This groundbreaking book shows how to apply benchmarking techniques to your organization as a way to measure the added value of staff. Fitz-Enz shows how to plan and execute a benchmarking project that clearly demonstrates the vital, measurable role staff departments play in contributing to quality, productivity, and service in organizations. And he unveils a unique and powerful tool: a dynamic process for making continuous progress toward quality and service to the customer and, ultimately, the success of the organization. A crisp, clear, step-by-step explanation of how to apply benchmarking as a value-adding force in a comprehensive and systematic way. --Alfonso Gonzalez Montesinos, corporate planning manager, Smurfit Carton y Papel de Mexico Table of Contents: 1. Supporting the Business Vision: How to Leverage the Hidden Value in Staff Departments 2. Basic Principles for Successful Benchmarking: Avoiding the Activity Trap 3. Performance Measurement: Applying Numbers in Benchmarking 4. Value Planning: Selecting and Launching the Right Project 5. Data Management: Gathering Useful Information 6. Evaluation: Developing Strategies for Closing Critical Performance Gaps 7. Action: Gaining Commitment to Change 8. Managing Large-Scale, Multicompany, and Multinational Benchmarking Projects 9. A National Benchmarking Project: Uncovering the True Source of Best Practice You'll discover: The basic principles for successful benchmarking Performance measurement: applying numbers in benchmarking How to gather useful information How to gain commitment to change If you don't have a goal, you can't improve an organization. Use Benchmarking Staff Performance and discover not only where your organization is, but also where it needs to go!