The benefits of data standardization within the social sector—and indeed just about any industry—are multiple, important, and undeniable. Access to the same type of data over time lends the ability to ...

All businesses want to boost productivity and efficiency while reducing errors and accidents, but this is especially important for small businesses operating with tighter budgets and smaller staffs.

Consistent procedures increase your odds of performing consistent, high-quality work. A Standard Operating Procedure, or SOP, is a document that provides step-by-step instructions on how to perform a ...

There are thousands of standards organizations around the world, and they can standardize pretty much anything to make life easier, safer, and more productive. Often, these bodies have agreements to ...

There’s a significant new model for standardization occurring around the world. While it doesn’t sound earthshaking to us, it will change dramatically how standards are produced and adopted in global ...

There's a big difference, and it's very simple: standards are good, standardization is bad. When an industry develops to standards, what you get is competition, buyer choice, and technical progress.