The benchmarking schedule is designed to allow participants to input their data and review it thru various draft report cycles. This assures that the overall quality of the benchmarking report is maintained.
The 2020 IFMA Utilities Council Benchmarking Program Milestones
| Date | Activity |
| Feb 12 | WUG (Eastern Utility Group) meeting – Las Vegas NV |
| Feb 26 | EUG (Western Utility Group) meeting – St Petersburg FL |
| Apr 1 | Website open for data submittal |
| Apr 14 | Webinar: Data Input & Survey Clarifications 4:00 pm EDT / 1:00 pm PDT |
| Cancelled | UC Spring Meeting in Detroit MI |
| Jun 26 | Preliminary data submittal due |
| Jul 27 | Draft report available with update every other Monday |
| Jul 22 | EUG/WUG meeting: Reinventing the Utility Workplace 1:00 pm EDT / 10:00 am PDT |
| Aug 19 | EUG/WUG meeting: FM Metrics and Data 2:00 pm EDT / 11:00 am PDT *new time |
| Sep 8 | Webinar: Benchmarking Reporting Workshop 4:00 pm EDT / 1:00 pm PDT |
| Sep 11 | Final data submittal due (Subject to extension) |
| Oct 20-21 | Discussion – UC Fall Meeting |
| Nov 2 | Final report available (Subject to update) |
| Dec 8 | Report review 2:00 pm EST/11:am PST https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/571335277 |