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Process Classification Framework|
APQC Process Classification Framework (PCF) – Consumer Electronics – PDF Version 6.1.1
Effective benchmarking requires common definitions and processes. Like a shared language, organizations need to make apples-to-apples comparisons to obtain accurate…
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Process Classification Framework|
APQC Process Classification Framework (PCF) - Consumer Electronics - Excel Version 7.2.1
Effective benchmarking requires common definitions and processes. Like a shared language, organizations need to make apples-to-apples comparisons to obtain accurate…
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Data and Measures|
Business Process Management Maturity Benchmarks: Electronics Industry
This report is prepared with data from APQC's Business Process Management Maturity Assessment Tool (BPM MAT). The BPM MAT allows Electronics organizations to assess their…
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Data and Measures|
Business Process Management Maturity Benchmarks: Services Industry
This report is prepared with data from APQC's Business Process Management Maturity Assessment Tool (BPM MAT). The BPM MAT allows Professional Services organizations to assess…
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Data and Measures|
2023 Process and Performance Management Priorities and Challenges: Manufacturing Sector
APQC conducted a survey to understand the common challenges and priorities of process and performance management (PPM) practitioners for 2023. This report looks at the top…
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Data and Measures|
2023 Process and Performance Management Priorities and Challenges: Services Sector
APQC conducted a survey to understand the common challenges and priorities of process and performance management (PPM) practitioners for 2023. This report looks at the top…
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Data and Measures|
Evolution of Benchmarking 2022: Electronics Industry
Today, benchmarking remains one of the most popular management tools. But even great management tools like benchmarking cannot stand still and need to look towards the future…
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Data and Measures|
Key Benchmarks for Common Quality Measures: Electronics Industry
Although an undeniably useful measure, the total cost of quality only focuses on one aspect of quality, costs: preventive, appraisal, internal failure, and external failures…
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Presentation Slides|
Assess, Improve, and Benchmark Using the BEST Method
The BEST tool is a structured approach to gap analysis and improvement for an organization creating a Best Practice or an organization seeking a Best Practice as a benchmark…
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Presentation Slides|
Emotional Connection and Influencing Change
Building on Bill Benjamin's framework of the Science of Emotional Intelligence, this presentation explores powerful new concepts, applications, and strategies that improves…
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Presentation Slides|
How to Be an Influencer: What It Takes to Shape Organizational Culture
In the face of disruptions like COVID-19 and trends like the Great Resignation, the stakes of culture are higher than ever for organizations. Outdated mindsets threaten…
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Presentation Slides|
Open Innovation: Realizing the Value of Ecosystem Collaboration
As organizations are transitioning to increasingly open business models, open innovation has become an essential driver of growth. IBM and APQC have been researching open…
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As organizations seek to thrive through chaos and change, emotional intelligence is quickly becoming one of the most in-demand skillsets. Emotional intelligence is the…
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Articles|
Creating Value in Mergers and Acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is a hot topic in today’s financial news, but M&A is a tricky growth strategy with a high failure rate. At APQC's 2022 Process and Knowledge…
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To remain competitive, organizations must continuously benchmark and improve their processes. However, many struggle to get started with, prioritize, and execute process…