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Maturity Model
WHAT IS A MATURITY MODEL?
Philip Crosby developed the concept of a maturity model in his 1979 book
Quality Is Free, in which he presented a Quality Management Maturity
Grid. Since then, maturity models have become valuable tools in quality
assurance, business continuity, and a number of management systems on
these topics and others.
ANSI/ASIS SPC.4-2012 presents a six-phase maturity model for mea-
suring organizational resilience efforts within an organization that will
allow for a more rational and effective approach to achieving ORM at an
organization. ANSI/ASIS SPC.4-2012 correctly identies that the phased
approach recognizes that resilience must be achieved in balance with
the business needs of the organization. Further ...