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    A prActicAl guideBencHmArking in europeAnHigHer educAtion

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    Project Team

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    As 2008

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    Contactna BqSa-gaea c f Sa maa f uvss (eSmu)r m 311000 Bssswww.a-bha.

    -a: [email protected]

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    5A PrActicAl Guide -Bnhmakng n eopan Hgh eaon

    tABle oF contentS

    1. introduction 6

    2. purpoSe oF tHe HAndBook 11

    3. HiStory oF BencHmArking 15

    3.1 th c f Bha 16

    3.2 Bha a h Qa mv 19

    4. conceptS & prActiceS 33

    4.1 th bha vs 34

    4.2 ts a ss f bha 38

    5. A Step By Step ApproAcH 49

    5.1 i 50

    5.2 ca sss fas f ffv bha 51

    5.3 ia a bha xs s 53

    5.4 c a bha xs 68

    5.5 cv h ss f bha xs w 82

    aahs a s f a

    6. in SHort 85

    reFerenceS 90

    BiBliogrApHy 94

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    6 A PrActicAl Guide -Bnhmakng n eopan Hgh eaon

    1. introduction

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    Sas ss qaav a qaav bhas as a as f a

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    A h B 2003, ss f a f Ba sa-

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    assa. th ea saas a s f qa assa

    b enQA (2007) v s f hh a ss

    v h s a s a a qa assa.

    Bha xss qa assa a a hs saas a

    s a s fh.

    1 dg sah f h ea css vsa aa xas s ca fa:a sa ah a bha xs aa r&d s e. paa fh ifa f rsah mss lsb - 6 & 7 mah 2000, a 2.

    2 F h h za f hh a, as fs ss wh h Bapss (b f hh a aas, ss-aa b f ss hh a avs hh a a a); th 2008 css aa pss was h lsbbjvs a a a, as a bhas 2008 vs a a f s

    fa.

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    7A PrActicAl Guide -Bnhmakng n eopan Hgh eaon

    At the ntenatna ee, s aav Teta Edcatn f

    the Knwede Scet (2008), h oecd vws a a 24s f h f vw f va, f, qa assa,

    sah a va, s h ab a a aasa.

    th as vs as v fa a

    as s f fh v.

    i s aas hs ba ha h av hs hab has

    b a. th hab s h s f a w-a eu-f j,

    Benchakn n Epean Hhe Edcatn, whh vsa h -

    s a as f bha hh a.

    th j a xsv s a bbaha sah

    bha, s a haas abav bh-

    a s a a vws wh hs s. ths s

    h ept n pject ndns, a a s f ffv

    bha. S www.a-bha..

    Bha a h pate sect. i a x f sv aa

    a v sss Xx ca s sa s bh-a 1979. l a wha s w aj ha-

    s a v qa, sss a ab h a

    aa a a s. Bha has b w s

    s, afa, a, as, ss, a h a a

    svs ss.

    i h pbc sect, bha has b s as h hah

    s (as a wa v h f f hsas a aa a -

    a vs), h b as s ( v awa svs),

    assss h f f va as, a asa a s

    . A h ea v, hass hav b v f h bh-

    a f ab a s, es sa vss

    b as sss.

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    8 A PrActicAl Guide -Bnhmakng n eopan Hgh eaon

    S fs f bha hav awas b a f hhe

    edcatn wh vas fs f vw a s vss asss ass f bha. Wha s w a s h s f x

    bha a h fasa f sss. th wh f bh-

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    hab w v vaab fa f hh a ss

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    f as, s-as a saff hh a h saavs v vs fa. A w v w a-

    a hs av fh s ea hh a-

    ss wh h sa vs.

    Fas va Vh

    eSmu ps

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    purpoSe oFtHe HAndBook

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    12 A PrActicAl Guide -Bnhmakng n eopan Hgh eaon

    2. purpoSe oF tHe HAndBook

    th hab s bas h s f h w-a eu f j

    (Bha ea Hh ea), whh x h sa as f bha hh a. m sa h

    j fs abav bha hh a, b

    a b a s hh a s, b a ea assa

    a vs w. th j xsv s sah

    xs bha s bas 14 a b whh hs b

    haas. i as a Ss nvb 2007 s a

    s a j s wh savs f hh a

    ss. th sas aa wshs w as h

    s 2008 bha sah, aasa a aqa. th j s a avaab h j wbs

    www.a-bha. a h h j s.

    Wh h a taet p f h hab sss f s-as

    a saff hh a ss w a fh v

    h bha avs, h hab w as b va aa

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    s a as f bha. Bha s a wf sa-

    asss s-as v h qa a ffvssf asaa sss.

    th ppse f the handbk s v aa s a a s b

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    , a hs wh aa hav x wh bha a wsh

    v fh h bha avs. ths aa s f h

    hab fws a s h hs a ba f bha

    a a vw f h a s a as f bha

    hh a, ab h a a a b sa-

    f h sbj.

    th eew f the teate bha as v a a

    wha bha s a wha s , v h f-

    s wh h f ss f h . th s s a

    v h a f bha hh a as a wf

    s v va a aa hh a.

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    13A PrActicAl Guide -Bnhmakng n eopan Hgh eaon

    i wh h j, h a fs f h hab s sa a

    xa abav bha f hh a aa ss xa as f qa a aab a as-

    v v. m s, h aah a s ha

    bha sh b a sa xs f a fw saff b b a

    a a sa v as a s sa vs. Hw-

    v, h hab w asa f -- a bh-

    a whh a h xas f bha hh a. th

    hab s fs s bhas f sbjs ss

    whh s a a aa ea v. ths hav h s f

    has a ass hh a ss, ff fs aa sss.

    th nne t aws f a s hs hab s

    hh a ss f h s sab bha

    aah f h s. th has a xsv bbah.

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    HiStory oFBencHmArking

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    16 A PrActicAl Guide -Bnhmakng n eopan Hgh eaon

    3. HiStory oF BencHmArking

    3.1 tHe concept oF BencHmArking

    iv vs fa ba a sab ss h

    as a v v whh v b hh

    a ss hav h a e a. B h

    was aaa aa b a asw h qs f hw

    . Bha s a sv ss was h asw. W w

    s a, b f h ss f a w sa f wha w

    a b bha a h s: Benchakn s an ntena ansa-

    tna pcess whch as t pe the ansatns pefance b ean-n abt pssbe peents f ts pa and/ sppt pcesses b

    kn at these pcesses n the, bette-pefn ansatns.

    Bha has b w s s, afa, a,

    as, ss, a a svs. Bha s h

    a s a a sv was ss, s w

    , v f w f aas a fa, v ss,

    sb a a a s as.

    i e, h s f bha as a f v fa bh

    h va a b ss has as b s b h ea

    css (dg es) f ha as. th a s

    v es vss b w a h vs, .. v

    h a x whh asas a, v h a

    v a w wh sa bha aahs fs

    h v has s ss f s. Sva bh-

    a avs w sa h a 1990s sh as a bha vss, a ea Bha F a a Hh

    v g Bha. A Bha ca c was

    as sabsh v s wh aa a ss.

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    17A PrActicAl Guide -Bnhmakng n eopan Hgh eaon

    S fs f bha hav awas b a f hh

    a. p vws a -s vss hav ass s assf bha f h vws a h vss: bh h s a h

    ss vaa aq shs h ss a

    a ass wh h w s. Wha s w x bh-

    a, hwv, s h as s h fasa a s-

    asa f hs sss.

    th wh f bha Hh ea s h sah f

    s qa v a f a ffv wa f v

    fa a hh vs hh a s s ha b f s s ffv s . As sh, s

    s a b -as. Bha as svs h s

    f va ss a v, ha a a-

    a as a fssa wa. Abs ss hs

    bha as a f v f h aa s.

    A f v sss s w h; hs qs a

    w ab h asas w fa a fa f

    h asas. Bha vvs, hf, a sef-eaatn ssteatc cectn f data and nfatn wh a vw a

    va ass f shs a wasss f ass f f-

    a, sa wh hs h s. Bha s as

    fa, ss w aahs f vs, s ss,

    vws bs a asss a f as. W sha ba

    s f h bw.

    Bha as a vb sh b fs wh h bha.

    A bha s a s-w saa, sa shw h bs -

    fa ssb a a a : h s ab pc, h bs-s

    s a, h fass a, a xas f bhas. Ss,

    h w s as s as a s f a saa: a s f q-

    s. i hh a, a xa f a bha/saa s: c-

    s sh s ha aa vs s a f h a-

    qs f a aa bjvs a h a f w

    a ss ass h a f s (s www.a./-xQS/

    s/bs/exmaag/cds.h)

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    18 A PrActicAl Guide -Bnhmakng n eopan Hgh eaon

    A bha has wh s ( svs), wh bha has

    wh h asas a s svs. i hs hab,w sha as s bha h b-f asa

    ha s a as h saa h a as ha svs as a

    xa xa f s w asa.

    th hs a f bha w b fh sss a

    h ha, hwv, s, w a as wh qa ass-

    a, as bha aa as a sa s

    ha fa b wh a s a va. i a-

    a, h ash h vas aahs f qa aa(tQm, eFQm, iSo9000) a va. ths was s as f h bs

    s bha hh a (e, 1998).

