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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 8,200 research-based best practices, benchmarks and metrics, case studies, and other valuable APQC content.
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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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Articles|
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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Articles|
Finance FTEs per $1 Billion in Revenue
Calculating and benchmarking the total number of full time-equivalent employees (FTEs) in the finance function is a good way to get a quick snapshot of finance function…
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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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Collections|
Fundamentals of Measures
One of the reasons organizations grapple with effective data & analytics is their lack of a solid measurement foundation. Particularly around identifying the relevant, …
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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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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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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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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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Data and Measures|
Finance Organization Key Benchmarks: Petroleum/Chemical Industry
Prepared using data from APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking for the finance organization, this article highlights key performance indicator (KPI) benchmarks for petroleum and…
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Data and Measures|
Finance Organization Key Benchmarks: Pharmaceutical Industry
Prepared using data from APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking for the finance organization, this article highlights key performance indicator (KPI) benchmarks for…
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Data and Measures|
Finance Organization Key Benchmarks: Retail and Wholesale Industry
Prepared using data from APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking for the finance organization, this article highlights key performance indicator (KPI) benchmarks for retail and…
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Data and Measures|
Finance Organization Key Benchmarks: Services Industry
Prepared using data from APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking for the finance organization, this article highlights key performance indicator (KPI) benchmarks for professional…
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Data and Measures|
Finance Organization Key Benchmarks: Telecommunications Industry
Prepared using data from APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking for the finance organization, this article highlights key performance indicator (KPI) benchmarks for…