Project Procedure

Procedure and Timing

Project Procedure of Consortial Benchmarkings [Graphics: FIR]

Kick-off meeting / Nov 20th 2013

• First meeting of the members of the consortium
• Definition of the central topics of the benchmark study and target branches

Screening phase

• Europe-wide benchmark study
• Telephone interviews and pre-selection of potential "Successful Practice Companies"
• Creation of approx. ten anonymous case studies

Review  meeting / Apr. 2nd 2014

• Presentation of the results of the benchmark study and its analysis
• Presentation of ten case studies
• Selection of five companies based on the presented case studies

Company visits

• Five company visits by the members of the consortium

Concluding conference / Sept. 3rd 2014

• Summary of the results
• Analysis of the benchmark study
• Company visits
• Awarding of the Successful Practice Companies