A quick search for “IT maturity models” on Google produces over 4 million results. Finding the right maturity model is about as useful as searching through the millions of records looking for a single actionable process to achieve IT maturity.
IT maturity models, maturity curves, and capability models all attempt to find your location on a map. The models do identify your location, but the effectiveness of these models is akin to a waypoint or dot placed on a white piece of paper. The model’s methodology is, of course, proven by increased corporate adoption. However, this doesn’t prove or qualify fitness-for-purpose and more closely resembles website clicks, not engagement. Sure, it’s good to know 1,000 companies clicked on that link—but how does that really matter?
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Source: IT Strategy