Maturity Levels Sample Clauses

Maturity Levels. A Maturity Level is defined by several generic and specific practices to be applied in a predefined set of process areas that will allow improving the performance of the organization. They are related to the staged representation. Each Maturity Level focuses on important subsets of the organization’s processes; it establishes how to improve them to reach the next level. The measures to evaluate if a Maturity Level is approached are the specific and generic goals associated with the predefine set of process areas. Once a Maturity Level is reached in an organization, it will be possible to show in advance the performance of that organization. There are five maturity levels: Maturity Level Name Description 0 Initial o There is not a stable environment to support the process 1 Managed o Processes are planned and executed through a policy o Existing practices can be used during timing of stress o The work products and services conform to the process descriptions, standards and procedures