Thinking in terms of design decisions when developing maturity models.
Journal
International Journal of Strategic Decision Sciences
ISSN
1947-8569
ISSN-Digital
1947-8577
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2010-01-01
Author(s)
Research Team
IWI1
Abstract
To measure dedicated aspects of “maturity”, a range of maturity models have been developed in the field of information systems by practitioners and academics over the past years. Despite its broad proliferation, the concept has not escaped criticism. Unnecessary bureaucracy, poor theoretical foundation, and the impression of a falsified certainty to achieve success are a few examples. As there is a significant lack of knowledge on how to design theoretically sound and widely accepted maturity models, in this paper, the author opens the discussion on design decisions when developing these models. Based on analogy and informed arguments, the author synthesizes a generic but adjuvant framework that consists of five common design steps and eighteen decision parameters that help practitioners as well as researchers in the development of maturity models.
Language
English
HSG Classification
not classified
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
IGI Global
Publisher place
Hershey, Pa.
Volume
1
Number
4
Start page
76
End page
87
Pages
12
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
214427