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Introducing an IT Capability Maturity Framework

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Enterprise Information Systems (ICEIS 2007)

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This paper presents an IT Capability Maturity FrameworkTM (IT CMFTM) which is an archetype of the levels and maturity stages an IT capability goes through as it defines, develops, controls, measures and improves its IT capability in support of value creation for the organization. This model draws upon the author’s research and existing academic research to extend firm level process theory of how IT can be managed to continuously improve the value delivered from IT. Additionally the model draws upon key constructs and concepts from the software capability maturity model [23] to propose maturity states for four inter-related macro-processes which are important for value delivery. For each macro process a maturity curve is described which provides a roadmap of improving process and outcome maturity with respect to each process. Early empirical evidence is shared which supports the hypothesis that improving IT capability and management maturity leads to improved value creation from IT.

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  1. Global Director, IT Innovation & Research, Intel Corporation Adjunct Professor, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland

    Martin Curley

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    Joaquim Filipe  & José Cordeiro  & 

  2. Department of Mathematics and Engineering, University of Madeira, 9100-390, Funchal, Portugal

    Jorge Cardoso

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Curley, M. (2008). Introducing an IT Capability Maturity Framework. In: Filipe, J., Cordeiro, J., Cardoso, J. (eds) Enterprise Information Systems. ICEIS 2007. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 12. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-88710-2_6

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