Leading Consulting Companies Find Solutions at BestPracticeDatabase.com.

Business Editors

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 2003

A growing number of consultants at the world's top global consulting firms are turning to Best Practices LLC's Best Practice Database for quick access to the latest benchmarking metrics and best business practices.

Best Practices LLC, the benchmarking research company that operates the Best Practice Database, is pleased to announce executives with the following consulting companies have recently tapped into the expertise in the Best Practice Database:

-- DuPont Consulting Solutions

-- Institute of Quality Limited

-- McKinsey & Company

-- Jansen Consulting

-- A.T. Kearney

-- Bain & Company

-- Boston Consulting Group

-- Booz, Allen & Hamilton

-- BearingPoint, Inc.

-- Cap Gemini Ernst & Young

-- PricewaterhouseCoopers

-- Accenture

-- Mercer Management Consulting

-- Deloitte & Touche

Download a free database document at http://www3.best-in-class.com/dr16.htm . Benchmarking research in the database includes real-life examples of winning tactics drawn from interviews with executives across leading companies in dozens of industries. Consultants have found the benchmark metrics, charts, tables, templates, best business practices and analysis available in the Database to be crucial for:

-- Strengthening client proposals with current information

relative to the client and business topic.

-- Building the business case in client deliverables and

recommendations.

-- Preparing for client meetings and presentations.

-- Jump-starting meetings on new projects or initiatives.

-- Creating white papers on key topics for internal and client

distribution.

Customers can view information in the Best Practice Database by paying a per-document fee. But busy executives and consultants have found annual subscriptions to the Best Practice Database provide the simplified, ongoing access they need. Annual subscriptions are available beginning at $4,000.

To learn more about how the Best Practice Database (http://www.BestPracticeDatabase.com/e/e38.htm) will provide you the information you need, contact Susan Silverstein at 919/403-0251 ext. 251 or at ssilverstein@best-in-class.com.

ABOUT BEST PRACTICES, LLC

Best Practices, LLC is a research and consulting firm that conducts work based on the principle that organizations can chart a course to superior economic performance by studying the best business practices, operating tactics and winning strategies of world-class organizations. For more information, call 919/403-0251 or visit http://www.best-in-class.com/ .