{"id":3622,"date":"2018-07-03T06:41:25","date_gmt":"2018-07-03T11:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flevy.com\/blog\/?p=3622"},"modified":"2023-09-06T12:22:57","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T17:22:57","slug":"evolve-your-organization-to-the-next-level-using-maturity-models","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flevy.com\/blog\/evolve-your-organization-to-the-next-level-using-maturity-models\/","title":{"rendered":"Evolve Your Organization to the Next Level (Using Maturity Models)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"agriculture-growth-hand-1072824\"Maturity Models<\/a> are powerful tools, commonly used by management consultants, to gauge the maturity of an organization in a number of disciplines or functions.\u00a0They help pinpoint the specific areas of improvement in order to reach the next level of maturity.\u00a0Most Maturity Models qualitatively assess people\/culture, processes\/structures, and objects\/technology.<\/p>\n

Here are our\u00a0Top 10 Maturity Model Frameworks<\/span>\u00a0(most available in the\u00a0FlevyPro Library<\/a>).<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0<\/span>Greiner Growth Model: Stages of Evolution and Revolution<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

This Maturity Model describes how organizations evolve through 5 stages of growth. Each stage requires appropriate strategies and structures to cope. The\u00a0Greiner Growth Model<\/a>\u00a0is a descriptive framework that can be used to understand why certain management styles, organizational structures, and coordination mechanisms work, and why some don’t work at certain phases in the development of an organization.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0<\/span>Five Stages of Business Growth<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

This\u00a0Maturity Model for Growth Strategy<\/a>\u00a0is for entrepreneurs to use when building and navigating their business from a nascent, startup state to an enterprise with a global footprint. This framework is based on the fact that all businesses experience common problems that arise at similar stages in their development.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0<\/span>Consolidation-Endgame Curve Framework<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

This Maturity Model\u00a0is based on the theory that all industries consolidate and follow a similar course through the 4 stages. It is based on a study of 25,000 firms globally, representing 98% of the global market cap, conducted by the strategy consulting firm A.T. Kearney. The\u00a0Consolidation Curve<\/a>\u00a0shows that M&A actions and trends can be predicted.<\/p>\n

4. Leadership Competency Model<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

This model to assess Leaders takes into account both Leadership Competencies, as well as Leadership Potential.\u00a0 Most other frameworks only evaluate competencies.\u00a0 The Leadership Competency Model\u00a0\u00a0encompasses 4 specific Leadership Competencies, which further comprise 8 Core Competencies. Each Core Competency is mapped across a 4-stage Leadership Maturity Model<\/a>.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0<\/span>Capability Maturity Model (CMM) For Software Enterprise Architecture<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The\u00a0CMM is an organizational model<\/a>\u00a0that describes 5 evolutionary stages (or levels), in which the business processes in an organization are managed. Maturity is measured by the degree of formality and optimization of processes, from ad hoc practices, to formally defined steps, to managed result metrics, to active optimization of the processes.<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0<\/span>People Capability Maturity Model (P-CMM)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Following the success of\u00a0CMM for Software<\/a>, Carnegie Mellon University developed the\u00a0P-CMM or People CMM<\/a>. The P-CMM is based on best practices–in areas such as human resources, knowledge management, and organizational development–for managing and developing an organization\u2019s workforce.<\/p>\n

7.\u00a0<\/span>Six Sigma Maturity Model<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

As organizations adopt and deploy Six Sigma, they go through 5 stages of maturity, outlined in this\u00a0LSS Maturity Model<\/a>. The intent of the model is to help Six Sigma practitioners, deployment leaders, and executives benchmark their progress, assess their implementation efforts, pinpoint next steps, and communicate progress.<\/p>\n

8.\u00a0<\/span>Four Stages of Customer Insight (CI) Maturity<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Integration of CI function into the organization’s core processes has been a challenge, with most businesses struggling to give CI more than the usual market research role. This framework discusses the\u00a04 stages of CI maturity<\/a>\u00a0that organizations evolve through.<\/p>\n

9.\u00a0<\/span>IT Capability Maturity Framework (IT-CMF)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

An integrated framework for evaluating IT from both an IT as well as a business perspective is a necessity for CIOs and other technology leadership. The\u00a0IT-CMF<\/a>\u00a0was developed by the Innovation Value Institute (IVI), geared towards assisting IT organizations augment their potential in generating maximum business value.<\/p>\n

10.\u00a0<\/span>Procurement Maturity Model<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Procurement function is becoming increasingly strategic.\u00a0This is\u00a03-phase maturity model for Procurement<\/a>, as it evolves from a transactional, centralized function, focused on cost reduction, to a strategic function, embedded within the business units, and a driver to Competitive Advantage.<\/p>\n

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Beyond\u00a0Maturity Models<\/a>, these frameworks span all management topics–e.g.\u00a0Digital Transformation<\/a>,\u00a0Change Management<\/a>,\u00a0Customer Experience<\/a>, etc. See our list of the\u00a0Top 101 Consulting Frameworks (available on FlevyPro) here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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