
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.
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Tools & Templates|
APQC's Benchmarking Project Plan Template (Excel Template)
Organizations can fill out this template as they plan new benchmarking projects. It provides guidance for writing a benchmarking value proposition, determining measures and…
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This article outlines the roles of team members and other individuals involved in a typical benchmarking project. It defines the responsibilities associated with each role…
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Articles|
Scoping a Benchmarking Study
In order to see a benchmarking project through to its completion, an accurately defined scope must be determined. This guidance outlines how to designate a scope that focuses…
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Tools & Templates|
Scoping a Benchmarking Study (Excel Template)
The following document template can be used to scope the project and record the plan for benchmarking or as a starting place for creating such documentation. Note: This is…
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Collections|
Digital Transformation: Strategy to Tactics
Digital transformation is a high priority for many organizations. Everyone is talking about it, and leaders want to ensure that digital projects are moving forward…
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According to our research, nearly 90% of organizations feel the process management discipline must change to stay relevant in today’s business. There is a growing…
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According to our research, nearly 90% of organizations feel the process management discipline must change to stay relevant in today’s business. There is a growing…
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Integrating Functions for Operational Excellence
In many organizations employees are driven to meet individual, team, or functional objectives without understanding how this supports organizational objectives and what…
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Case Study|
Breaking Down Operational Silos for Performance Excellence: Puget Sound Energy Case Study
By 2015 Puget Sound Energy found itself with increasing infrastructure- and technology-focused projects—many of which included process and performance improvements. At this…
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Presentation Slides|
What's Keeping your Peers Up at Night?: 2017 Process and Performance Management Challenges (Slides)
In December 2016, APQC's process and performance management group conducted an annual survey to understand the common challenges and priorities of practitioners in 2016, and…
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Webinars & Videos|
What's Keeping your Peers Up at Night?: 2017 Process and Performance Management Challenges
In December 2016, APQC's process and performance management group conducted an annual survey to understand the common challenges and priorities of practitioners in 2016, and…
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Data and Measures|
2017 Process and Performance Management Priorities and Challenges in the Professional Services Industry
In December of 2016 APQC conducted a survey to understand the common challenges and priorities of process and performance management practitioners in the professional…
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Data and Measures|
2017 Process and Performance Management Priorities and Challenges: Manufacturing versus Services Organizations Survey Summary
In December of 2016 APQC conducted a survey to understand the common challenges and priorities of process and performance management practitioners in 2017. This summary…
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Data and Measures|
2017 Process and Performance Management Priorities and Challenges: Survey Summary
In December of 2016 APQC conducted a survey to understand the common challenges and priorities of process and performance management practitioners in 2017. This summary…
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Collections|
Strategic Planning and Implementation Best Practices for Achieving Organizational Agility
Organizational agility is defined as the ability to identify opportunities and risk quickly and execute on the opportunities and risks that align with the organization’s…