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Certified Benchmarking Professional 22 - 24 November | Doha, Qatar
Driving superior business performance by embracing benchmarking methodologies
Over the last 6 years, the team at The KPI Institute:
Documented 8,000+ KPIs from 16 functional areas and 25 industries; Reviewed 1,000+ performance reports from 125 countries; Referenced 30,000+ resources (books, articles, performance reports) as part of the documentation process; Developed 250+ KPI Dashboards and Balanced Scorecards.
With the insights gained we:
Assisted 28,000+ organizations in finding solutions for their KPI needs; Trained 2,500+ participants in 40+ countries on how to work rigorously with KPIs.
3 Key Business Benefits Reach performance improvement by receiving guidance and international benchmarking expertise on conceiving and applying an optimum benchmarking plan; Achieve excellence in your organizational processes and initiatives by applying benchmarking best practices; Attain superior results by managing performance gaps based on benchmarked data. “I contacted The KPI Institute for an in-house training with my team. We found both the material and the way of explaining concepts by doing examples invaluable. I would also say that this is a great value for money if you want to build the competency within your organization.� Fahad A. AlFaadel, Saudi Food and Drug Authority, Saudi Arabia Info at: www.kpiinstute.org | office@kpiinstitute.org | AU: +61 3 9028 2223 | UAE: +971 4311 6556 | RO: +40 3 6942 6935
Course Overview
Course Overview The benchmarking methodological uniqueness is represented by the identification of those processes that lead to superior performance, followed by the analysis of the best practices behind that success. Benchmarking offers the opportunity to compare an organization’s performance against industry competitors, noting strengths, weaknesses, and different ways of executing projects.
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As successful businesses constantly focus on improving the quality of their processes, products and services, benchmarking comes as one of the best approaches in achieving innovative ideas and superior procedures within the organization, through finding and implementing best practices. In order to ensure a successful benchmarking study, professionals should not only become familiar with how to drive a good selection of the variables to be measured, but also how to determine the comparison compatibility of the measured processes and allocate the resources accordingly.
Testimonials “This is a very interesting course and useful in practice. I would recommend it to everyone in my company.”
Snehal Kaware, Takreer, UAE
Zeinab Hassan, Warda, Supreme Council of Health, Qatar
Persons interested in benchmarking practices, data analysis and comparison, as well as performance improvement. Entrepreneurs, analysts and professionals from different fields, interested in acquiring the knowledge needed to understand benchmarking processes and methodologies.
Experts from both delivery and support functions such as finance, accounting, project management, human resources, sales, marketing, logistics, quality control and improvement, strategy/planning and operations.
Benefits
Improve your organizational benchmarking best practices;
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Link benchmarked data to your organizational strategy and performance objectives; Set up and apply a benchmarking plan in your own organization, in order to increase competitiveness; Acquire strong competitive insights from benchmarking specialists’ experience and best practices examples to suit your organization’s reality;
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Top/middle/lower management staff like executives, operational managers and analysts. Individuals from top/middle/lower management, regardless of their field of expertise, responsible with improving organizational performance through internal benchmarking practices.
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“The content of the program is really to the point and easily customized to the needs of the Oil and Gas Industry.”
Gain professional recognition of your personal benchmarking knowledge and capabilities by obtaining the certification granted by The KPI Institute.
Learning objectives Registration Form
Associate benchmarking objectives with the organizational strategy; Design a benchmarking plan for your organization; Understand the fundamentals of data collection and analysis; Assess performance gaps according to benchmarked data; Select the relevant benchmarks and establish a monitoring process. www.kpiinstute.org | office@kpiinstitute.org | Certified Benchmarking Professional
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Course Overview
Agenda Day 1 - Introduction to benchmarking Course context - Benchmarking overview
Day 2 - Data collection & analysis Data collection
Insight Generation
Data collection process;
The advantages of benchmarking;
Data collection instruments;
Types and styles of benchmarking;
Secondary research;
Governance;
Questionnaire development
Cost-Benefits analysis;
Activity: Design a questionnaire.
Stages and processes of benchmarking activities;
Data governance
Scope establishment; Purpose statement development; Benchmarking team; Organization strategies and benchmarking targets; Benchmarks identification; Benchmarking on KPIs; Benchmarking partners; Project Management techniques; Activity: Develop a benchmarking plan
Develop action and implementation plan; Adapting improvements; Monitor and report process; Plan for continuous improvement;
International data reporting standards; Data adjustment for benchmarking; Data quality; Value drivers and internal capabilities; Activity: Establish interdependencies between benchmarking parties. Data analysis Logical framework for data analysis;
Activity: Develop implementation and reporting process. Best practices in benchmarking Illegal benchmarking practices;
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How to develop a benchmarking plan
Initiatives proposal to close performance gaps;
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Definitions and terminology;
Activity: Choosing the correct type and designing the process
Day 3 - Value generation
Guides, networks and resources; Examples of best practices; Activity: Choose and elaborate an implementation plan. Review and Certification Exam
Data comparison; Identification and analysis of performance gaps; Activity: Discuss on data analysis and comparison methods.
Course review; Certification Exam.
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Testimonials “(…) I gained knowledge about the terms of performance management and the essential tools for a company to use in order to achieve its goals. I will spend a great effort to integrate this methodology in my company.”
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Ayhan Aydoğmuş, Roketsan, Turkey
“(…) the feedback from the participants was gratifying and positive, and we are glad that we took the time and effort to develop such a program to meet the need of our staff for extending their knowledge in the area of KPI and all related.” Hanan Ahmed, Abdelmajeed, Supreme Council of Health, Qatar
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“I really enjoyed going through the topics and examples. The quizzes were a really good way to check that we’ve understood and digested everything. This is a great learning and revision tool. I feel that going through this course was very useful and I will share what I have learned in this course with my colleagues.” Meshal Almotairi, Saudi Arabia
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Pre-course The pre-course phase aims to facilitate a better understanding of the course subject and is comprised of the following: Pre-course evaluation - establish personal learning objectives for the training through a short quiz to acknowledge the current level of knowledge and for sharing expectations; Benchmarking testimonials - become familiar with experts’ opinions in this area;
Prerequisite reading - analyze useful benchmarking materials.
