26.4. Project Business Management Maturity Model

The detailed assessment results from the various models need to satisfy the executive’s desire for a quick and simple process that show where the enterprise is on the maturity continuum from a business-oriented perspective.

A simple four-stage process does exist for evaluating the progress of implementing project business management. This model can be used to give executive management a quick and simple indication of the enterprise’s placement on the maturity continuum and what needs to be improved to reach the next stage. Figure 26-1 illustrates the process stages and Table 26-1 indicates the maturity level and general cost/performance associated with each stage.

Figure 26-1. Project Business ...

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