    HiStory oF BencHmArking

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    19A PrActicAl Guide -Bnhmakng n eopan Hgh eaon

    3.2 BencHmArking And tHe QuAlity

    moVement

    Bha has h w f (bsss) asas h-

    wh s h vas, aa h qa v. th -

    as a f qa a bha sha a s h -

    asas fa. i a b sf v a q hz

    a qa, assa s a h s ha a -

    h hbh f bha. i sh b as, hh,ha h s a s s f s ha s : a ahs hav

    ff s. o s f s s v bw.

    QuAlityQa s a h baab a h has b w ab

    wh a a s, a asw h qs hw sh b -

    . th aj ss s whh qa s a f h sv,

    s h s. i h ws: Sh w a f h qa f

    vs a, f s sasfa?

    th fa ahav iSo f h qa s: th a f

    fas a haass f a sv ha ba s ab

    sasf sa s (iSo 9000 www.s.). ths has

    s f bh vws , f haass f a sv,

    b awas f h sv f sasf sa s (hh

    s f f hs a ss s , .. as s).

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    20 A PrActicAl Guide -Bnhmakng n eopan Hgh eaon

    HiStory oF BencHmArking

    dff sas f qa a b aa wh hs ba

    . Hav & g (1993) ssh: Qa as xa (x)

    Qa as f ss (z s, ahv saas)

    Qa as ss f s (ss-bas wha s,

    h ss)

    Qa as va f

    Qa as asfa ( Hav & gs ws: ea s a

    sv f a s b a ss f asfa f h

    aa; assa wh va a a w).

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    qa awas s h qa f f h a s svs

    ha a hh a s vs (.. aa ah

    bsss, ph.d. a hs, a a sah j hs-

    s) a ha h s has b (ss, s, s).

    eVAluAtion, QuAlity ASSeSSment, Audit, controlt w qa, has b as assss. A v a s

    f a a j qa s eaatn hh hs sa has ha f a ssa aah. evaa assessent a a

    a wh h s (hh a ntn hh --

    a- sef eaatn) f xa as. ia xa

    at assessents, s h sss a ss wh h hh

    a s aa qa as s, a f as at

    cnt. A assss (sa b xa as) f h sss a

    ss aa ha qa s f a a at adt (wh

    hass h a qa w ah ha h aa as

    f qa).

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    21A PrActicAl Guide -Bnhmakng n eopan Hgh eaon

    AccreditAtion

    Aa s a qa assss wh a aah j ha hvaa (a asa) s h saas

    q a a aa hh a ss.

    Aa a a a hh a s .. a fa,

    v h h awa s ( a s aa f w). ths

    a ea s, hh a ss sa

    aa bf h a v h h a. Ah xa s

    h aa f bsss shs b h ea Qa iv

    Ss (eQuiS s www.f./qs), ssh hh-ahv bsss shs.

    Aav a a a a s a, whh s s

    b f a a a a v (.. a bahs b). m-

    v, aa f a s a a hav sqs f s

    aas a fss. F sa, s s aas

    f a a a a x f hav ass xaa-

    s b s a fssa asa.

    Aa has fa, f a sqs a s hf a -

    wh hav hass f sas ha a b h

    asav a s. o a sq f hs s

    ha aa as vaab s f vs-bsh

    saas. F sa aa sh saas a b f a -

    asaa a a .. bs f f fsss. F s

    as saas h , saff a fas, (-

    as) w a h s f aas. Ss,sh a saas a a sbj bhas, ahh h

    uk, wh h was h 1990s, hs sbj bhas

    w ba a w s a qa assss ss a-

    fa aa.

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    22 A PrActicAl Guide -Bnhmakng n eopan Hgh eaon

    HiStory oF BencHmArking

    QuAlity mAnAgement And improVement

    Qa a wh ssa, a ffs a ha- peent f qa s w as at anaeent. ths s a

    as f h ash s f a hh a s.

    QuAlity ASSurAnceth f f qa aa v s f qa s sa-

    hs ss s wha s f s at assance.

    th fs, hs s f s, s h s--s w f fa.

    n ha h vs s f s h was h a ss wha s a aab v v f qa, aa f

    wha s v f h s h f f saas (sbj) bh-

    as. of xa saas/bhas a h va

    bas f a hh a s sa s w qa

    v; hs s wh benchakn s .

    STrEAmS iN THE quAliTy movEmENT

    th qa v sa h va s: Jaas ss

    af WWii w f was a a w a b sa, havhh b w f ass ha b qa s

    f Ws s. th v s u.S. s a sas

    asss h -s h bsss sss a wh h 1960s

    h v b s sssf ha Jaas s ba b ss

    s f a-a s Ws as (ab as,

    hh qa h aas .), Ws ss as hs

    s a sas. Wha was h a fa hh whh

    h a sh a a ba as? i h bsss ah sss was a h Jaas ss aa as qa-

    . A h ahs ba h s f h qa v:

    d, Ja, csb, c, . ov , ff was w v

    a h qa v v ff sb-vss -

    as h 1990s a a h s ss.

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    23A PrActicAl Guide -Bnhmakng n eopan Hgh eaon

    th bha was s aa bsss as 1979 b

    h h as-ba Xx. thh h ssa a abavas f fa wh s s, Xxs a was vaa

    sf, f s shs a wasss a aa sa ha-

    a s. Bha aahs hav b aa

    a b a bssss h x f h qa assa a

    qa ha vs, fa h s v a

    ffvss h fa f as .

    Bha has a sa a a hs vs, b s h

    a h aj s was qa a v fa.

    As a hah wa, sh b hass ha h sa s sab-

    h a, as a v, w as a abbvas a

    a a w-sha vws ha. pa as

    a hf avs a h fw as a hs as s.

    th a h s sss hh a h s avaab h qa-

    v. t a bf a h , hh-hs f s ass

    f s aj s f qa assa s hav b s haa a h s f qa aa hh a

    ss.

    ToTAl quAliTy mANAgEmENT (Tqm)

    ta Qa maa, abbva tQm, was h a ha

    a a aa f qa aa (Sh, la,

    l, & ch, 2008). y, tQm s a s qa assa , b

    ah a ba v wh a vas (.. c, 1993; d, 1993;

    Ja & ga, 1988). F ss, w b h ssh a

    ha a a sf vs. c a vas f tQm s h bf ha

    aa qa w a a sa vs h asa

    a s fa. Wh s f h tQm as a hav b

    vsas, bs s s, aab b hh

    a ss (d, 1999).

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    HiStory oF BencHmArking

    o f h s-s s f tQm a w b h a f h PDCA-

    cce, .. h pa-d-ch-A . ths s h h ff fh fba w w f sss h. Bh aahs,

    tQm a sss, w v h 1950s, s s s ss

    ha ff as w v f h sa . is a s s

    ha fss a h fa ha af qa assss, aa-

    av (a) sh fw sv bs a aa

    ha qa.

    tQm h sa s hh a ss az ha

    h fs sh b a b ss (s a) saf h aa fs h fssas a h ah.

    A aj tQm s h a f s qa v

    s a aas x, as xsss h ass

    ha whav has b ahv, fh vs (svs) s

    b ssb.

    o h ha s f tQm, h aj was ha s a

    sh b fa-bas, f whh sasa ss s w v-. o f hs s was h ishawa-aa ( shb aa),

    shw hw ff avs b h f ss. i

    ha wa a hav h vsas h a s-

    vws f a. Wh s f hs s hav b q sf,

    s ass ssa vss aas s h bas

    fsss s s, h js s hs a b hs.

    A av w a sssf ffsh f h tQm f qa assa

    s S Sa, whh s s b s a asa-

    s aah (Sh a., 2008, . 548-549). Sx Sa was v-

    b ma. i bs h ha vaas f tQm s hass

    f a v ass f fs bsss sss (sv

    f a z s f qa). Sasa s a a a ,

    a h s a asaa b a sa fas f

    (h qa has wh h Sx Sa hs a

    a Ba Bs).

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    iSo 9000

    phas s w w f a qa s a h ff as fh iSo 9000 ss, bas s as a avs w a

    bahs f s. th iSo s h iaa Saas oasa,

    whh sss s f a s f s a sss. th saas

    qa s b s iSo 9001 iSo 9004, b wh h 2004

    a (h a a a) a w bh h iSo 9000.

    th hhh f h iSo 9000 aah s h a s f -

    sss asas. p sss a habs whs

    aa s h b xa as, whh wh sssf as h iSo a, s h f h aah.3 i h w vss f h

    iSo 9000-ss, h aah s sa b shsa, b f h

    b a as h fs. th hass s hf sa-

    as avs asas. th sh f fas s

    s ha a ass w b ha a saas a; hs wa, s

    f w b av. ths sh s as s wass: h iSo

    aah s ss s w sss ha shw a a f

    s, whs h s x sh, a a . A

    ha s s wha haass h f h w hh ass, sh as vasa f ah ss wh ff

    a ss a ba w, s a -

    vav a ss abas svs. of s, hh a

    ss s a sss ha a fa aab saasa,

    .. s svs, ba a ict svs, fa a aa-

    sss. F hs sss, sa sss s h

    avs f a a sah, a iSo aah s as aab as

    s bsss asas.

