The first steps for any organization with the intention to improve, is to "measure effectively" what they are already doing good today, what they are doing with a clear potential for improvement, and more importantly, what they are not doing ….
At the end, we don't know what we don't know...
So, measuring only the existing capabilities will leave a big "hole" in the exercise.
Then, it is about the train and coach the Organization to understand these 40 best practices, recognizing which ones they don't have in place, which one they have already in place and at what maturity level, from Smart Cost+, Competitive Premium, Value Solutions and Excellence maturity levels.
That is why, at Stratence Partners we have developed a "Benchmark Model" with the 40 best practices that are composing the entire landscape for Strategy, Setting, Execution, Monitoring and Infrastructure.
Once the Organization as a good understanding of the current status and the gap versus the Best Practice, it is about to prioritize (Urgency, Importance, Profitability, Easiness) for conforming the future "Roadmap for Excellence"