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7
Steps to Better Benchmarking |
To get the best results from this powerful performance improvement
tool, you need a clear understanding of what it can do for you and a
well-structured process for your initiatives. |
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Basics |
Benchmarking: Understand the Basics. Pdf-file |
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Definition |
A short definition of benchmarking |
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Glossary |
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Overview |
A great overview for the concept and ideas of benchmarking. |
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Ten
Mistakes to Avoid |
Here are some of the most common mistakes organizations make when
benchmarking, and how you can avoid them. Short article |
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The
nuts and bolts of benchmarking |
This article intents to clarify some terms, explain some processes
and, make the concept plain instead of arcane. |
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Case Study in Productivity Benchmarking: Methods and Lessons Learned |
Productivity benchmarking allows software development projects and
organizations to compare themselves to the market place in a given
sector of industry. However, in practice benchmarking presents many
difficulties such as identifying a meaningful basis of comparison. |
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Global Vision over Benchmarking Process: Benchmarking Based
Enterprises |
The benchmarking approach based on the vision “from the whole
towards the parts” (meaning a fragmented image of the enterprise’s
value chain) reduces the focus of the benchmarking process of the
enterprise. |
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An
Empirical Comparison of Methods for Benchmarking Seasonally Adjusted
Series to Annual Totals |
Benchmarking procedures can be used to solve a variety of problems.
There are many examples where monthly and quarterly series are
benchmarked to annual series. Benchmarking procedures can also be
used to adjust regional totals to country totals. |
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Benchmarking and the ‘Europeanisation’ of Industrial Relations |
The paper traces the origins of benchmarking as a management tool,
before going on to specify the role that benchmarking is playing at
the three principal levels of the EU. |
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Benchmarking Best Practices Performance Results and the Role of
Senior Management |
Why are some businesses so much more successful at product
development than the rest? The new products benchmarking study
examined 17 best-practice topic areas, ranging from new product
strategy through to climate and culture. I |
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Comparison of Nordic Benchmarking Methods |
In the Nordic countries benchmarking methods are being used as
elements in the regulation of the electricity distribution
companies, but the methods and models chosen vary. |
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Guide to Financial Management Benchmarking |
The main purpose of this Guide is to ensure a common understanding
of the concept of financial management benchmarking across
government. It is intended to be a tool that provides guidance and
advice. |
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Real World Results from a Real World Attempt |
By J. Gary Augustson; about an benchmarking initiative of The
Pennsylvania State University |
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Seven Steps to Effective Competitor Benchmarking |
What is the process for setting the metrics, methodologies,
milestones and comparisons which might be used to measure the
success of a CI/benchmarking function, or the success of a Strategic
Planning department as a whole? |
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Shared Services: Internalizing Your Way to Benchmarks and Best
Practices |
Internal benchmarking offers unique opportunities to shared services
functions, without the drawbacks associated with external
benchmarks. With internal benchmarking, departments can improve
their processes and develop best practices through the use of
internal data only. |
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The
Best-Practices Trap |
The argument for adopting "best practices" often seems irrefutable,
but don't jump to conclusions about the results. There's no
guarantee that practices that worked wonders elsewhere will
translate successfully to your company. |
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Worst Practice |
The practice of solving problems by importing best practices is not
a best practice. |
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