    3 th s f as a a a a-shf f ass qa h a, wh hsa abas w s hh a: js as h s b a a f s, h s

    as a f f iSo as.

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    HiStory oF BencHmArking

    F. 1 eFQm a f h asa ( eFQm 1999-2003)

    EFqm ExCEllENCE moDEl

    th ea Fa f Qa maa (eFQm) sx a as h faw f s ea Qa Awa

    h a 1990s, a h u.S. bas ma Ba Awa as s

    . th eFQm has b q w-w, a s va

    hh a sa bas hs a h a asa,

    whas a iSo tQm s hav a fs h ss

    aa v f h saa w sss. th x s

    a s v s, f abs f qa (ash, 4 ,

    & sa a ashs & ss), h ss sf a f

    s f ss ( ss, s ss, s ss a fa ss) (s: www.fq.). Aaas hh a

    hav b a h eFQm ; a a xa h nhas

    was a f s vss f a ss (ex, 1996).

    th a a b s a a v f wha s w a whh aas f

    as a ss a s, wh ha s s.

    th a f a h s a h eFQm s assss

    s ss was x. th ex m s sb a

    a wa f as aa hh vs f qa, b ah s as.

    4 p fs s, saff bs.

    Enabes

    innatn and eann

    Pcesses

    Ke

    Pefancerests

    rests

    PepePeperests

    Pc &

    State

    Cste

    rests

    Patneshp &resces

    Scetrests

    leadeschp

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    BuSiNESS ProCESS rEENgiNEEriNg (BPr)

    Bsss ss (Bpr) ffs f h vs s fqa assa ha s ss ab s as (as eFQm) va

    s a sss (as iSo 9000 a tQm) b ab a -

    sss. is aj qs s hw a asa a bs s s -

    sss ahv s as. th aah s f aa v s

    hs bas ha s hw h awas hav b a -

    s h s. Wh f s as a aaa, -

    aah wh h a wsz asas, h sv f hh

    a ss a b ha s a h aa, a

    a f h s (a sq h asa ha fs h a). i ha ss ss h sa f bha.

    APPliCATioN oF iNDuSTriAl moDElS To HigHEr EDuCATioN

    iNSTiTuTioNS

    A aj s f h aa a s ha ahh a

    b aa s a h a ss aq (Shs,

    1987), s w f as . mv, a as

    a va ss f ah a/s a s a -

    ah. i s f h f qa assa s s h ah ss, b h x ha h , h s

    h a, , s, , vaa a v sss

    a a, b h av f h ah a

    sa h ss .

    isa qa assa s, wh h shs aa

    sss a h aaa saas sss,

    hs h sv s, a b aab saa

    svs wh hh a ss, .. s asa,

    s, ba a ict-svs.

    of a fs f xa qa assa, fssa ss, ..

    vw, a ss h f h w hh a: ahs

    sha h vws a wh as a hs wa a sa

    h a w (Sh, 1983, 1987) a h sa as.

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    HiStory oF BencHmArking

    ths a s h s f sf tQm, whh as ssss vv,

    qa v f h w was, fa vsab xa, . Hwv, ahh vw s a v

    a qa assa a hh a, fa h

    sss bw vaa a vaas s f ha f b

    a f, a, ss. th s a w sa bw h w

    as, whh s a, h a h sqs f h vaa a,

    a ha as a asa. Bss, hh sas s,

    hh sas vaa f ha a, as s h s f

    vas av fa b a as, (Wshj, 1990).

    Aa s hf a v f , v- vw. B s x sa ffs a vsb a b-

    v qa assa shs s e v f h a

    aa shs.

    if qa assa as a e waas a hs ha

    qa hh a, wha s f? Fs, h s sv va

    h h f f qa assa, a aab f h f-

    f hh a s, aa h v

    (Vjsj, 1995). S, hh a has b h ass as a fh wh f h f ah

    h hh a s h a a s. ths as

    hh a sss, a s hh a ss saa,

    a f fa qa assa: h -aa s

    va hh a a as h 1980s a a ea

    s f h , a aqa aa a a assv

    ss a wh hsas f saff bs, sv s f h-

    sas f ss (ss). F ha sv, v wh xa

    ss, hh a sss a hh a ss w

    bab x aa.

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    Wha a sa qa assa s b? Fs, a h

    sa v: hh a ss a sa qaassa s? Fa sah ha v bjv s aa

    s a, b a s hh a ss hav a

    sa qa assa s. W av a xa abv f h eFQm

    b aa b a f dh hh a qa fs

    a tQm as has ha s fw (.. a f a uS xas:

    Sh & t, 1991), b Bba shw v hw tQm was

    f a fas ha a a w uS hh a ss (B-

    ba, 2000), a f svv, ha ha s h s ss

    f hh a ss. m s, ss, hh a- ss ass h w hav a f a iSo9001,

    s f s svs, s as f h a. th ss s

    ha hs has f -vs hh a ss

    (hsh, hs, s .) a ss ca/

    eas-ea a Asa s ( wh: Sh a., 2008).

    As shw abv, s sv s a b s hs sa

    qa assa s, a ass wh h w sssf b

    ab ha a b f. th v x xs f hhh a ss, s wh a s w

    sb wh b ab h ha hh a s-

    s shw ha a sa aa s sf s a

    as f aa qa v. th ssa ha w wa v

    wh hs s s ha hh a ss a s wha s ssb

    as (v, as, as/ss) f xs qa

    assa s, b ha s h ssa s asssf

    b a sav a v fw a h s .

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    HiStory oF BencHmArking

    BENCHmArKiNg iS SPECiAl

    Wha s sa ab bha a wh h qa assasas abv? th a abv f h sfss f

    qa assa s was v fa a av s vw ab

    h aa a f a: i sh b sf-v ... ha a h

    a f h bsss s s s fa fsv asa-

    s h vss. Ss h, hs ss b wh

    bha (kajaa 2002).

    Fs, bha h fs s h ss f nte-ansatna

    eann. i qs, js qa assa, a a v f-a f h s. As, qs hs w ab h

    sa f h s, .. s f f vaa as. y

    bha ss h as as a w wh vs

    a , as a sf, a vs a h sss

    f a ab was was ahv v ha s qa

    assa hs . A, Bpr as vs a v h

    ss sss, b ah f h aa ba sa f vw

    wh bha h qs s ah: hw a w a f hs

    hw t et t whee the ae f hee, whee we ae- s aah ha va. esabsh as xa vsb -

    fa (hh k pfa ias kpis) s h b-

    f bha; h a ss f a bha ss s hw

    ahv hh fa, whh s fa f a h a

    ha kpis a v, f wh h asa. th a s

    ab a5 ah ha () fa.6

    5 W f h a a v bs a. Bs asss ha h s a s bswa hs, wh avs f ff was ha a b ffv ff sas f ff asas.

    6 Ahh w s a a bw a a fa, h a b asswh fa s s f as (wh v hh a xa wh s- h h bf?), wh a s a fa (.. wh h sss

    h asa a qa , wh h v s avs).

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    t ab a ab as f wh ah asa,

    bha a hv a ash f -a sa f (has x ) -asaa . i as f bh h

    a asa a h asa a sha a

    ss. i hs s bha ss as aab b

    s ha a-v asas. mab fa f s as

    a as wh bha bs a f aa: b bs a

    h sa f h sa f ss. Ah s

    a b fs s sss whh h s

    v f f h sss bha as a s, ..

    fs s sss f ss h a as ahha s . o bha as hav ahv

    sf s hs wa, ssv sss a b as.

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    BencHmArking

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    ca h s f h a hs s s fa f , a

    h aj bas hav b hs. th , hwv, s ss b a f xs. F fh a, as f

    h bbah (s www.a-bha.).

    Bha s f as a as s, a sf-v-

    , a abav a xs a a - vaa a

    ssa aah f s as w sss (uneSco-

    cepeS, 2007 a HeFce, 2003, www.sh.a./sah/ax).

    Bha as w sa s a as qa f -

    sa v. Sa f h w s a hb f hs ha a a a h vw a abv, w

    a sb bha as (sa . 2): h va ss f

    sf-vaa a sf-v hh h ssteatc and cab-

    ate cpasn f pactce and pefance wh sa asas.

    Bha s b a ab as f a a/

    s sss hh s hs sss h, b--

    f asas, b vaa f va fas (f

    ssb hh as f k pfa ias) w ahs asas.

    if w asas a h h a a sh f ah

    h, .. ss A f asa X s a a a s s ss

    B f asa y, h h a b ab a ta bench-

    akn, f a benchakn cb.

    otpts, rests

    Pcesses, Pactces, methds

    Benchmark Wha? Who/what is Bs?

    Hw d W D t? Hw d th D t?

    uS

    Data cectnAnass

    lEArNiNg

    THEm

    F. 2 th f bha (naza 2007 h bass f Whas 1995)

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    s ah 40% wh f s-a s ss.8 i h h

    b s f hh a s, wh 10% wh, ahw h aa hs a h. th ss hs

    ss b h hh a s, .. aa ,

    f bha asas a a f h, ss

    benchakn as w s h .9

    t h x ha va aa a b avaab, aa v -

    aa aabass a ankns a shw whh vss bh-

    as a b f. B h ava ab va f aa. Fs, hs

    has wh vs: a aa aabass aa a aav, a aa avas a ha ha s f

    as as h ava hh a s X. S a

    v va, hs has wh s f as: hw va

    s h Aa ra f W uvss (w as h Shaha ra,

    www.aw.) wh s hass bas aa ss

    a nb pz ws f a aa f as?

