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BENCHMARKINGBENCHMARKING
For Best PracticesFor Best Practices
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What is BenchmarkingWhat is Benchmarking
A method for identifying and A method for identifying and importing best practices in order to importing best practices in order to improve performanceimprove performance
The process of learning, adapting, The process of learning, adapting, and measuring outstanding and measuring outstanding practices and processes from any practices and processes from any organization to improve organization to improve performanceperformance
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Why BenchmarkWhy Benchmark
Identify opportunities to improve Identify opportunities to improve performanceperformance
Learn from others’ experiencesLearn from others’ experiences
Set realistic but ambitious targetsSet realistic but ambitious targets
Uncover strengths in one’s own Uncover strengths in one’s own organizationorganization
Better prioritize and allocate resourcesBetter prioritize and allocate resources
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Citizens demand effective and Citizens demand effective and responsive governmentresponsive government
Voters resent waste of tax dollarsVoters resent waste of tax dollars
People ask for greater People ask for greater accountability of governmentaccountability of government
Weak economy forces government Weak economy forces government to provide more services with less to provide more services with less resourceresource
Public Sector Public Sector BenchmarkingBenchmarking
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Types of Types of Benchmarking: 1Benchmarking: 1 Strategic BenchmarkingStrategic Benchmarking
How public, private, and nonprofit How public, private, and nonprofit organizations compare with each organizations compare with each other. It moves across industries other. It moves across industries and cities to determine what are the and cities to determine what are the best strategic outcomes.best strategic outcomes.
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Types of Types of Benchmarking: 2Benchmarking: 2 Performance BenchmarkingPerformance Benchmarking
How public, private, and nonprofit How public, private, and nonprofit organizations compare themselves organizations compare themselves with each other in terms of product with each other in terms of product and service. It focuses on elements and service. It focuses on elements of cost, technical quality, service of cost, technical quality, service features, speed, reliability, and features, speed, reliability, and other performance comparisons.other performance comparisons.
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Types of Types of Benchmarking: 3Benchmarking: 3 Process BenchmarkingProcess Benchmarking
How public, private, and nonprofit How public, private, and nonprofit organizations compare through the organizations compare through the identification of the most effective identification of the most effective operating practices from many operating practices from many organizations that perform similar organizations that perform similar work processes.work processes.
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When not to When not to BenchmarkBenchmark Target is not critical to the core Target is not critical to the core
business functionsbusiness functions Customer’s requirement is not clearCustomer’s requirement is not clear Key stakeholders are not involvedKey stakeholders are not involved Inadequate resources to carry Inadequate resources to carry
throughthrough No plan for implementing findingsNo plan for implementing findings Fear of sharing information with Fear of sharing information with
other organizationsother organizations
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Benchmarking ProcessBenchmarking Process
Planning
CollectingData
Analysis
ImprovingPractices
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1. Planning1. Planning
Determine the purpose and scope of Determine the purpose and scope of the projectthe project
Select the process to be Select the process to be benchmarkedbenchmarked
Choose the teamChoose the team Define the scopeDefine the scope Develop a flow chart for the processDevelop a flow chart for the process Establish process measuresEstablish process measures Identify benchmarking partnersIdentify benchmarking partners
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2. Collecting Data2. Collecting Data
Conduct background research to gain Conduct background research to gain thorough understanding on the thorough understanding on the process and partnering organizationsprocess and partnering organizations
Use questionnaires to gather Use questionnaires to gather information necessary for information necessary for benchmarkingbenchmarking
Conduct site visits if additional Conduct site visits if additional information is neededinformation is needed
Conduct interviews if more detail Conduct interviews if more detail information is neededinformation is needed
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3. Analysis3. Analysis
Analyze quantitative data of Analyze quantitative data of partnering organizations and your partnering organizations and your organizationorganization
Analyze qualitative data of Analyze qualitative data of partnering organizations and your partnering organizations and your organizationorganization
Determine the performance gapDetermine the performance gap
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4. Improving Practices4. Improving Practices
Report findings and brief managementReport findings and brief management
Develop an improvement Develop an improvement implementation planimplementation plan
Implement process improvementsImplement process improvements
Monitor performance measurements Monitor performance measurements and track progressand track progress
Recalibrate the process as neededRecalibrate the process as needed
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ResourcesResources
American Productivity and Quality American Productivity and Quality CenterCenterhttp://www.apqc.orghttp://www.apqc.org
National Institute of Standards National Institute of Standards and Technology Quality Programand Technology Quality Programhttp://www.quality.nist.govhttp://www.quality.nist.gov