Documenting the process

6.8.  After completing the benchmarking and/or market testing exercise, it is important to document the process and capture the lessons to be applied when the exercise is undertaken next. With a 5 to 7 year gap between exercises, it is probable that different people will be responsible for managing the process.

The parties should document:

  the benchmarking/market testing processes

•  the outcome

•  what worked well

•  the problems encountered

•  recommendations to improve the process