It doesn't take much interaction with APQC before you hear about benchmarking. Our business revolves around collecting data, conducting studies, and sharing information. Our mission is to connect organizations with one another to learn. But did you know that we have dozens of resources to help you benchmark for yourself? Whether you intend to outsource your benchmarking research or use your own resources, we have material to help you put the information you uncover into action.
Check out our Benchmarking Basics collection. It contains several articles, tools, and papers that explain what benchmarking is, how you can do it, and what tools you will need.
Over the last year, we've been conducting a series of Webinars that explain how to benchmark, with information about planning, alignment, data reporting, and implementing best practices. You'll find the recordings of all of these presentations along with the tools and templates shared during the Webinars in our 2010-2011 Benchmarking Webinar Series collection.
Be sure to sign up and tune in to the next installment in the series, scheduled for October 20: The Role of Benchmarking in Client Engagements, specifically designed for those of you at professional services firms. For more information on the series, visit www.apqc.org/benchmarking-webinar-series.