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Art has been and is an essential ingredient to every human culture on this planet. It has various functions within cultures, nations and societies; in effect art actually defines a culture, nation or society.

The Arts Debate, Arts Council England 2007

Benchmarking

How can I do it myself?

A step-by-step guide to setting up a benchmarking project:

  1. Decide why you want to benchmark?
  2. Decide who to benchmark with
  3. Agree your objectives
  4. Decide what data to collect
  5. Use examples from others
  6. Be realistic
  7. Understand your partners
  8. Agree project management
  9. Collect the information
  10. Trouble shooting
  11. Using the data
  12. Repeat steps 9-10 on an agreed regular basis