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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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Data and Measures|
Digital and Its Role in Process: Manufacturing 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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Data and Measures|
2024 Process & 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 2024.This report explores trends in…
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Process Classification Framework|
APQC Process Classification Framework (PCF) - Corrosion - PDF Version 1.1.1
APQC's Process Classification Framework® (PCF) is a taxonomy of business processes that allows organizations to objectively track and compare their performance internally and…
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Process Classification Framework|
APQC Process Classification Framework (PCF) – Life Sciences PCF - PDF Version 6.1.0
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: Industrial Products Industry
This report is prepared with data from APQC's Business Process Management Maturity Assessment Tool (BPM MAT). The BPM MAT allows Industrial Products organizations to assess…
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Data and Measures|
Business Process Management Maturity Benchmarks: Agriculture Industry
This report was prepared with data from APQC's Business Process Management Maturity Assessment Tool (BPM MAT). The BPM MAT allows agriculture organizations to assess their…
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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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Presentation Slides|
How to Boost Customer Experience with BPM and Design Thinking
Frameworks and methods from customer experience management (CXM), business process management (BPM), and design thinking (DT) had been utilized in several Endress+Hauser…
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The customer experience is critical to the success of your organization, but do your business processes reflect that importance? In a breakout session from APQC’s 2022…
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Data and Measures|
Fixing Process & Knowledge Productivity Problems Survey Report: Industrial Products
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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Data and Measures|
Strategic Planning and Organization Agility: Industrial Products Industry
APQC conducted a survey in March of 2021 to explore strategic planning practices and identify the key characteristics that drive organizational agility. This industry…
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Choosing the right quality methodologies is critical for organizations ability to mature their processes, think strategically, and grow their value. But how can organizations…
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Webinars & Videos|
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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Webinars & Videos|
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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Presentation Slides|
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…