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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Data and Measures|
Evolution of Benchmarking 2022: Manufacturing 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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2022 Supply Chain Challenges and Priorities: Agriculture Industry
APQC concluded its eighth annual Supply Chain Management Priorities and Challenges research in early 2022. The purpose of this research was to learn about organizations’…
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Contact Center Key Benchmarks: Industrial Products Industry
Gain insight into the efficiency and effectiveness of your organization’s contact center processes by benchmarking common business activities (Hierarchy ID: 6.2 in APQC’s…
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Contact Center Key Benchmarks
Gain insight into the efficiency and effectiveness of your organization’s contact center processes by benchmarking common business activities (Hierarchy ID: 6.2 in APQC’s…
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Excellence in Knowledge Management 2020
APQC recognized 12 organizations as winners of its Excellence in Knowledge Management award in 2020. The award is based on analysis from APQC’s KM Capability Assessment Tool,…
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Understanding Sustainability Programs: Services Sector
Environment is touted as the next big disruptor organizations should prepare for. In October 2021, APQC conducted a survey to understand the scope of sustainability in…
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Understanding Sustainability Programs: Manufacturing Sector
Environment is touted as the next big disruptor organizations should prepare for. In October 2021, APQC conducted a survey to understand the scope of sustainability in…
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Tools & Templates|
Tools and Templates for Lessons Learned
APQC has studied approaches for capturing and transferring lessons learned for many years. Some approaches rely on facilitated workshops that bring together participants in a…
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Tools & Templates|
KM Program Structure & Staffing Examples: Excellence in Knowledge Management Recipients
To date, APQC has recognized more than 20 mature KM programs as part of its Excellence in Knowledge Management initiative. The recognition is based on analysis from APQC’s KM…
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Training and Development Key Benchmarks: Mining Industry
Prepared using data from APQC’s Open Standards Benchmarking® in Develop, Train, and Counsel Employees, this article provides human capital management key performance…
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Articles|
Keep BPM Visible to Senior Leaders
Research consistently proves that increased leadership involvement results in greater change and buy-in for improvement initiatives. BPM needs executive-level sponsorship to…
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Organizations are seeking new and better ways to drive innovation, and many are looking to knowledge management (KM) for support. This article outlines ways to connect KM and…
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How IT Moves to the Cloud Practices Report: Mining Industry
APQC conducts ongoing survey research on IT application development and maintenance to help organizations assess the structure, performance, and practice of their IT…
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Artificial Intelligence in Supply Chain: Mining Industry Report
In 2020, APQC conducted a survey to examine the use of AI across the supply chain. This industry-specific report explores trends in AI and its adoption and impact on…
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10 Steps to Get a KM Program Off the Ground
Speed to results is critical for any fledgling knowledge management program. The faster KM can switch from planning to execution and start delivering value to the business,…
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