Basics of Benchmarking

This book presents the basics of benchmarking. This is a good read for those new to the subject who needs to be introduced to the basic concepts. The book is written in a simple and easy to follow format with understandable explanations which allow the beginner to grasp the concepts and see how to apply them to their organisations. The book teaches, among other things, how a practice relates to a metric, what best practices are, the difference between benchmarking process and system, and the three phases of the process. The book reinforces its message with charts and checklists which is very helpful. The beginner should be able to obtain a good overview of the benchmarking concepts. However, for the veteran, the book would be too basic (Why would a veteran want to buy a basics book anyway).