    8 ia ha h as was hh a s wh a v hh wh f 70%, b ha hawas s s ff h Fa f As, a ha ha was a f hh a s-; h hs as w b a va .

    9 Q ah a s f hs saas . a ffv sv h b s, .. fw ss h wf a jbs ha s s. mab h a fs s-ass aw ss-a ss h ss a fa fw w ah h habf ( ss a sa, a/ saff a bs a ba ss), a fw s aas h ab as a hav vs ffs a s v ws fs

    a s a.

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    4.2 typeS And diStinctionS

    oF BencHmArking

    i wh h vs f as wh bha, h

    hav b sva as ssh ff s f bha,

    .. bha b a s f ss , s ass, b aa-

    a hs.

    A s bha s h innSp-pt: Spptn nnatn n SmEs (aa ab bw).

    th iS bs hsvss (.. asaa

    v) a ab v (.. bha asa), whh vs sh

    w ss f a bha ss: h ws a what s

    b bha a h s ass wth wh qss. th

    w s (sa a asa) a h sv sbjsf bha; hs hab fss s hs vs. A h

    s h h h ab, h h h bha w b.

    Ah qs wth wh s wth hw an? i a b s

    ahv h s h ss s h a

    baa ash (ne-t-ne benchakn); h h ha

    s f a a a xs ne-t-an benchakn as

    bha bs a s ss f -a b a s

    a.

    conceptS And prActiceS oF BencHmArking

    oasa-a v

    Bha asa

    ia exa

    es nw Bah-

    Bah c W-ass

    p

    pss

    Sa

    oasa

    tab. 1 lvs a aas f bha

    (naza 2007 h bass f iS 2007)

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    oh ss h a ah ass qss f h a (-

    a v ) a wh ha h chaacte f h ss:av wh as ah hw ba s

    ( h x as: sa sa). Fh as, h ha

    h a dect as f bha sh as a hs, a-

    f hs, b a f sss s h asa,

    a f shs a wasss, v f as. o

    h h ha s ndect as sh as: v f aa

    abs, as sah sasfa, a avaa v -

    s v a as f h s f h asa-

    . obvs, ff bas f a as a ss-b. Wh s a s f s a ss, a fs ha f

    assas s ssba q a fw hav b bsh. S f h

    s s s h fw.

    o f h hh- a assas s ha b ca (1989) wh

    s f s f bha:

    ia bha

    cv bha

    Fa/s bha g ss/bs ass bha

    Jas (2001) s ha a bha xss b a va f

    aahs b a b ass a h a f h

    sss, .. whh h a x, as a -

    abav xs, s a s asa (a -

    a), vv ssa asas (as a xa xs), fs

    h wh ss (va) b hza ass ff f-

    a s, fs s, s sss, bas qaav

    qaav fa. Hhh ha h ss s a

    h abav ashs, h vhss fs f

    bha a s, .. h abav ashs,

    h abav -- ashs, (-abav)

    bha (whh qs a aabas avaab wh va sas-

    s, fa as a s f as) a h b s.

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    H vs a s s f haass sb whh hs a

    ssa bas av sah a a bw h aas, a f a baa a a bas fa a, s

    f as a sas.

    As (1995) f s f va, x bha a h

    a bha:

    aa bha (wh h as f fa f f-

    f as),

    xa v bha (a fa aas

    bas fa f ss s as s), xa abav bha ass, wh a a f

    ss wh a a s,

    xa as-s (bs--ass) bha ( ass -

    ss sah f w a vav as).

    bha, whh ss f a sss v

    aa f v as a h .

    uneSco-cepeS (2007) b h xs a ssh sx s

    f bha h hh a s: a bha (a sa as ff -

    s f hh a s),

    xa v bha (a fa aas

    bas ss vw as s),

    fa bha (a s sss),

    as-sa bha (ass ss),

    bha (qas-bha a h a

    ba f aa/fa as whh a b sf f a-

    f ss-sa aav aass; hs a va b

    s f a sss a as),

    bha ( a bas a ss sv) a

    ss-bas bha ( a sss b whh ss a

    ahv).

    conceptS And prActiceS oF BencHmArking

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    i s Benchakn n the ipeent f Hhe Edcatn

    (H a., 2002), enQA, h ea nw f Qa Ass-a a a sa f h s f bha,

    v xas a ss svs f ea

    bha wh hh a. enQA vs a s f 32 abs

    v bha, h a s b abav/v, qa-

    av/qaav, a/xa, /x, hza/va;

    - x-s, wh vas ss (saas,

    bhas, bs as) a ss ( a, v, -

    a), h ws f h bha xss. th s v-

    s a va fas, b s a a ssa faahs bha. enQA ha ss a

    f sf bha xss a ha bha

    hs e s b v.

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    BencHmArking in tHe puBlic Sector

    o h hs f h bha aa shwha s aas f bha w v h va s

    f h . is xas a s b f h; s ab

    ha bha s ssb v h f va s

    asas. As a- va hass hav b

    fashab h b s s h a 1980s bha has as

    b-s asas. esa nw pb maa

    wh s hass (qas-)as, s aa, ., has aw

    a ss qa assa a bha.

    A b a b ha b asas a s s sa

    w-w ke pefance ndcats (KPi), whh a va bs-

    sss sss a whh a hf sf-v aas f bh-

    as. Hwv, v va bsss, a s kpi s a

    hah a ss : kpis a awas aa. F xa, s

    a b sh a h s f sasfa. kpis hav b s

    baa ss f aa sshh f fa bha

    (f s sss), a fw a b . i hh a,

    aav kpis hav b v. F sa, aafa a b a b as, a f ss

    aa , s sasfa, a sasfa,

    sasfa, . rsah a va fa a b a b

    bs f bas, a ss, b f as, a ,

    bs f s-ffs, . F svs, sa ss a as b f

    v as w (.. ba as, ict s s, ss ba a

    af s).

    y f as a avaab, sa f was a

    fa ab sss wthn asas shw hw f-

    as a ah. ths as ssb a v-

    bha, bs--ass bha asas h

    bass f b avaab aa.

    conceptS And prActiceS oF BencHmArking

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    BencHmArking in HigHer educAtion

    F hh a ss h f f faa b v a ha a h b asas bas hh

    a ss a - s, v a

    ff s f w, b as ss f shash a sah

    (faa a), a hav a h ss a wh h a

    a a vas was. th ass f hh

    a ss a, v, v-ha s

    vs (w w a hs f sah a ah

    f h w s) as w as xs vs

    (.. ahs q w ass). A h a a ffsss ab whh a a h b ba a a -

    a kpis f ab h.

    i h uSA bha was s hh a b nAcuBo

    (naa Assa f cs a uvs Bsss ofs, www.

    ab.). ova, a aahs v h uS w

    bha s f h b h a f aa

    fa whh s fa as a a a -

    a f bhas, b s f x bha b -f bs a a aa h ahv s v

    sa xs (Faqha 1998).

    i Asaa, as swh, h v f bha was

    h qa ha v a h sa aav

    qa a f f vs as. Bha aahs

    hav b v a h aa v, aa, b vss

    hsvs wh h s f s s. i s Bh-a Hh ea (Sa a Whs, 2007), AuQA, h As-

    aa uvss Qa A, ha h b

    s h was ssa s f bha s-

    a fa, ha h was a vw f h ass a

    bha sas a a a f a sa f h aah.

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    i e, bha aahs h hh a s hav

    v f h -1990s a h aa v, h as a avah b a aa b, b a f hh a s-

    s b a b. ths sa vv a sa b

    f ss a w a va bass. tasaa v xss

    hav s fa b fa . ths bha xss hav a

    a x f qaav, qaav a sss- aahs.

    th whh hs w s s x a

    ss.

    th eSmu ea Bha a (www.s.b) s a xaf a asaa bha xs whh s b h

    as f aa b fs h ffvss f vs-w

    aa sss. i a abav wa, h a ws wh

    sa s f hh a ss was h a f

    as. th h was a v f h s f

    h ma Ba naa Qa Awa a f h eFQm ea

    ex m.

    WHAt BencHmArking iS notWh s a ffs bha a wh s a h s

    h a hbh, h s a f ss.

    A, a b sf ffa bha f wha s .

    Fs, bha s a has f s (ca 1990).

    y, af a bha xs, ss a b a

    ffv wa as sa fa.

    S, bha s a aaa a. ia, sh b

    a aa ss a hav a s h. Bh

    w b s a f h bha avs. i as has

    b xb a vav was f ba h fa-

    . F ha as, a s aah sh b x.

    th, bha s a b ha qs -

    s a s h f sss. o h a, bha s a sv-

    ss a a a x.

    conceptS And prActiceS oF BencHmArking

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    Fh, bha s a fa, b a sa f v. i assss

    aas f as ha a b aa b as ha aas a aab hh a s, a hs wa

    ahv hh fa as.

