In 2003, the MOD's Supplier Relations Group introduced benchmarking for its key suppliers, including QinetiQ. This assessment covers a range of criteria including but not limited to: approach to project management, responsiveness, management of risk, quality of output, commercial management and innovation. QinetiQ's performance has been measured over the last three years and the results indicate that the company has consistently exceeded the average benchmark level, and has shown an overall performance improvement over the past 12 months.