Benchmarking Training: Stage 3 – Acquire (acquire best practices)
Acquire, Example of a TRADE Best Practice Benchmarking Project (KHDA)

Acquire (acquire best practices) – Step 1 to 2

Exercise
Complete a Best Practice Search Criteria Worksheet for your project.
Acquire (acquire best practices) – Step 3 to 4

Exercise
Transfer your Best Practice Search Criteria for at least one Pillar/Theme to the Best Practice Search Form “Search” Worksheet.
Record one example of a search undertaken in the “Search” Worksheet. Therefore complete at least “1a)” so that you become familiar with the Best Practice Search Form.
Acquire (acquire best practices) – Step 5

Exercise
Imagine you are planning a site visit to a benchmarking partner:
•What are the key questions you would ask? Provide examples of 10 or more questions.
•What evidence or documentation do you want to see?
•Who do you want to meet on the site visit?
Record your questions on the “Q” Worksheet.
Acquire (acquire best practices) Steps 6, 7, 8 and 9

RESOURCES
- Resources Templates, 11 June 2022 CURRENT.docx
- TRADE Spreadsheet Example, 25 April 2022 – CURRENT.xlsx
- TRADE Spreadsheet to use for Exercises – Version 25 April 2022.xlsx
- Training Notes – Terms of Reference Stage, 1 April 2022, CURRENT.doc
- Training Notes – Review Stage, 1 April 2022, CURRENT.doc
- Training Notes – Acquire Stage, 11 June 2022, CURRENT.doc
- Training Notes – Deploy Stage, 11 June 2022, CURRENT.doc
- Training Notes – Evaluate Stage, 11 June 2022, CURRENT.doc