best practice
Recommended professional approach
Best practice refers to a method or technique generally accepted as superior to alternatives.
The term dominates business, medicine, and technical fields, where professionals invoke best practices to justify procedures: We follow industry best practices for data security.
Often plural: best practices for onboarding new employees.
Critics note the phrase can discourage innovation or mask convention as expertise.
Skill from extensive practice
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- masteryComplete skill or control
- competenceAdequate ability to function
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
quality · gold standard · exemplary · benchmark · world-class · leading-edge · state-of-the-art · optimal
Prescribed conduct rules
- procedurePrescribed sequence of actions
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- guidelineRecommended standard for action
- standardLevel of quality accepted
handbook · manual · checklist · workflow · process · methodology · approach · technique
Productive without waste
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
- productivityOutput relative to input
- improvementPositive change in quality
- enhancementIncrease in quality
lean · performance · automation · scalability · fine-tuning · cost-effective · time-saving · throughput
Official rules governing conduct
- policyAdopted principle of action
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- codeSymbolic communication system
principles · norms · conduct · oversight · accreditation · certification · requirements · audit
Assessment of similarities
- metricsStandards for assessment
- indicatorsSigns that reveal status
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
analysis · peer review · gap analysis · competitive analysis · case studies · measurement · KPIs · data-driven
expertise
Skill from extensive practice
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- masteryComplete skill or control
- competenceAdequate ability to function
craftsmanship · quality · gold standard · exemplary · benchmark · world-class · leading-edge · state-of-the-art · optimal · superior
protocol
Prescribed conduct rules
- procedurePrescribed sequence of actions
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- guidelineRecommended standard for action
standard · handbook · manual · checklist · workflow · process · methodology · approach · technique · implementation
efficiency
Productive without waste
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
- productivityOutput relative to input
- improvementPositive change in quality
enhancement · lean · performance · automation · scalability · fine-tuning · cost-effective · time-saving · throughput · agile
regulation
Official rules governing conduct
- policyAdopted principle of action
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
code · principles · norms · conduct · oversight · accreditation · certification · requirements · audit · accountability
comparison
Assessment of similarities
- metricsStandards for assessment
- indicatorsSigns that reveal status
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
assessment · analysis · peer review · gap analysis · competitive analysis · case studies · measurement · KPIs · data-driven · baseline
- workplacehours, cubicle, desk job, holiday party, desk
- business jargonacronym, scalability, buzzword, drill down, low-hanging fruit
- buzzwordssynergy, leverage, paradigm, stakeholder, scalable
- methodsmethod, approach, way, technique, procedure
- office jargonsynergy, circle back, touch base, deep dive, action item
- ruleslaw, rule, guideline, bylaw, standard
best practicemalpractice
Harmful professional negligence
antipattern · violation · non-compliance · deviation · rule-breaking
best practiceshortcut
Quicker alternative path
kludge · quick fix · cutting corners · hack · workaround
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