“…Maturity approaches have their roots in the field of quality management. A widely known derivative of the quality management maturity concept is the Capability Maturity Model (CMM) for software, with five identified stages: initial, repeatable, defined, managed, and optimizing (Paulk et al, 1993;Hefley et al, 1995). A widely known derivative of the quality management maturity concept is the Capability Maturity Model (CMM) for software, with five identified stages: initial, repeatable, defined, managed, and optimizing (Paulk et al, 1993;Hefley et al, 1995).…”