Core course
Evaluation At the end of the training course, after successfully completing a certification exam, participants have the opportunity to obtain the Certified Benchmarking Professional status, a premier global certification dedicated to rigorous benchmarking practice. Participants will take a final test that is composed out of 75 questions. In order to receive the diploma that acknowledges their competencies in the field, participants must obtain at least 50 points.
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Guidance and schedule - examine a document presenting guidelines on how to maximize your learning experience, by using all the resources offered, as well as a recommended learning schedule, in order to ensure an efficient educational program;
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Learning experience
Inclusions
The “Certified Benchmarking Professional” training provides an interactive practicebased learning environment in which participants focus on: Educational Resources
Analyzing how to ensure a successful benchmarking study by following a well-defined process, selecting the benchmarking partners accordingly and implementing a logical framework for data analysis in order to identify performance gaps; Examining practical insights for developing a benchmarking plan, along with aspects pertaining to the assessment of data collection and governance, data analysis process and benchmarking best practices; Gaining both theoretical knowledge and practical skills in benchmarking research, which will enable them to start a benchmarking implementation project in their own organization.
Course materials that consist in: Course slides; Course notes.
Subscription to smartKPIs.com The after-course phase aims to facilitate a better understanding of the course subject and for 6 months, providing access to over 8000 KPI examples. it is comprised out of the following: After-course
Benchmarking best practices sharing - submit a PowerPoint presentation that you will deliver for your colleagues on key topics covered during the core course, 3 weeks after the training course; Results presentation – submit a document containing the results achieved by following the action plan, 4 months after the course.
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Applied Benchmarking – submit an action plan to state the changes you intend to make in your organization, 3 days after the training course;
One research report from the Top 25 KPIs series; One webinar from the 2014 Performance Management Webinar Series.
Course Fees
Educational Resources The KPI Infographic Catalogues: Glossary of Terms, Catalogue of Best Practices; Webinars: “Benchmarking Essentials”, “Applied Benchmarking”;
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Benchmarking process architecture: Graphic representation of the main
benchmarking phases;
Other Resources: Such as the KPI Infographic, developed by The KPI Institute, which is a brief presentation of good practices in using KPIs.
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Course Overview
Facilitator Andrada-Iulia Ghețe
Senior Benchmarking Specialist Andrada is Senior Benchmarking Specialist and certified trainer within The KPI Institute.
Andrada is also a PhD candidate in Engineering and Management and discovered her passion for research during her Masters studies at the Technical University of Munich, where she obtained a degree of Master of Science in Consumer Affairs and conducted various research on behavioral marketing, strategy and leadership.
“The course content was very valuable and excellent. We can effectively use the information and methods provided in this course in our job.” Mariam Abdullah Al Darmaki, AMMROC, UAE
“I was really happy participating at this course. I liked the course instructor’s style in trying to give us all the knowledge and skills related to the course.” Ragheb Al Qirshi, Supreme Council of Health, Qatar
“Thanks for a very informative and enlightening session. Would certainly assist me in the long run to further enhance our Corporate Performance Measurement and Management.” Hasniza Mohd Hassan, Multimedia Development Corporation, Malaysia
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She is internationally certified in working with KPIs and regularly attends international conferences, where she publishes research articles in management field. She is also a seminar lecturer of Human Resources Management and successfully completed the Master Trainer Program facilitated by The Association for Talent Development (ATD).
Meshal Abdulrhman Alamri, Saudi Food & Drug Authority, Saudi Arabia
Educational Resources
Her work experience acquired in consulting and account management significantly improved her communication and negotiation capabilities. Also, as an employee of Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Munich, she developed project management skills and acknowledged the importance of cultural differences management in a multinational with a diverse working environment.
“The course offers you essential tools towards better performance.”
Agenda
Andrada is coordinating the Benchmarking capability of The KPI Institute and is responsible for the first benchmarking project of the company, which seeks to provide a comparative analysis of the hospitals’ performance in the GCC States. Moreover, she is in charge with developing and delivering courses both on Benchmarking and Cross-cultural Management, and research activities which involve documenting KPIs in various functional areas and industries. Andrada is also one of the active editors of the Performance Magazine, publishing articles in the field of performance management.
Testimonials
“Very dynamic and interactive course; knowledgeable and approachable course facilitator.” Arturo Cruz, Abu Dhabi Aviation, UAE
Training Courses Catalogue 2015 Course Fees
The KPI Institute offers a broad set of training courses customized to specific functional areas, industries or topics related to performance management.
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The KPI Institute is the global authority on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) research and education, providing through its publications and training courses insights on how to measure and learn with KPIs. It developed the first KPI Management Framework and operates several research programs dedicated to performance management, strategy, Balanced Scorecard and Key Performance Indicators. It operates smartKPIs.com, the result of the research program dedicated to documenting and cataloguing how KPIs are used in practice, an online portal containing the largest collection of well documented KPI examples, supported by a community of tens of thousands of members.
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Course Overview
Course Fees Course Date
General Fee
The KPI Institute Early Members Bird 1
22 - 24 November
$3,000 USD
$2,900 USD
$2,650 USD by August 21st
Early Bird 2
2 or More Participants
Registration Deadline
$2,800 USD by October 21st
$2,500 USD
17 November
*The course fee includes course materials, lunch and coffee breaks.
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