Project Procedure
Procedure and Timing
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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