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|
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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Data and Measures|
IT Organization Performance Practices Report: Media & Entertainment Industry
This report summarizes practices in the Media & Entertainment Industry related to IT strategy and governance, methodologies and processes, focus areas, and maturity from APQC…
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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|
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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Business process management delivers real benefit to organizations. See several examples of definitive gains from best-practice organizations identified by APQC here.
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Data and Measures|
Talent Development Practices: Services Industry Report
This report explores practices used by organizations that completed APQC’s Open Standards Benchmarking® Talent Development Survey in 2021. Topics include talent strategy, buy…
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Articles|
Funding for Business Process Management
Learn how best-practice organizations allocate funds to business process management (BPM). Based on APQC research, this article explains how resources, funds, and reporting…
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The nature of finance work is rapidly changing. As automation and other advanced technologies reduce the need for humans to complete some finance tasks, other factors—such as…
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Reports & White Papers|
Using Knowledge-Sensitive Measures to Evaluate KM's Impact in STEM Disciplines
This white paper explains how STEM fields track knowledge acquisition and application and how knowledge management (KM) programs can align with this measurement approach to…
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Knowledge management (KM) has a natural affinity with science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines. However, STEM workers themselves may not know what KM is,…