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Reports & White Papers|
Auditing the Smart Way: Combining Certification Standards with Process Frameworks
Organizations need a process framework for benchmarking, managing processes, and improving performance. Additionally, organizations need ways to align their process…
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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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APQC's Seven Tenets of Process Management in Depth
Process management can revolutionize the way an organization does business and generates value. APQC's Seven Tenets of Process Management℠ provide a clear framework any…
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Outsourced Cost of the Finance Function
APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking segments the total cost of the finance function into five categories: systems cost, personnel cost, overhead cost, outsourced cost, and…
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Risk Management in Supply Chain: 2024 Quick Poll
APQC conducts periodic quick polls in supply chain to learn about the latest trends in emerging technologies and key practices. In August 2024, APQC gathered insights from…
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2024 Supply Chain Current State Quick Polls
APQC conducts periodic quick polls in supply chain to learn about the latest trends in emerging technologies and key practices. For its first quick poll in May 2024, APQC…
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While many supply chain organizations are on a journey to build resilience, relatively few have reached mature stages of risk management. For example, APQC recently found…
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Culture is a Key Foundation for Process Work
Each year, APQC carries out a survey to understand the common challenges and priorities of process and performance management (PPM) practitioners. In this article, APQC…
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Tools & Templates|
APQC's Measurement Alignment Worksheet
For measurement to provide real value, an organization must ensure that its measures align with both the strategic goals of the business and employees’ daily work. APQC's…
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At the close of 2024, APQC's process and performance management group conducted its annual survey to understand the common challenges and priorities of practitioners in 2025…
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Presentation Slides|
What to Expect in Process and Performance Management in 2025
At the close of 2024, APQC's process and performance management group conducted its annual survey to understand the common challenges and priorities of practitioners in 2025…
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Webinars & Videos|
What to Expect in Process and Performance Management in 2025
At the close of 2024, APQC's process and performance management group conducted its annual survey to understand the common challenges and priorities of practitioners in 2025…
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Data and Measures|
2025 Process & Performance Management Priorities and Challenges: Comparison by Revenue
In December of 2024, APQC conducted a survey to understand the common challenges and priorities of process and performance management (PPM) practitioners for 2025.This report…
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Data and Measures|
2025 Process & Performance Management Priorities and Challenges: Comparison by FTEs
In December of 2024, APQC conducted a survey to understand the common challenges and priorities of process and performance management (PPM) practitioners for 2025.This report…
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2025 Top Challenges and Solutions: Project Management
Proper project management is crucial to ensuring that projects achieve success in a timely and organized fashion. Without careful management, an organization’s projects will…
Measure Spotlight Results
(1 - 5 of 243 Results)Total cost to perform the processes "manage employee development" and "develop and train employees" per $1,000 revenue
Cycle time in days for the formal performance review process from start to finish for middle management/specialists
Cycle time in days for the formal performance review process from start to finish for Operational workers/office staff
Cycle time in days for the formal performance review process from start to finish for senior management/executives
Learning budget per business entity employee
