The examples of best practices spread across the industry to domain to different verticals to functions. There is no boundary to sourcing and learning best practices. It is there everywhere but not the best practices but just the practices. There are examples of best practices from the way we solve problems to the way we take decisions. There are best practices to the way manage productivity to performance. There are best practices we develop a learning organization to harness knowledge management. There are best practices to the way organizations are cultivating innovation to the way harvesting the power of technology.
Here are few examples that encompass best practices across the wider spectrum of knowledge;
- Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
- Good Laboratory Practices (GLP)
- JIT Inventory Management
- 360 Degree Performance Appraisal
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Learning Best Practices
• Knowledge Sources
• Learning Methods
Best Practices in Problem Solving
• Problem Framing
• Solution Designing
Best Practices in Decision Making
• Evaluation of Options
• Selection of Option
Best Practices in Productivity Management
• Time Management
• Resources Management
Benchmarking of Best Practices
• What is Benchmarking?
• What is Internal Benchmarking?
• What is External Benchmarking?
Best Practices in Emergent Thinking
• Best Practices in System Thinking
• Best Practices in Design Thinking
Best Practices in Emerging Technology
• Best Practices in Artificial Intelligence
• Best Practices in Mixed Reality
• Best Practices in Blockchain
• Best Practices in Data Analytics
• Best Practices in Cyber Security
Best Practices in Innovation Management
• Idea Generation
• Idea Integration
• Idea Management
Best Practices in Knowledge Management
• Content Management
• Enterprise Search
• Meta Data Catalogue
• Knowledge Graph
• Document Management
Best Practices in Learning Organization
• Self Learning
• Peer Learning
• Online Courses
• Offline Programs
Best Practices in Digital Marketing
• Best Practices in SMM
• Best Practices in SEO
• Best Practices in SEM
Best Practices in Enterprise Applications
• Best Practices in ERP
• Best Practices in CRM
• Best Practices in SCM
Best Practices in App Development
• Best Practices in Native App
• Best Practices in Web App
• Best Practices in Hybrid App
We have chiefs across all functions and new roles are getting crafted with changing goals of different functions. The functions itself are getting fragmented and there are segments of functions that are getting more specialized.
Today, we have Chief People Officer to Chief Product Officer to Chief Project Officer than why not we have the Chief Practice Officer.
The question comes, what then is the role of a Chief Practice Officer. Simply put, the primary role shall be that of managing different practices in the organization and making them become the best practices.
Role of Chief Practice Officer (CPO)
The performance of an organization is cotangent upon the proficiency of its practices. Unless we keep both a telescopic and microscopic view of the various practices across different functions we will the essence of practice management. The management practices are like key to unlocking the latent potential patently hidden in practices in the form of best practices.
The practices need to be programmed to perform. The practices need to be identified. The practices need to be defined. The practices need to be nurtured to grow as best practices. This needs focus and effort, and someone within the organization needs to take charge of such an all-encompassing responsibility. Hence, we need to have a designed role to discharge such important responsibilities.
