Towards a Classification of Maturity Models in Information Systems
ISBN
978-3-7908-2403-2
Type
book section
Date Issued
2010
Author(s)
Editor(s)
D'Atri, Alessandro
De Marco, Marco
Braccini, Alessio Maria
Cabiddu, Francesca
Research Team
IWI1, HNE
Abstract
Over the past years, a wide range of maturity models have been developed by practitioners as well as academics for the purpose of measuring and prescribing certain aspects of information systems "maturity". Since, to our knowledge, no classification system for maturity models exists to date, the rising number of maturity models implicates problems with respect to retrievability and reusability. Aiming at enhancing the time consuming and exhausting search and selection process of appropriate assessment models, a classification approach for IS maturity models is presented in this paper. Based on a broad literature review that yields 117 maturity models which are analysed in detail, the following classification characteristics are proposed: (a) a set of general model attributes that describe basic characteristics (such as the topic addressed by the model, the primary source or the targeted audience), (b) maturity model design attributes (relating to the construction and organisation of the model) and (c) maturity model use attributes (such as application method or tool support)
Funding(s)
Language
English
Keywords
Maturity Models
Information Systems
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
No
Book title
Management of the Interconnected World
Publisher
Springer
Publisher place
Berlin
Start page
333
End page
340
Pages
8
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
69115