Best Practices ChecklistAsk the following questions once a best practice has been identified to better define the best practice and to identify the process enablers.

In what ways has this practice benefited the organization?

Quality benefits

Cost benefits

Efficiency/time savings

Productivity improvements

Other (morale, cohesion, etc.)

Summarize key metrics and performance levels in the column to the right. Summarize previous performance (before the BP), if possible, below the metric.

Process ________________________

Description of best practice:

Quality Metric: __________________________

Performance: ________________ Trend: _____

Was:

Cost Metric: ____________________________

Performance: ________________ Trend: _____

Was:

Efficiency Metric: _______________________

Performance: ________________ Trend: _____

Was:

Productivity Metric: _____________________

Performance: ________________ Trend: _____

Was:

Other Indicators:

Was/is any special training required? Yes No

If yes, describe:

How experienced or skilled are the people who perform the practice (the level of experience or skill is often one of the key enablers)?

Low Moderate High Very High

Is there any unique equipment, software or information needed to perform the practice?

Is there anything else that’s critical to being able to perform this practice or to do it this well (research key inputs and resources)?

Enablers:

1. _____________________________________

2. _____________________________________

3. _____________________________________

3. _____________________________________

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