A Maturity Model - The truth is out there

Feel like an X-Files re run.

Well in most cases a lot of organisation can't find the File let alone the "X" one. The level of ECM Maturity in New Zealand is quite low in many areas. I know that I am being general, but I have to because in this forum it is not convenient to name names, projects or the lack of strategy that seems to be around managing content. This is simply a lack of maturity around ECM.

One good thing however is that Alan Pelz-Sharpe from CMS Watch along with other authors from Wipro and Hartman Communicatie have released a maturity model into the Creative Commons, known as the (ECM3) ECM Maturity Model v1.0.

I suggest that some organisations, not just in NZ, may want to have a look atthis model to at least to work out where they are today and how they could start to move forward towards real maturity.

The truth is out there and you can start the investigation here http://www.ecm3.org/

My disclaimer is that I have reviewed the model and provided feedback, as you will see on the website. I applaude that the authors have released this mode into the wild "with caveats" and that they have opened it up for community development.