    Ah s ab bha s ha s a ss f

    as bs fa (ApQc, 1999, www.aq.). i s ss

    w bv ha af sv h bs-fa bha,

    h asa sh s w av ss ba h

    bha whhv wa a h f. Bha s js a -

    aav aass f hw a s ahs h hs s fff fa ass, s sh a as s b sf

    b ha (cHemS 1998). th s a as f bha s

    a f hs a vav aaa f as ha h

    ahv bs fa. i s bs a v ha bs f-

    a f whh bha svs, v f a sa b bs -

    fa.

    i s as a ss -, wh a sss a vs-

    a a s wh f ah asas a.Bha s as js a sv, wh aa a s a-

    a ava s.

    i hs s, h bha a f s h s f

    a fas bha. i a b v av j wha s

    fas - ws a b s a wa s. Hwv, hs s-

    a b hf shw wh w sa.

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    th ea nw f Qa Assa Hh ea (enQA

    2002) h sas ha bha s v-. thssab s f bha a: a, aba-

    , a a v a ss f a sa. oh s-

    v fas f bha a x a as. o h

    h ha fas bha s as a- x-

    av wh s v. i has h ss a a

    v b v as s s. Fzz as a sss

    a a fas bha ss. pfa as b

    s s bhas vs bha wh s a-

    s f v.

    ras a a abs f vss a hs ss v as

    fas bha, s h was f v whh s

    h ss f bha. ras a fa ab

    as. ias f as a a abs a a bas

    fav f a vss wh a s shs, aw a-

    s a hs, aba f fsss, bs--ass q, x-

    sv ba s, ., av sa b ffv vss

    ha f as (f. d & S, 2005; ush & Sav 2007). th sas f f ff s f as a sa s-

    s. Ahh as a a f as, h v -

    fa ab hw h vs ah h s a f h , a-

    s a f va qa v f h hh a

    s. ras a, hwv, a bha b sv as a

    sa f bha as.

    conceptS And prActiceS oF BencHmArking

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    5. A Step By Step ApproAcH

    5.1 introduction

    th eew f the teate h vs s sa a a f

    s, s a aahs bha. Bss h a-

    , s a bas aass f 18 xs avs

    hh a bha f s e, Asaa, caaa

    a h uSA. th xsv j as a bbah wh

    sah fas, ab as b fh aqa wh hs

    s a as.

    F h ss f h j, h bha has b

    as h va ss f sef-eaatn a sf-v hh

    h ssteatc and cabate cpasn f pactce and pefance

    wh sa asas. ths ss aws ss f

    shs a wasss, a a hw aa a pe ansa-

    tna pcesses fa w .

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    5.2 criticAl SucceSS FActorS

    For eFFectiVe BencHmArking

    Whh a as a aa xs f h wh s, a h -

    sa v (wh bw sva hh a ss),

    bha s awas h a f shs a wa-

    sss a a b sa f s s, wh a vw t set

    taets and benchaks f peent. Bha qs a ke

    fcs cntns peent hh a aav aah a hsah f bs as, b ha a as f sasa

    aa. A bha xs s awas b v as a dnac e-

    ecse whh va as a benchaks a aas

    whh sa fa a b as as wh h

    . i as f as, whh w a h -

    a f has.

    Wh hh a ss, sssf bha xss a

    a s nstttna wnness ncease ansatnapefance, b a eann ansatn, t eew pcesses

    a - bass, t seach f new pactces a t peent new d-

    es f peatn. Whh a a a v (bha a a-

    a fa) a h v f h wh s, a bha

    xs w vaab ss f a h x f as-

    fa a ss. k w b wh ffs sh b a

    axz ss a b sa s w as f sa

    v.

    Bha qs ctent t chane, vs nanca a

    han esces a vv f sen eadeshp a staff a h a-

    a vs h s (.. h sss bh-

    a) f ss s f aa a

    h a f s. Faa s s w b -

    f bha xss s h s ha

    wh s a xa sa a a, b w awas b s-

    sa a s v.

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    Bha s a q x a asaa fa.

    Ahh a b s a sa sh (as a ba -fffa a s ss), s s vaab as a cntns, n-

    te appach b nstttna statec deepent, ssa

    h ff f s v sa fa.

    Bha qs a s and pfessna appach f s-

    h xs h a a f sss, aa a

    h a f ss. i qs a, s aa

    a wsh. th chce f benchakn patnes s

    h ffvss f h bha xs.

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    5.3 initiAting A BencHmArking

    eXerciSe in your inStitution

    conteXtuAl BAckground: inStitutionAl proFile AndeXperience WitH BencHmArkingth w b a dffeent statn pnt f ee hhe edcatn nstttn.

    is , sa aa, asaa a, fs qa

    vs, wss ha, avaab ss a aa, a

    f a a a h a a sz f h bhaxs.

    Sf-ass a hh-a hh a ss w a

    s bha aas hh ahv ss; oh hh -

    a ss h s bha s a, h wh

    ss fs fa ha sa aas. th dffeent

    tes bh bha xss w h aah, h-

    a h f as, .. a sa b h bs h

    s, v v h s s v ba f hs wh a sa s aa .

    Hh a nstttns new t benchakn sh a a

    a a hh sf-assss xs (whh s ssa a

    bha xs), b aqa wh h sss a a-

    s f bha, a a a a a bha

    xs bf s f bha as. Sa sa

    wh a s xs a b h bs aah. if aj ss a

    avaab, a a sa xs a b vsa. k w b a h

    xs hh, a saff a hav h h xs a ha -

    h s s. F hh a ss wh sa

    x wh bha s a aahs, as a b

    a a a ava v.

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    purpoSe, goAlS And perSpectiVeS

    Gudelnes - Pupose and goals should:

    B x, bh a a xa wh bha as

    l h aa/ea x f qa assa a as-

    s f fa

    c s h ss sas a h v

    f a bha a qa

    As a s, h bha xs s hav a a fs

    Bha s a f ha aa a a s, hf b s ffv, h ppse f a bha xs s b a-

    f h s: what wa , wh, a what

    wa d wh h ests? g a s fh: Hw w a f-

    a h hh a ss? Whh hh a

    s s b a hw s s? Wha a aa f

    h ss a hw a v? Wh a s f as a bs-

    f ss a , s s f a w a a

    f sa s. nvhss, h as f bha a

    s as f v, b a xss.

    th pespecte f whh h bha xs s a s

    as b a. A xs a f a customer-oriented perspective

    w a h fs a s sa sa f xa as

    h ss a, ba h eFQm ex Awa. th

    bhas, abs as (.. iSo9000 s) ba, a ahv-

    s a w b s f a ss. if a provider perspective

    s hs, h fs s v a sss, f xa saffa, h a f h s sa ss. i hs

    as ss w b s a f v ah ha x-

    a f a ss.

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    WHAt to BencHmArk?

    The ESmu Epean Benchakn Pae

    esabsh 2000, h eSmu bha a (www.s.b)

    as a as a as vs aa-

    . th a ws a aa bass a fss a-

    a sss sh as a qa assa, s svs,

    -a sas, a sah aa. Qaav as

    a ah b abv qsas fs as qaav aa

    ah a aa sss.

    i h s f h bha a, aa hh

    a ss sf-vaa s a eSmu

    xs vaa hh a ss s aas a s f

    as. paa hh a ss w-

    shs sss a xha as.

    th aah s bas h ma Ba naa Qa Awa

    aah (uS), whh as s h eFQm ex (sabv).

    Wh a a fcs f h bha xs a a a

    f h aas b bha, ss f a w

    b . ths bvs as wh a fa bha s

    a a, b as a hsv sa xs, fs aas

    s b a s. F s ba a ha ha has f bha a aa h w as h

    s; hf s a a h a

    xs.

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    th chce f pcesses sh as b wh h ss ,

    ss a asaa vs.

    th s h hav a aa b aa a

    whh was sv. if hs s h as, h w was a a

    a a aw w f sss f a bha xs

    hh sf-vaa w b h s s. i a ass, s a hav

    a a sa f bs a, bas s, s h,

    s ha a as bha xs wh aqa ss a b

    ah.

    The SPiNE pject Benchakn the anaeent f enneen

    edcatn

    i 2002, h Spine j, a ash f 10 ha s a

    vss h uSA a e (ca m uvs, e

    ca pas, e phq Fa lasa, es-

    ssh thsh Hhsh Zh, ga is f th,

    ia c l, k tsa Hsa Sh,massahss is f th, rhsh-Wsfsh

    thsh Hhsh Aah, thsh uvs df)

    fs h bha xs a h vs, ss

    a as. thh qaav a qaav qsas, s vss

    ( bh aa a asav as a saff), a

    a svs, h j aj s f f a s

    a a f as sh as qa aa

    sss s a, ah hs, a

    wh s a h aa aa a s f s.

    www.h.h/fs/s.f

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    th Benchakn n Astaan Hhe Edcatn: A theatcAnass f AuqA Adt epts (2007) ss sx as s vss

    ha hav a a bha j. W w f h.

    th ra mebne insttte f Techn fs s bha

    j fs ashs wh h a a a -

    s whh has a s hh h Sa f Va wh s

    c f c a a ashs. th c fs

    v fa-bas as f hs ashs

    whh h bha j h f.

