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What is a Best Practice?

A best practice is a method or technique that has consistently shown results superior to those achieved with other means, and that is used as a benchmark. In addition, a "best" practice can evolve to become better as improvements are discovered. Best practice is considered by some as a business buzzword, used to describe the process of developing and following a standard way of doing things that multiple organizations can use.

Best practices are used to maintain quality as an alternative to mandatory legislated standards and can be based on self-assessment or benchmarking.[1] Best practice is a feature of accredited management standards such as ISO 9000 and ISO 14001.[2]

Some consulting firms specialize in the area of best practice and offer pre-made 'templates' to standardize business process documentation. Sometimes a "best practice" is not applicable or is inappropriate for a particular organization's needs. A key strategic talent required when applying best practice to organizations is the ability to balance the unique qualities of an organization with the practices that it has in common with others.

Good operating practice is a strategic management term. More specific uses of the term include good agricultural practices, good manufacturing practice, good laboratory practice, good clinical practice and good distribution practice.

Appraisal Services

Blue level self-assessments are the simplest. You perform them online yourself by simply logging in and accessing them under the assessment tab. For more information email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Supported models (Blue): CMMI REQM/RD

Silver level appraisals are formal SCAMPI Class B/C appraisals. These appraisals are normally used as gap analysis and have a mixture of veracity. They are performed on-line with direct interaction with the Demix qualified lead appraiser. For more information email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Supported models (Silver): CMMI for Development, CMMI for Acquisition, CMMI for Services, CMMI for Internal Audit

Gold level appraisals are SCAMPI Class A with the highest level of veracity. It involves remote as well as on-site appraisal work with a qualified Demix lead appraiser. Support best practice models are CMMI for Development, CMMI for Acquisition, CMMI for company against the selected bet practice models. This is ideal for bench-marking and achieving a maturity level rating. For more information email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Supported models (Gold): CMMI for Development, CMMI for Acquisition, CMMI for Services, CMMI for Internal Audit

Best Practices

The CMMI® for Acquisition model provides guidance for applying CMMI best practices in an acquiring organization. Best practices in the model focus on activities for initiating and managing the acquisition of products and services to meet the needs of customers and end users.

The CMMI® for Development provides guidance for applying best practices in a software development organization. It can also be applied to software maintenance and enhancements. For software support services it maybe useful to rather consider CMMI for Services.

The CMMI® for Services provides guidance for applying best practices in a service provider organization. Best practices in the model focus on activities for providing quality services to customers and end users.