Critique
There are some criticism with the term "best" practice. Eugene Bardach, a professor of Public Policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy and author of A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis: The Eightfold Path to More Effective Problem Solving Eightfold Path (policy analysis), claims the work necessary to deem and practice the best is rarely done, and most of the time, you will find "good" practices or "smart" practices that offer insight into solutions that may or may not work for your situation. Eugene Bardach received the 1998 Donald T. Campbell award of the Policy Studies Organization for creative contribution to the methodology of policy analysis for his work.
Scott Ambler challenges the assumptions that there can be a recommended practice that is best in all cases. Instead, he offers an alternative view, "contextual practice," in which the notion of what is "best" will vary with the context. Similarly, Cem Kaner and James Bach provide two scenarios to illustrate the contextual nature of "best practice" in their article.
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