    A mnash unest, h fs f h bha j was s-

    ass a s a sss, va h sz

    f s s a a a hh f aa ss.

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    cHooSing tHe rigHt BencHmArking ApproAcH For your

    purpoSeA h v f va ss, as a shf s f sa as , a hf a h

    s sha s s f fa h bvs ha

    ssv aa a b ss. ths was v h b f h

    j as s sah fa fa f 18 aba-

    v bha s vs aa. Hwv, a

    hh a ss a a vas s f --

    bha aahs. i h j w w f awa ha h

    bha s a a h hh a s, whh s avs a a a. W ava ha bh -- a

    abav aahs hav h va a ssa a

    aav aa ah a h fh ss bha. i bh

    ass sss f s, a a fa sha s b a

    wh a af a. m hs a b f h s c-

    a bha xs.

    A s ss, -- bha a b a hh av

    sa a s sah wh h s a b aaavaab sva h ss as a aav xs

    s f v.

    i -- -abav aahs, bh hh a s-

    s h aa a aabas whh aa as aa f h

    hh a ss, hs xa aa a b b h

    fssa assa/s a whh as h bh-

    a xs. o h aa hav b , hh a s-s v a f h ss a fa wh h a

    s aas h . th h hav h ba

    x av f h aabas w whh w h h ss a

    ahv hh vs f fa.

    A Step By Step ApproAcH

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    THE mAximiZE Tool Benchakn aketn statees

    uk-bas s a th kw pash, ffs h

    mAXimiZe (www.axz.a.), a v-bas ss

    bha h qa f h sss hh a ss

    b sssf h s as. th aws bha

    aas a a hh a aabas f vaa ss

    ahv b h hh a ss. th ss 142

    as f x, ah s a ss.

    F aa s avaab f sf-assss a faa b a

    xa vaa s v.

    g a ss h wbs as ss a f-

    s. th a bas h s f h whh s a

    sa sss (vas f h asa, aa vs a

    , sss, .) a a sss (.. a

    sa a asa f a; f aa, ba-

    -a aa a ba), a ss faa a sas ( ssa vaa) a

    sa fa ( a w bjvs a a

    wh h ).

    Cabate benchakn a b a vas was. i a sa

    as a initiative from one universitya a a hh -

    a ss f a bha xs. th aa w a s sv

    h vs a h ss wh h vss w b

    ba aa f hs, whh a sv h w sa v-

    s. i a, h w b a f a w w f xha a

    ssb w j avs. exas f abav bha a

    b f h a European networksf vss whh hav b

    a f as j js, a whh hav h -

    ba bha avs wh s ( a) vss h -

    w. S asas hav ah national, European or internation-

    al benchmarking programmeswhh h ff s vss.

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    CHE benchakn

    S 1995, cHe, h c f Hh ea dv (www.

    h.) has b faa h Bha cb f uvss f

    th ga. th cb has a hs w aa

    aass, a b, sah f, as a h -

    a f Bah a mas s. th cb ws aa,

    s bh qaav a qaav hs, a ss v-

    ss hav sa a aab bs.

    S 2001, cHe has as faa h bha b f Fah-

    hhsh (vss f a ss) whh fss vs

    asa (s svs, s a asa f f).

    k a hs avs s h v f vs va

    a aa.

    th avaa f abav bha aahs s ha h ff

    ssbs f fh w a fssa v bws f ff ss, hs f h a s f

    h bha xs was v a hh fa.

    i h uS, a-sa abav bha xss hav b

    a b nAcuBo, h naa Assa f c a uvs

    Bsss ofs.

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    The NACuBo benchakn acttes

    nAcuBo (www.ab.) sa bha f w a-

    a 1971 a has b aa xss hs h

    s h. i 1990 a s bha xs was ah

    sa a. th Bha xs w

    ss ab 750 ss a h xs sa a 425

    ss.

    nABuco aas a bha h s avss a aa sas wh a a -

    s s. th s aa f h bha

    sa a ( s sas) was ah 2007.

    th aws nAcuBo bs ass h vaa f

    svs , a a a fa aas sf-s

    s. A -sa aass a b ff s h -

    , aass, s a a bsss v aa fs

    f h . th a s f h sas ha bs s h s f

    ah hh a s.

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    gAining commitment

    th sv, a a sa f h bha xs w h f a a wha v ah hh a

    s s . Hwv, a ass s v -

    s va s ssaab f h bha xs v .

    if bha s a ss as a f sa ha, s

    aa s b vv v sa s a s h

    a f ha.

    A bha xs s bh tp-dwn a btt-p nteactns

    bw s-as a saff a vas vs. ths w s bhwsh f h ss a sss s f a.

    Saff a h aa aa ah a a aa f h

    bha xs sa ha,

    vw sss a w s f as.

    The Aahs Benchakn Netwk The Nthen Epean Bench-

    akn Pject

    i 2006, Aahs uvs a a bha xs (www.

    a./bha), v h f vss f k, B,

    ghb a t j. A a -fa hh a

    ss, wh a ba a f s a ah, a a a

    a h s as w h .

    th bha xs was ah f a a h-a fs sah aa, aa f aa

    mass as a phd ss. Aahs as h av.

    Aa, h vss rs . i a, h as as

    w h fa--fa s v a a a a

    a b a a b h.

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    Selecting pArtnerS And Forming A BencHmArking group

    Gudelnes - Benchmakng patnes should:

    B s bas a sha sa f h bha

    as, s a ass, whh a a xs

    -sa as

    Hav a a a a sa f h x

    f vv (, ha a aa ss) f h

    sa

    es a hh v f s wh bha ws, as ssvaa w b xha

    oba f s aa f a a hh

    a ss

    o h fs f h bha xs has b , h x

    sa s h a f a as, gv h js aah,

    hs s as h f vw f va hh a ss

    sah f sva as. B ahh s x a

    -- bha aahs, h sa s a.

    ca bw hh a ss wh sa haas-

    s s f , sz a f avs as a w b -

    ab ha a wh a ff hh a ss. t

    f hh a ss wh sa s s w a

    hh f hh a s a aa aa, s-

    s w s s sah, sa as (f xa a

    hh j js -sa as wh h ss) a

    bshs ea ws.

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    th s aabas ea s as sah

    f sh xss. Hwv, a sh b a h v fh assa j f hh a ss ceiHe ( a a

    has a umAp) (h://www.w./hs/sah/js/h/).

    ths j as v a s a h vs f hh

    a ss asa. Sh a w hav

    ss, a w a hs b f a s f a

    ss f bha ss. Hh a ss hav

    as f sa ws wh sa ss ss h

    wh j as. exas a eciu (h://.wb.a.), h cba

    g (www.ba-.), unicA (www.b.a.b/a), h ideAla (www.aa.) a leru (www..); s f hs

    ws a w bs ha hs.

    t b faa wh bha aahs, as w as f

    bha as, s avsab x xs bha

    as ff b aa ea assas a s

    wh bsh ha bha hs wh h s

    xss b h bs. ths vs h ha a x wh

    bha s a as a f ss. ixs s, h h f a ss s v f h b-

    . thh x, aa h s sa ss a h

    a b , wh w a as f f bh-

    a xss.

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    ECius benchakn acttes

    th bha av f h ea cs f ivav

    uvss, eciu (h://.wb.a.) was sabsh ff

    hass: h s has ba 2004 wh h j Asa f

    vav vss; h s 2005 wh h j iaa

    mb f Ss; a h h has sa 2006 wh h dfs

    pj: dv iva f uvss S ess

    (www.fs-j.).

    A fssa sa s ha f h a f h ia-

    a mb f Ss, whas h a f h h as s

    a b h s sf. th bha a

    ss f vss has i, f vss

    has ii, a sv vss has iii. th vss hav sa

    sss a haass, a a sa aha ass e.

    th bha xss s a x f qaav a qaav

    hs a vws. Qsas w s f h As-a a mb js. ra h asa bha-

    j, a ss f qaav as a qaav qss

    w aas. i h S mb pj qaav as

    w s. th as f h s ss asw qsas,

    f whh h S c hs bs as.

    i aa h bha xs asa va,

    eciu s B cas b a vss (1998) as

    a sa a bhas aas whh f hw s

    eciu vss w f v asav -

    sss s f h ss f b vav vss.

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    ua, h h f as w h sv a,

    h a aas hh a ss ha a asa b ha shw hh ahvs h fs aa, wh hh

    a ss (.. s f ba a h sa v

    b f whh w was f as a b a). iv hh

    ahv a f hh a ss a h as h

    v f fa a s w bhas. Wh fs h bh-

    a xs a aa sss, hs a

    ss shw a ba x f s a as s

    as a bhas, b h aav a ss b a

    b h vs f h ss.

    Sz as wh s a a sa s bha

    xss. la avs sa a a ass , wh a

    sa. ms a-sa bha avs bsh h

    ss bh s-w a h a b, bvs ff

    fas a wh ff . i sa bha s w b

    as as a as ha a sf s

    aw f -h bha. A sa av as as ss vs-

    asaa s. Wh a a bha xs, av s sa wh a f 10 15 vss, whh ss b h

    s ffv s f a a ash, as, -

    h aa a ffv ss. ts bw as s

    f sha aa s a.

