List of 6 Analytics Maturity Models
A Maturity Modelis a tool to assess your organization’s process capability in a specific domain – it is typically divided into levels or stages. The idea is that you cannot move to a higher stage until you have comprehensively met the requirements of all stages below. The goal is to achieve the highest step.
The idea of a Maturity Model is nothing new. One of the earliest maturity models developed, was in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Defense: the Capability Maturity Model, which focused on improving the software development process. The CMM is inspired by the ideas found in the book Managing the Software Process (Humphrey). Carnegie Mellon University now administers and markets CMMi (Capability Maturity Model Integration) – a process improvement training and appraisal program.
I first came across the concept of an Analytics Maturity Model when reading Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning (Davenport, Harris).
The model introduced has also appeared in a step-wise notation with definitions at each stage (Figure 1).
This model was developed by the analytics software developer SAS who wrote a white paper on the model. Similar to CMM, it also has five levels (Figure 2).
Many other organizations have started to offer their own analytics maturity models, each with their own spin. Some offer access to a self-assessment tool, where you can fill out certain information about your company and proceed to be evaluated. Here is a list of five others (in no particular order).
