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Data and Measures|
Key Benchmarks for Common Quality Measures: Cross-Industry
Although an undeniably useful measure, the total cost of quality only focuses on one aspect of quality, costs: preventive, appraisal, internal failure, and external failures…
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Data and Measures|
Key Benchmarks for Common Quality Measures: Aerospace Industry
Although an undeniably useful measure, the total cost of quality only focuses on one aspect of quality, costs: preventive, appraisal, internal failure, and external failures…
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Data and Measures|
Key Benchmarks for Common Quality Measures: Automotive Industry
Although an undeniably useful measure, the total cost of quality only focuses on one aspect of quality, costs: preventive, appraisal, internal failure, and external failures…
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Data and Measures|
Key Benchmarks for Common Quality Measures: Consumer Products/Packaged Goods Industry
Although an undeniably useful measure, the total cost of quality only focuses on one aspect of quality, costs: preventive, appraisal, internal failure, and external failures…
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Data and Measures|
Key Benchmarks for Common Quality Measures: Electronics Industry
Although an undeniably useful measure, the total cost of quality only focuses on one aspect of quality, costs: preventive, appraisal, internal failure, and external failures…
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Data and Measures|
Key Benchmarks for Common Quality Measures: Pharmaceutical Industry
Although an undeniably useful measure, the total cost of quality only focuses on one aspect of quality, costs: preventive, appraisal, internal failure, and external failures…
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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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Reports & White Papers|
Best Practices for Driving Agility: Better Structures and Strategy Practices
Through the pandemic, even the most traditional, well-established organizations gained real-world experience being agile. Now the question is whether they have the structures…
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Data and Measures|
Productivity Metrics: Finance, Human Resources, Supply Chain
APQC’s Process and Performance Management (PPM) team examined some of the most common productivity metrics and KPIs within Financial Management (FM), Human Capital Management…
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Infographics|
10 Steps to Design and Launch a Great Survey
Surveys are a great tool for research and benchmarking projects—they’re fast, cost-effective, and provide great insights into big populations. But you need to think carefully…
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This best practice has been updated from the original published in 2011. Strategic alignment is the first of APQC's Seven Tenets of Process Management℠. Learn how to…
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This article shares insights from Smarter Solutions CEO, Forrest Breyfogle, about how organizations can develop an integrated enterprise excellence business management system…
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Articles|
FP&A in 2020: A Look Back and a Look Ahead
In an APQC webinar, FP&A thought leader Brian Kalish (founder of Kalish Consulting) discussed four trends for finance and FP&A in particular for the next year based on…
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Presentation Slides|
FP&A: A Look Back and a Look Ahead
In this APQC webinar, guest speaker Brian Kalish (author and FP&A thought leader) discusses key challenges and opportunities in financial planning and analysis derived from a…
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Webinars & Videos|
FP&A: A Look Back and a Look Ahead
In this APQC webinar, guest speaker Brian Kalish (author and FP&A thought leader) discusses key challenges and opportunities in financial planning and analysis derived from a…