Evolving Software Processes

6Developing a Reference Model for Open Data Capability Maturity Assessment

MURAT TAHIR ÇALDAй, EBRU GӦKALP^2,3

¹ Department of Technology and Knowledge Management, Bas¸kent University, Ankara, Turkey

² Department of Computer Engineering, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

³ Institute for Manufacturing, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England

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Abstract

Governments and organizations want to reap observed open data benefits like trust, participation, collaboration, transparency, anti-corruption, decreased bureaucracy, and improved organizational capacity and innovative practices. However, they face challenges during this transition since they need a holistic roadmap, including where to start and what to do to utilize the open data concept. To satisfy this need, we developed a theoretically grounded and methodologically rigorous process reference model for the open data domain to assess the current situation and provide a road map for improvements. The open data process reference model (OD-PRM), consisting of 23 open data-specific process definitions with a comprehensive perspective on the domain, is developed based upon the ISO/IEC 330xx family of standards. Owing to the OD-PRM, an organization’s open data process capability and maturity levels can be assessed based on ISO/IEC 3300xx to provide a current level assessment and a roadmap for improvement to implement, use, maintain, and publish open data in a standardized ...