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    Seectn and cntactn ptenta patnes> daw a s f 10 15 a as bas s sah

    a sa as

    ca a sah h sz, , a ss f

    hh a ss

    Ava sa as (ws, js, sa f

    sa sss)

    > ca s hh a ss wh a fa

    ab h bha xs:

    y s (aa ah, sabsh a w f fha)

    th s f h xs

    tfa a x ss

    > ma a h a s aa v v

    > esabsh h bha

    > d h bsh f h (.., whh w b

    a s f ss

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    A Step By Step ApproAcH

    5.4 conducting A BencHmArking

    eXerciSe

    reSourcing And mAnAging tHe BencHmArking eXerciSe

    Managng a bnhmakng xs Som gna av

    d whh s xs -saas/bhas as

    sa

    dv a a a f h aa ah, vw wh hha ss h ash

    A h bha a, saff a h a s

    ca h aa (a a xa) qs-

    as, s vss, vws

    dv a a a wh as f v

    i h a a a s w aas f bha

    t a a bha xs ffv, ss a , aa stafn a h aa , h aass a h -

    a has f h bha ss.

    d a a a a a as aa (wh sss h aa,

    wh as h s, .), a ab wh ss, bs f

    s (a a wh as). A hs w h v

    f saff a h bdet. Sssf a s f h x-

    f h bha xs. Saff tae bs a a

    aa asaa bha xss. S saff tann bha s a as h as b q. th va

    vs h xs w v h h sz a sa f h

    bha xs.

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    F a abav bha xs vv sva as, w

    b ssa h a vs a as cdnat f hwh xs h a sa ( ah f asa) a

    as xa a f h as. th xa a a a

    a s (.. b a b f h bha b b

    s f faa ssss, ss aa a v aass).

    insde each patne hhe edcatn nstttn, w a

    s a as pject anae a h s f vas

    , a h a vv h bha xs a as wh

    s aa. th j aa s s ha h a -vv h bha xs has a sa f xa-

    s, h ass, s a w w ha sss f

    s v. Saff sh hav ass h aa -

    ss h vs f aa ah.

    Bha xss a te. th fa s h a

    a sa f h bha xs. S bha xss a

    sabsh as a -ff av a s ss f a v

    f . i s ass hs a h x a h sss.B va, bha s s ffv as a aa wh s

    a a bass. thf qs s a b-

    w h saff/h ss a aa ssa ffs a h

    aa , aass a a.

    ova, a a f as whh as ab s b a.

    ths sh hw ass a a s. A a

    s h c f c f h Aa pv & Qa c (ApQc)

    whh asss a ss f bsss, a a v.

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    The APqC Benchakn Cde f Cndctth ApQc iaa Bha cahs sv has

    a a Bha c f c f f a ha bh-

    a. th c f c a b f h wbs www.aq..

    th s s a h s, ..

    1. p f la f h bha xs a aa

    2. p f exha

    B w v h sa a v f fa ha s

    qs f h bha a B hs a

    3. p f ca

    4. p f us

    us fa ba hh bha f ss

    sa h bha a

    5. p f ca

    rs h a f a asas a w

    wh a a s

    oba a vas ss bf v hs h a ss a a qs

    6. p f paa

    B a a a a bha a

    pv a qsa bha vss

    7. p f c

    c ah bha s h sasfa f a

    bha as as a a

    8. p f usa a A

    usa hw h bha a w b a

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    APqC fthe adcates that benchakes shd : kw a ab b h Bha c f c.

    Hav bas w f bha.

    p a as, hav wha bha,

    fa vaabs s, z s

    f as, a s sf-assss.

    Hav a qsa v, a sha ava f qs.

    pssss h ah sha a a w sha fa

    wh bha as.

    W hh a a sh.

    th Bha c f c as s s f a-

    s bha xss whh (a) s a

    vv. i hs as, s avsab sabsh s s

    ava. i s a as s f ssv aa

    ss as v sh aa. A ha h a

    h assb a v v aa. i a as, ApQc

    avss ha fa v f bha as sh

    awas b a as a as.

    Gudelnes - Pocedues/opeatons should:

    B a s a asa h whh s

    a bh s h s a a bha

    as

    B s wh aqa ha, aa a h ss

    a h bha xs

    Wh aa, b b af s a a

    xs assss/vaa w

    B sabsh s as ss aa a w-s wa

    es a a /vw f h ffvss f h

    bha ss a s va has a h

    va v wh h aa ss (as -

    s)

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    dAtA gAtHering

    CHooSiNg A mETHoDology For THE DATA CollECTioN ExErCiSE

    daa ah s sas a wh a sef-assessent, a -

    sa a a f a sss a wha as f

    wha s, bf a a xs a aav aa.

    th a v f aa b w v h h

    fs f h bha xs. i a as, h a f aa

    sh b as f bs ss. mas wha s b as

    (ah ha as wha s asab) a s v h bsssb as whh w a ssb sh a

    as a bhas. tas sh b as s as ssb. A a

    s sh b aa bw as f fa a -

    ss/as f sss a s. th a a h a -

    sa f hw fas a ab a a b hh va f

    a sss. ias sh b sf h x f

    a s a s fas wh a h sa sf

    a aw f aa ass wh bha as.

    o h fs f h bha xs s a s wh a

    s s sah xs fa-bas as, saas

    a bhas f h aa wsh bha.

    F h aa ah, h h w v h h fs

    a x s f h bha xs. Qaav aa, qa-

    av fa, fs aa sss a x f hs, a

    a vab s. th bha s s ha a s qaav as fs sb-s ah ha wh

    hh a ss, a f xsv fs asav

    ass ass.

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    S xas fw f h eSmu Bha a.

    if h fs s benchakn the han esce anaeent, ba-

    aa w b sh as h ss ss sa, a

    sa , a a asaa ha sa a hw

    h Hrm sa s a h va sa. Bha Hrm w

    f xa a wha hass a s as h Hr sas

    a a ffvss (.. s f aa shas,

    v h baa), wh has ssb f s ha h

    Hr s wh sav qs, a h v f saff a

    a s vv s a s. ca bha Hrm w as b sss sh as h baa bw a

    a vv Hr av a hw s a f Hr s

    (a f s hass a wh vaas a

    aa fa a aab), hw h vs s s

    va qs f saff v a ahs hs wh h s

    f vas, hw a a v ( as, ah,

    va s, sa s, h jb a) a v a

    hw h ffvss s vw.

    A benchakn eecse n etena fndn w a h v-

    hh h s av s aa was f as

    , h fssa xs v sh avs (-

    a , f as, a, s aa, a

    ah), a s f h sb f a hh

    hs avs, wa ss a a s f a

    av.

    l a stdent seces, a bha xs w ass, f

    xa, h as a bjvs f h s svs a h

    vss ss sa, hw h vs f s svs s

    as, h sa ash bw h vas svs, h

    a f svs avaab ss s (hs, sab

    ss, h a, aa h, aa ss).

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    Gudelnes - indcatos should:

    n s b as s a/ sss B qaav as w as qaav, as s sss a bs -

    a b s a x f qaav a qaav hs

    B s a h va f h s, s

    xs aa

    mas s a s

    Eaatn the ena cntbtn f hhe edcatn nstttns

    A Benchakn appachi 2002, HeFce bsh a h a b f

    vss. th s f h bha aah was v

    a wa assss h a a f hh a ss

    v h s, h s sa s a s

    j sa v.

    th HeFce s bh qaav aa ah (.. hw

    a jbs a a) a qaav aa (.. hw w h ss f

    aa a s f).

    HeFce ava ha as x, s h av

    sss f aah a b f j. i bh wha

    a a as, .. h wa whh hh a s-

    s s a wh h ( h h hs,

    sss a, .) a fa as (.. assss as

    as s f s s hav b ahv).

    Bhas f a v w wh hs a

    sb-hs, wh h s hh a ss

    h fa.

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    A anttate data athen eecse w s as a ha aa

    s f as a bhas f v, f xa h bf s ff as h f sah as ( h as f

    a bha xs sah), h b f aa

    ss a aa saff, h b f (av) as wh h

    hh a ss, j as a h f h

    b aa aa avs f a bha xs

    fs aasa. A a a s v h

    as a xa f qaav aa ah xa f.

    ACTiviTy gssince

    Dectcsts

    oeheads Net nce FTE Staff (Acadec& sppt staff)

    Cntact eseachrsah ea fspva s fsgv fsohs

    Cecasatnpas & lsspva ascsas

    F cst stdent fees

    Teachn & tann acttesc a ssSh ssSas ssS shspva a saff ssohs

    An acttes

    Fnd asn

    Endwents

    Patneshp fndn f Capta

    pjects

    othes / specf

    ToTAl

    tab. 2 ta - exa f ( hsas f )

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    S h a s bjv ha aa f bjv as a

    a s, a s f h f aa q a ssa av sas. mssas as , aa

    asaa bha xss, aa ffs v

    bas s .. saff b, s, v b.

