case template is to provide leadership with the information required to evaluate a new product or concept in context with other…
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Roadmap for Establishing a Project Management Office
This roadmap for establishing project management office (PMO) contains a timeline with milestones that managers can use as a reference when setting up a PMO.
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APQC's Benchmarking Project Plan Template (Excel Template)
Organizations can fill out this template as they plan new benchmarking projects. It provides guidance for writing a benchmarking value proposition, determining measures and…
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Product and Service Development Rapid Performance Assessment
Complete the Product and Service Development Rapid Performance Assessment to identify your organization’s potential performance gaps in getting high-quality products and…
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Product Development Performance Assessment
Complete the Product Development Open Standards Benchmarking Assessment to identify your organization’s potential performance gaps in getting high-quality products and…