This document discusses Total Quality Management (TQM) tools, including benchmarking. It defines benchmarking as comparing your organization's performance metrics and practices to industry leaders to identify areas for improvement. The document outlines the benchmarking process, which includes planning what to benchmark, analyzing performance gaps, integrating findings, taking action, and achieving maturity. It describes different types of benchmarking based on the object or organizations being compared. Finally, it notes some pitfalls to avoid, such as relying only on others' practices instead of developing new approaches.