About the Maturity Framework category

The maturity of each tool is rated on a 5-point scale, similar to the Measure Evaluations Maturity Model. While the laboratory tools maturity model is not limited to determining the maturity of interoperability, the 5 levels have been applied across all domains except cost.

Level 1 Nascent Does not follow a systematic process, isolated ad hoc efforts
Level 2 Emerging Defined structures but not systematically documented. No formal performance monitoring
Level 3 Established Documented structures, structures are functional, metrics for performance monitoring are used systematically
Level 4 Institutionalized Stakeholders use the product and follow standard practices
Level 5 Optimized Developers/system providers regularly review needs and modify functionality to adapt to changing conditions