This document discusses benchmarking and best practices. It explains that benchmarking involves measuring performance against best-in-class companies to determine how they achieve high performance levels and using this information to set strategic targets and implement improvements. The phases of benchmarking are outlined as planning, analysis, integration, action, and maturity. Examples of best practices from Toyota, Pizza Hut, the Indian Army, and ants are provided. Potential harvested and innovative best practices for a college are proposed, such as using solar power, vermicomposting, digitalizing processes, and establishing an incubation center.