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OVERVIEWAPQC’s Process Classification FrameworkSM (PCF) is a taxonomy of cross-functional business processes intended to allow the objective comparison of organizational performance within and among organizations. The PCF was developed by APQC and its member companies as an open standard to facilitate improvement through process management and benchmarking, regardless of industry, size, or location. The PCF organizes operating and management processes into 12 enterprise-level categories, including process groups and more than 1,000 processes and associated activities. The PCF, its associated measures, and definitions are available for download at no charge at www.apqc.org/pcf.
THE FRAMEWORK FOR PROCESS IMPROVEMENTExperience shows that the potential of benchmarking to drive dramatic improvement lies squarely in making out-of-the-box comparisons and searching for insights not typically found within intra-industry paradigms. To enable this beneficial benchmarking, the APQC Process Classification FrameworkSM (PCF) serves as a high-level, industry-neutral enterprise process model that allows organizations to see their business processes from a cross-industry viewpoint. The cross-industry framework has experienced more than 20 years of creative use by thousands of organizations worldwide. The PCF provides the foundation for APQC’s Open Standards BenchmarkingSM (OSB) database and the work of its advisory council of global industry leaders. Each version of the PCF will continue to be enhanced as the OSB database further develops definitions, processes, and measures. The PCF and associated measures and benchmarking surveys are available for download from the Open Standards Benchmarking web site at www.apqc.org/osb.
HISTORY
The cross-industry Process Classification Framework was originally envisioned as a taxonomy of business processes and a common language through which APQC member organizations could benchmark their processes. The initial design involved APQC and more than 80 organizations with a strong interest in advancing the use of benchmarking in the United States and worldwide. Since its inception in 1992, the PCF has seen updates to most of its content. These updates keep the framework current with the ways that organizations do business around the world. In 2014, APQC worked to enhance the cross-industry PCF and updated a number of industry-specific process classification frameworks. The PCF is written in United States English language format.
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