Description
Benchmarking is the process of comparing one’s own practices against those of others to identify areas in which improvements can be made. In other words, benchmarking is a way to improve your project management practices by learning from others.
There are many different ways to approach benchmarking. One common method is to compare your organization’s project management practices against those of other organizations. This can be done by looking at published reports or case studies, conducting surveys, or even meeting with other organizations to compare notes. Another approach is to look at best practices within your own industry and compare your organization’s practices against those.
No matter what approach you take, the goal is always the same: to identify areas where you can improve your project management practices. By doing this, you can make your projects more successful and improve the overall quality of your work.
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| Benchmarking |
This is used for the comparison of products, processes, and practices with some comparable organizations.
It belongs to the tool category – Data gathering
Where it is Used
Process Groups
This tool is used in the following Process Group(s) during the project management.
Planning
Knowledge Areas
This tool is used in the following Knowledge Areas during project management.
Project Quality Mgmt.
Project Scope Mgmt.
Project Stakeholder Mgmt.
Activities
This technique is used while performing the following project management activities by the project manager and the team.
Plan Quality Management
Collect Requirements
Plan Stakeholder Engagement
Process Group | Knowledge Area | Activity |
Planning | Project Quality Mgmt. | Plan Quality Management |
Project Scope Mgmt. | Collect Requirements | |
Project Stakeholder Mgmt. | Plan Stakeholder Engagement |
