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How to Apply Process Frameworks
This collection provides "how to" guidance and best practices for the top applications of process frameworks, including APQC's Process Classification Framework (PCF)®.
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Creating End-to-End Processes
An end-to-end understanding of work processes is critical for almost any aspect of managing business operations. In mapping out processes, organizations need to both…
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The most common way organizations use the PCF in their mapping efforts is as a reference list of processes to consider during their mapping—so they don’t have to start from…
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Tools to Evolve BPM's Strategic Value
In our recent research on process automation, APQC found that business process management is potentially more important than ever before. Process management has many of the…
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Organizations struggle with balancing process standardization with customability and ensuring end-users have the contextual information they need to execute work effectively…
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Developing an enterprise-wide process model is a daunting task, particularly for large, complex organizations. This article offers four best practices to guide your efforts…
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This best practice has been updated from the original published in 2011. Process models aren't tiny add-ons that make process management work better. They are essential to an…
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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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Pursuit of Excellence through Standardizing Core Processes and Process Mapping
In the past two years, Adventist HealthCare Rehabilitation's (AHC’s) director of business processes and projects, Marya De LaCruz Sabalbaro, has worked with her organization…
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Value Pursuit Utilizing Enterprise Process Optimization and Standardization
Aerospace and defense organization Raytheon has a long history in leading innovation. But as technology and business conditions change, Raytheon must be able to adapt to…
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In the past two years, Adventist HealthCare Rehabilitation's (AHC’s) director of business processes and projects, Marya De LaCruz Sabalbaro, has worked with her organization…
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Aerospace and defense organization Raytheon has a long history in leading innovation. But as technology and business conditions change, Raytheon must be able to adapt to…
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Lightning Session: How APQC Members Use Process Frameworks
At APQC's 2019 Process and Performance Management Conference, APQC's Jonathan Kraft moderated an interactive and fast-paced breakout session as participants heard from the…
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Training people and monitoring their processes’ performance ensures support for process improvement efforts, but APQC’s 2019 Putting Process Frameworks into Action survey…
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PCF Case Studies: How Organizations Use the Process Classification Framework
Countless organizations have adopted APQC's Process Classification Framework (PCF)® for benchmarking, content management, and process improvement. Learn about their stories…