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2.4 STAGED MATURITY LEVELS
e staged maturity level encourages teams to look at process areas in the
context of the maturity level of which they are part. e process areas are
organized by maturity levels to ensure that this concept is institutional-
ized in companies, programs, or projects. ere is a predetermined path of
improvement from Level 2 to Level 5 to achieve the goals of each process
improvement. Figure2.1 shows how process areas are used in a staged
representation.
2.5 COMMON FEATURES
Each of the key process areas is organized according to common featu ...