Infographics

In the context of today’s dynamic environment, organizations require adaptable decision-making processes and the ability to promptly execute new initiatives. This infographic presents the primary factors contributing to effective strategic planning efforts.

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 fail to achieve the intended goals and prevent the organization from executing their priorities. This infographic details insights from an APQC survey on project management challenges and potential solutions.

Change management strategy is a key component of any organizational change initiative. In recent years, the rate of change has increased and reached a critical point, necessitating a more focused look at the most effective ways of managing organizational change.

This infographic explores what strategies organizations are currently using to enhance their agility. When asked what strategies their organization is currently using to enhance its agility, responses fell into nine major categories. Each category is described in this infographic and includes key quotes from survey respondents.

The more integrated your process and project management are, the more successful your organization’s efforts will be. Many projects fail not because of poor project management, but because they’re built on weak or inconsistent processes. Mature, well-managed processes give project teams proven methods to build from, therefore accelerating planning, reducing risk, and improving outcomes.

The emotional connection an employee feels toward their organization will ultimately influence their behaviors and performance at work. For employees who are comfortable with their organization’s status quo, change can be both intimidating and unwelcome. Ensuring employees are engaged in the process is crucial to successful change implementation in an organization. This infographic explores best…

Although the benefits of process frameworks are numerous, they are not without their challenges. Most frameworks require some modifications to account for differences in activities specific to an organization. Moreover, since not everyone is accustomed to thinking in process terms, adopting a framework requires shifting how people think in order to overcome challenges in organizational…

Benchmarking is an invaluable tool for organizations improving how they conduct business—it provides context on performance and helps pinpoint new practices. Throughout the years, APQC has conducted various research projects focused on benchmarking. This infographic highlights the top benchmarking challenges and tips for addressing them.

Business process management (BPM) teams are an invaluable resource for organizations. Whether they are focused on establishing a continuous improvement culture, executing transformation projects, or simply looking to clarify and standardize how work gets accomplished. This infographic looks at the effectiveness rating, maturity, and purpose of BPM programs.

Decisions are often only as good as the information that goes into them. This is especially true for something as high stakes as the strategic planning process. The executive and strategy teams need a robust set of insights delivered in a timely manner to make sure they pick the right strategic objectives to move the…