    Benchakn itaan unestes

    A bha av was sabsh ia 1999, fw

    a w 1998. th hav b sx g pa js f

    whh h s h w aa s b h ms f Hhea. S 2003 h a has b sf-a b h

    aa vss. i a 36 iaa b hh a s-

    s hav b vv has ah, w f 10

    ss 1999 21 a s. th a s h has f a

    sah a h p ma; hwv h s a

    a a hh aav, vv bh aas

    a fs ah aa vs.

    th as f h bha av a a h aa f a-sa, a v s fa. Fs vw as a

    -ff av, ba a a av s sss. A

    a f h s s sss wh Sash vss.

    th bha av fss h sb-s f h hh a-

    s, sh as h a svs wh a aa fs

    asa. th aas v s s svs,

    ha s aa, ss a , as w as

    a a sah s. th a fs f h bha

    av s bh s a s. A - aah was

    hs s abs ass bw ss v sva

    as. i h bha xs bh qaav a qaav

    hs a s.

    S h://as.ss./s3/as.f?absa_=528357

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    The Hhe Edcatn infatn Sste (HiS) benchakn acttesi ga, HiS (www.hs.) ffs w s f bha: a -

    ss- aah a a a- aah f hh

    a ss.

    th ss- bha was sabsh 2004. S

    h, ff Qa cs sa. th as a asa,

    sa S a Aa mas, Ha rss,

    esas a Fas, ifa a ca th,

    Fa . th a ss sva s vabw 3 a 12 ss, sa ga a h sa

    s.

    th a- bha as a av aas a h

    sa aas as f h h HiS bha av. Vw as a

    -ff av was af .

    th bha xs ss qaav hs whh a a

    sv qaav sss f sss. th f qaavas s h aa, b a s a

    ff aas.

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    CollECTiNg THE DATA

    Sf-assss s h s s f ffv bha whh hha ss w a a aa sa f h w

    s a sss. th eFQm ex m a b a x

    hs s a h s, a a v f as a s

    as f v.

    Whh aa-ah hs a s s a fas (s

    abv); sah hs habs a v a h ssa shs a

    ss. Hwv, a aah s as fws:

    Fs, s a a f a qsa sv, h h f f

    s qss fa. ma s ha h -

    s a a h as a a vss. A a

    wh a as w b a va s f

    a sa.

    o f h x s s ha h as/qsas a s

    a as wh a a f . th a s

    sh hav saff avaab af as. y a wsh a hvws s vss h ss f qaav ass f h aa ah-

    xs.

    Aav a wsh qaav aa hh s

    vss b w/h xs/s wh w s a qsa a

    hss. Vaa f fa wh as f aa s va.

    gah a aa a saas fa/aabas s f aa -

    a f fh s bha a h xss.

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    t assss h fa f hh a ss aas a s f

    bhas S sss a f s. th mAXimiZe f a- sas ss a s f 1 6. i h eSmu bha a

    ss a v f 1 5 assss wh hh a ss

    a as hs. i h eSmu a, ah faw

    ss as a b f sb-s, a h assss, h

    ass f ah a xa b asssss s f:

    (1) h appach a b h vs (.. s s v-

    s h a bs ssa aah wh v f -

    a hh-v a),

    (2) h appcatn f ha aah (.. hw w a ss s ba) a

    (3) h tces whh a b ahv (.. f h -xs f

    aa sv s s aas wh s

    a a a- s wh a hs).

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    reporting reSultS

    th x sa w b ss aa a cpaate, stctedand tanspaent epts h ss, whh a a saab

    a hs vv.

    Gudelnes - repotng esults should:

    B a a ffv wa (a/xa)

    p w-s, asa a aab fa

    (qaav/qaav) wh a vw f as a

    as fa whh a a f a-s

    A ass ha h b a h vsb f hbha xs

    d h ss f h bha xs s s sss.

    tw s f s a b f a s s s

    a wh h ash:

    (1) a ss f h aa ah xs

    (2) sa s fs as, fa a a-

    s, f s aa.

    pb ssa f ss w ha h a bh f h hh

    a ss a f h bha xs sf a sa-

    hs. th ss f a ss h s a s b

    ass af. rss f h bha xs w w

    bhas f h s, s b w b vaab, b bv-

    s a s a h a ss. S bha

    xss hav ss a as wa f s ass f

    h xs wh ssv aa w a sa.

    caav abs wh qaav aa .. saff ss, s b,

    b f sffs w b sf v a q vw fa b

    hav as a a v a bas vw f a f h x.

    daa a abs a awas vaab wh aa wh qaav

    ba fa a aass.

    A Step By Step ApproAcH

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    o h aa hav b a aav s,

    h aass f as fa a ffs bw ss wsv as a bjv bass whh v sss, h a h v

    f va hh a ss as a v xs wh

    h ash. d h v a fs f h xs, h w

    b ff as f sa a s a as as

    ahv s fa wh hh a ss. i s

    a ba h ff aa a a xs whh

    w aff ss.

    i h x f qa assa Asaa, Benchakn: A ana

    f Astaan nestes, mk (1999) a ass

    f vs f a was bha h, v 67 bhas

    9 aas f vs av, .. va, a a aa-

    , xa ashs, aa a hsa fas,

    a a ah, s s, sah, ba a fa

    svs, aasa a saf. th aa

    as a hw assss ahvs s f , ..

    a, vs a a.S h://www.s.v.a/ahv/hh/hb/bh.f

    i 2006, h de iiii eu-f ha w h ass

    f h Asscatn f denta Edcatn n Epe a a

    ss f s asss a shs v aa

    a qa assa sss wh xs fa/vs

    QA sss, as a wa s h Ba pss a h ha-

    sa f a a e.

    th v s w wh a as, sf-

    assss as (, fa saff, ss, fas a

    fssa assas) a xas f as f

    qa assa. S was h://www.a.

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    o h ss f h bha xss hav b a

    aas, h a s s h s f a cea faewk, a pecse

    actn pan a cnet the ests a bha ffs

    ped pcesses a ansatna chane.

    th w f h bha xs (.. h a s

    s a s) w hav h ssb vs h ffvss

    f h a wh as, taets, estnes and deadnes a

    aa ss f h ha ss a a ffv.

    ps js f a a aa aa ss

    f h ffv a s ssa.

    pas f has sh b as a a ss v .

    obvs wh h fs f h bha xs w h

    a a a a, sh a as v

    fa sh b , a a a as a

    a as f h hh a ss.

    ia bha sa a, cndctn benchakn

    eecses as a ea pactce a w s f bha

    w s - asaa vaa a a a v

    . th eAdtu bha -a has hs bjv .

    Sh a ha aa s a stn eadeshp s a

    s a s h a. Hh-f hh -

    a ss s a va f s, bha, b

    sa h as a ss was as fa.

    5.5 conVerting tHe reSultS oF A

    BencHmArking eXerciSe into neWApproAcHeS And modeS oF operAtion

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    The EADTu nne benchakn t n e-eanne-x, a w-a j (2004-2006) f h ea Assa

    f dsa tah uvss (eAdtu) a wb-bas

    s fs -a hh a (www.a./-

    xqs).

    th qckscan aws hh a ss bh-

    a h ss a as a -a ass.

    th qat mana f e-la Hh ea vs a s f

    bhas, a fas, fa as, a assssss. i vs h sx aas f Sa aa, c

    s, cs s, cs v, Saff s a S s.

    A f assss as s a n-ste st b a -a x.

    i hs as, h fs h f h sf-vaa

    whh ss w f h vs x. A h f h f

    assss h x vs a va fa a

    as f v. uvss v a a a

    f v a hav h xs s a fba f hs.

    th x s s Eceence+ (www.a./-xs), wh

    eAdtu vs s h bh aa qa

    assa faws a a sa v s hh a

    ss.

    Wh a hh h e-x assss v w

    as, vss ba h e-x Assas ab whh s a

    f h v f -a.

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    6. in SHort

    ths hab f bha as b a aa xss

    bha f hh a ss. W s a b fs f h xs a h w-a j Bha

    ea Hh ea, whh absa s sh b aab

    (wh a ssa aaas) a hh a ss ba-

    a bha xs. W fs wha ss b h s

    a bab s ff f bha: abav

    xss a a b f hh a ss a a a

    sa ff h as vv.

    W s vw h v v f bha: s a h qa v h bsss w, a hw bh qa

    assa a bha a hh a.

    th, w s a b f ss - a sas fw hs

    ss - ha w v f h j. of, h va a

    , ss bas s a sss ha w aw f

    fa-f-f as. Af a, as s f hs fas.

    The steps in a benchmarking exercise are:Initiating a benchmarking exercise in your institution

    cxa ba: isa a x wh bh-

    a

    ps, as a svs

    Wha bha?

    chs h h bha aah f s

    ga

    S as a f a bha

    Conducting a benchmarking exercise

    rs a aa h bha xs

    daa ah

    - chs a h f h aa xs

    - c h aa

    r rss

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    Converting the results of benchmarking exercise into new approaches

    and modes of operation

    Wh h a f w aahs a w s f a, a

    w bs: h w was f w w b vaa,

    h hav ha hav a a, a b a wh h as

    ahv b h h as w aahs. i h ws, a w

    f bha w aa vv.

    W wsh a ffs v h fa f

    hh a s! mawh, w a f a v-: s as s w s hs hab, s ha a

    b v f f ss.

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