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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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Too often, counselors, social workers, and other support staff are burdened with excessive paperwork and administrivia that prevents them from focusing on what really matters…
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Webinars & Videos|
Giving Counselors and Support Staff Some Love
In this session, Adeeb Barqawi discussed how a large school district ensured that its support staff spent less time on paperwork and more time on what is most important,…
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The Next 90 Days: Educators' Panel Discussion
There are still many uncertainties around COVID-19, ranging from its economic impact to how organizations build resiliency and plan for the future. As part of APQC’s 2020…
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Data and Measures|
Intersection of Data, Process, and Knowledge Management: Financial Services/Banking Industry
APQC conducted a survey to understand trends in data management programs, their governance, structures, practices and how they integrate with other programs within the…
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Data and Measures|
Intersection of Data, Process, and Knowledge Management: Services Industry
APQC conducted a survey to understand trends in data management programs, their governance, structures, practices and how they integrate with other programs within the…
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APQC interviewed Alexandra Hotaran (business process manager at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan) about the organization’s journey to transition from a desktop-based pension…
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To combat operational silos limiting process improvement efforts, Vanguard developed a structured approach to engage the business in value stream mapping, which allowed it to…
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Four Steps to Improve & Monetize Your Process Improvement Program
Most people understand that process improvement is valuable, but executives want to know how it will impact the bottom line. Overhauling complex business processes takes time…
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Value Chains, Policy Busting and Concept Models - Key Engineering Techniques for Escaping Silos
Organizational silos negatively impact customers, employees, and the organization’s ability to innovate and be agile. How can organizations bust through these silos? At APQC…
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Lean Approach to Process Improvement
As a highly effective approach to quality assurance, Lean Six Sigma (LSS) focuses on continuous improvement tools and techniques to eliminate waste, increase productivity,…
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Building Momentum Together: Our Journey of Continuous Improvement
Several years ago, Boone County Schools applied process and performance management principles to its operations department to generate over a million dollars in savings. Now,…
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Shifting Organizational Climate, Culture and Expectations
When Dr. Todd Cramer started as its superintendent, the Maumee City School district had many areas that needed improvement. During APQC’s 2019 Process and Performance…
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Being Agile: Adapting Design Processes
Many companies are embracing Agile, a project management paradigm that stresses iteration, collaboration, self-organization, and customer centricity. However, people are…
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Let's Get Intentional About Accelerating and Sustaining Process Improvement Behavior Change
Behavior change is a critical success factor for process improvement initiatives, but for Paul Fjelsta, far too many organizations go about the work of behavior change in the…
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Influencing Change through Process Visualization
In The Vanguard Group’s old state, it was operating in business silos. It was a very inefficient process which led to multiple handoffs; a staggering 45 percent of work was…