Telecommunications Information Systems Benchmarking Association (TISBA™)

is currently a free association of companies and organizations within the telecommunications information systems industry. TISBA™ conducts benchmarking studies to identify practices that improve the overall operations of the members.

TISBA™ Mission
To identify "Best in Class" strategic resizing and restructuring management processes, which, when implemented, will lead member companies to exceptional performance.

• To conduct benchmarking studies of important business processes.

• To create a cooperative environment where full understanding of the performance and enablers of "best in class" business processes can be obtained and shared at reasonable cost.

• To use the efficiency of the consortium to obtain process performance data and related best practices from non-industry companies.

• To support the use of benchmarking to facilitate process improvement and the achievement of total quality.

TISBA™ Membership

The scope of TISBA™ membership includes those organizations that produce and/or distribute telecommunication service as part of or in support of their core business(es).

Company membership will be considered with respect to compliance with TISBA™ mission, goals and operating guidelines, as well as, qualification of the organization within the scope of membership.

Participation in specific efforts will be optional and open only to members with costs shared by the participants.

Benefits of Membership

Studies:
TISBA™ will identify and present to members opportunities to participate in benchmarking studies on various topics addressing issues of importance to the telecommunication industry.

There are two types of Benchmarking studies provided:

Consortium studies are offered to the membership as a whole with costs divided. Single company sponsored studies addressing the interest of one member company can be offered to other selected members for no fee.

The association will also support telecommunication benchmarking efforts:

• Research - Access public and private databases.
• Identify study participants - Top companies in and outside the industry.
• Collect data - Manage response collection as a third party.
• Lead site visits - Structure with best participants.
  

Roundtables:

Interest group roundtables will be organized throughout the year. Members will pay a nominal fee to join real and virtual roundtable discussions that address specific processes.