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The classic way A widely used process is the manual process. You create an Excel form or an online form specifying the desired questions. You send them to your customers, the users, or fill it yourself with collected data, such as financial statements. The users fill out the form and send it to you or hand it over. You combine all received forms into a database. You make all calculations in the database. You check the data. Encountering eventual errors, you contact the user and correct manually the data or receive a new form. In this way you create a valid database. You create a report file from the validated database using Excel. From this you create manually individual reports for the users). These you send to the user (by post or email), and you need to make sure that the correct report gets send to the correct user. And from the validated database you carry out a market analysis in order to prepare the market report. Often it doesn t pay off to write customized software, so you are constricted to use the abovementioned procedure. Or you use a smart automation. What if you use smart automation? Then you create an online questionnaire on Combo Benchmark including you all desired questions and all calculations. You send your customers an invitation to enter data. Your customers fill out the questionnaire and submit them. The entered data is automatically validated by Combo Benchmark as much as possible so that users directly can carry out adjustments when errors are found. You check the completed questionnaires on issues that the software cannot check and let the users, if necessary, make adjustments in the system. After that, the data is validated and ready for reporting. Or you have collected all data and import it in the system by yourself. This data is directly available for reporting. 2
You give the users access to the system for reporting. Each user generates its own report. At this point you have nothing more to worry about. Each user can select its own reference group. Even several. Or you print the reports for the users. And make a recommendation for each user. This you will take with you when visiting a user. Every time you work with the most actual validated data, even if in the meantime new users are added. You download the data for analysis and write your market report. Combo Benchmark as an ideal solution Combo Benchmark is a complete webservice with which you have the questionnaire online and also manage the individual reporting. The report is fully interactive, and gives the user several options to get the best insight into his performance. The questionnaire contains all the questions and calculations you need, and you can choose which are visible to the user. You have access to all completed questionnaires and you can directly modify (if necessary) and validate. With the integrated email function you send invitations and reminders to users, depending on the input status. All data remains stored in the web application, allowing participants to quickly understand what they have filled out the last time. In short, a complete system for hassle-free benchmarking. As a benchmark manager you manage the benchmark. Through the back office of Combo Benchmark you implement the benchmark. You set up the questionnaire. You determine the classification in the reference groups. You determine which output is made available to the users. You decide everything for any benchmark that you manage. Simple through Combo Benchmark. As a benchmark manager you manage multiple benchmarks. Each benchmark uses the standard features, but can still differ entirely from each other by using other settings. So you can design every benchmark according to your own wishes, using standard software. 3
What do you gain by using Combo Benchmark? 1. Less work, because many processes are automatically done, for example the individual reports and the determination of group numbers. 2. Fast reporting, because as soon as the data has been entered and validated reporting can already be started, even while users are still adding data. 3. More users, because participating is simplified and users can do more with the benchmark, get better insights, and be more willing to participate. 4. More value, because users receive comprehensive reporting and analysis possibilities and eventually a complete knowledge system to improve performance. 5. Lower costs, because you spend less time on the performance of the benchmark or you can change expensive software for much cheaper standard software. 6. More advice, because you gain time carrying out the benchmark, which you can spend on your customers and members giving advice and guidance. 7. Fewer errors, because as soon as the data is entered it is added to the benchmark, without conversions, without version management, etc., which reduces the chance of errors. 8. More frequent benchmarking, because benchmarking takes less time and can be repeated more easily and more frequently covering shorter periods, such as quarters instead of years. 9. More benchmarks, because benchmarks are easy to set up and execute, without complex Excel models, for both small and large groups of customers. 10. More sales, because more benchmarking can be done and each benchmark can be sold to the users. 4
Co creation It has our preference to develop new features together with our customers and prospects and incorporate in our standard. The features come as a benefit to anyone who uses Combo Benchmark and can be used directly in every benchmark. Co-creation as the basis of cooperation with our customers. Don t you find a particular feature reflected in Combo Benchmark yet, or do you have specific wishes? Please let us know and we will look into it. Together with the needs of other customers and prospects we decide which features will be included in the next version. For more information contact us You can reach us directly by phone or Skype. Or send us an e-mail or fill-out the contact form. We will contact you as soon as possible. Address Raadhuisstraat 82 5582 JG Waalre The Netherlands Organization number: 28103682 General +31 71-302 03 02 info@compare2compete.com Support +31 71-302 03 02 support@compare2compete.com Skype: comparetocompete 5