ABSTRACT

With growing demands for increased operational efficiency and process improvement in organizations of all sizes, more and more companies are turning to benchmarking as a means of setting goals and measuring performance against the products, services and practices of other organizations that are recognized as leaders.

The Benchmarking Book is an indispensable guide to process improvement through benchmarking, providing managers, practitioners and consultants with all the information needed to carry out effective benchmarking studies.

Covering everything from essential theory to important considerations such as project management and legal issues, The Benchmarking Book is the ideal step-by-step guide to assessing and improving your company’s processes and performance through benchmarking.

part |2 pages

A Background to BM

chapter |16 pages

What is Benchmarking?

ByTim Stapenhurst

chapter |29 pages

Methods of Benchmarking

ByTim Stapenhurst

part |9 pages

The Benchmarking Process

chapter |2 pages

The Benchmarking Process: Internal Preparation

ByTim Stapenhurst

chapter |14 pages

Selecting a Project and Commissioning the Team

ByTim Stapenhurst

chapter |13 pages

The Team Begins Work: Honing the Project Charter

ByTim Stapenhurst

chapter |15 pages

Identifying and Selecting Benchmarking Participants

ByTim Stapenhurst

chapter |8 pages

Metrics and Data

ByTim Stapenhurst

chapter |25 pages

Normalization: How to Compare Apples with Pears

ByTim Stapenhurst

chapter |21 pages

How to Identify Benchmarking Metrics

ByTim Stapenhurst

chapter |20 pages

Reviewing and Finalizing Metrics

ByTim Stapenhurst

chapter |11 pages

Inviting and Working with Participants

ByTim Stapenhurst

chapter |21 pages

Effective Acquisition of Complete Accurate Data

ByTim Stapenhurst

chapter |16 pages

Turning Data into Recommendations: Data Analysis

ByTim Stapenhurst

chapter |12 pages

Finalizing the Report and Other Deliverables

ByTim Stapenhurst

chapter |2 pages

The Benchmarking Process-Improving performance

ByTim Stapenhurst

chapter |7 pages

Implementation Considerations

ByTim Stapenhurst

chapter |12 pages

Copying Without Understanding: a Risk Too Far

ByHall Gordon

part |1 pages

Managerial and Organizational Aspects of Benchmarking

chapter |14 pages

Management Roles and Responsibilities

ByTim Stapenhurst

part |2 pages

Case Studies

chapter |9 pages

Benchmarking IT at Citigroup

ByCaleb Masland

chapter |9 pages

Benchmarking Local Government Services

ByCarroll Paul

chapter |7 pages

The Best Practice Club

ByRay Wilkinson Director