The changes to the practices section were driven by practitioners asking for better differentiation of practices by focus area ('what are all practices for inventory management?') and the desire to differentiate practices beyond best practices. SCOR 11.0 introduces 4 qualifications of practices: Emerging, Best, Standard and Declining, recognizing that not all business practices are considered best practices. The shift from best practices to practices reflects the shift in how companies are using practices: A wish list of how they standardize (and automate) their processes.