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 8,000 research-based best practices, benchmarks and metrics, case studies, and other valuable APQC content.Â
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Managing Change
Most improvements in organizations require some degree of change. Navigating new territory and supporting employees through the change takes planning and care. This…
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Process Classification Framework|
APQC Process Classification Framework (PCF) - Consumer Electronics - Excel Version 6.0.0
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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Process Classification Framework|
APQC Process Classification Framework (PCF) - Consumer Electronics - PDF Version 6.0.0
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|
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|
2022 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 2022. This report looks at the top…
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To learn more about the goals, challenges, career paths, and future plans of today’s finance professionals, APQC launched the “People of Finance” series to share the stories…
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In September 2020, APQC spoke with retired global treasurer Damian Glendinning about how he set up an international treasury operation in his previous role, the role of…
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Case Study|
Transformation in Order-to-Cash at HPE
APQC recently spoke with Anshuman Kar, Vice President, Global Operations, about HPE’s transformation journey for the quote-to-cash value chain. This case study summarizes how…
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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,…
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Data and Measures|
Supply Chain Analytics in the Manufacturing Industry
This manufacturing industry report shows the results from APQC's 2019 research into analytics and how it is used in various parts of the supply chain, how the efforts are…
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Cherwell Software needed a program to streamline manual and sometimes duplicative processes in place to convert a prospect to a customer. This overview describes Cherwell’s…
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Presentation Slides|
Designing a World Class Opportunity to Order Process
Cherwell Software needed a program to streamline manual and sometimes duplicative processes in place to convert a prospect to a customer. This overview describes Cherwell’s…
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Case Study|
Preparing for the Next Level of Financial Planning and Analysis: Global Tech Company Case Study
In March of 2019, APQC interviewed the finance lead at a large global technology company that offers a wide range of products and services. According to the finance lead, the…
Measure Spotlight Results
(1 - 5 of 3351 Results)Cycle time in days to complete the annual budget
Cycle time in days to prepare the financial forecast
Number of budget versions produced before final approval
Number of FTEs that perform the process "evaluate and manage financial performance" per $1 billion revenue
Number of FTEs that perform the processes "perform cost accounting and control" and "perform cost management" per $1 billion revenue
