Indicators predicting similarities in maturity between processes : An empirical Analysis with 35 European organizations

Abstract

Compliance audits and IT process evaluations are time-demanding to conduct and methods to simplify and support such evaluations are valuable. This article proposes a set of indicators that can be used to predict similarities in IT process maturity and thereby be used to optimize resource allocations when conducting process maturity evaluations and compliance audits. The indicators have been identified from the COBIT framework and tested against process maturity data from 35 European organizations. Four out of six proposed indicators were supported in the statistical analysis. These indicators can be used as an instrument in COBIT-based maturity evaluations and compliance audits to make the assessment process more resource-efficient.QC 20120321</p