31-07-2013
31-07-2013New Practice Guide Provides Direction on How to Effectively Use Maturity Models for Optimal Benefits | ||
For an organization to thrive in a constantly changing and evolving marketplace, it must have an accurate picture of where it currently stands and create a plan of where it wants to go. Maturity models establish a systematic basis of measurement for use in describing the “as is” state of a process within an organization and describe process components that are believed to lead to better outputs and better outcomes. The IIA’s Practice Guide, Selecting, Using, and Creating Maturity Models: A Tool for Assurance and Consulting Engagements, provides practitioners with the information they need to effectively use this tool to maximize the benefits to their organization. The guide stresses that maturity models are not one size fits all and that care must be taken in both the selection and the application of the model used. However, when appropriately selected or designed and then subsequently applied, they can provide:
Download the IIA's Practice Guide Selecting, Using, and Creating Maturity Models: A Tool for Assurance and Consulting Engagements (for IIA members) |