5. BENCHMARKING ENCOURAGES MANAGED CHANGE The gap between internal and external practices creates the need for change. Understanding industry best practices identifies what must change Externally benchmarked practices provide a picture of the potential results from change.
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16. STEP – 3 DATA COLLECTION METHODOLOGY The way by which one will collect the Data for the subject of study. GUIDELINE A : Preparation of a list of questions that will be used to gather the data required. The questions should be clear with the units of measurement clearly defined. GUIDELINE B : Prepare the answers for your own operation. Answering the questions for ones own organization, will provide a validation of the questions and a base for initial analysis.