Business Benchmarking

Turn Performance Insight Into AI-Powered Business Value

The Hackett Group® helps leaders benchmark current performance against Digital World Class® and AI World Class standards to identify performance gaps, quantify artificial intelligence (AI) opportunities and build defensible business cases for transformation. The result is faster decision-making, better investment prioritization and a clearer path to return on investment (ROI).

Up to 75%1 higher performance through process-led AI transformation

AI World Class benchmarks quantify the productivity, cost, speed and business outcomes achievable when organizations redesign work around AI. Built on decades of benchmarking and transformation experience, they help leaders identify performance gaps, prioritize investment and accelerate measurable business impact.

Featured Insights

2026 European SG&A Cost Study and Scorecard

SG&A Has Reached a Tipping Point

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) costs have reached a five-year high across Europe’s largest companies. Even with stronger revenue growth,…

2026 North American SG&A Cost Study and Scorecard

Revenue Is Growing. SG&A Costs Are Growing Faster.

SG&A costs have outpaced revenue growth for five consecutive years at North America’s largest companies. Even organizations improving selling, general…

Benchmark performance across the enterprise

Business benchmarking helps leaders understand current performance, quantify future-state opportunities and prioritize investments based on business impact, implementation complexity and expected ROI. The Hackett Group® benchmarks performance across functions, end-to-end processes, and enterprise operating models using Digital World Class® and AI World Class standards.

What makes the difference?

Digital World Class® benchmark data

Extensive database of AI solutions and hundreds of real-world use cases, including the tools and skills required

Comprehensive AI exploration and opportunity identification

Quantify the opportunity.
Accelerate the return.