The model
helps an organization review its organizational maturity, process area capability, establish
priorities for improvement, and guide the implementation of these improvements. The model
describes an evolutionary improvement path from an ad hoc, immature process to a mature,
disciplined process of managing metadata at the enterprise level.
Managing.the.Environment.with.Metrics
Metrics have always been an important part of information technology. Unfortunately, for
the most part, metrics are an afterthought of the project itself. The natural progression of a
system that moves from innovation, incubation, and migration is to eventually measure the
impact and value-add to the business. Metrics tend to create absolutes where performance
is defined by numerical standards which are not easily manipulated. Of course, there are
more things than strict numerical analysis that defines success, but organizations had better
be sure that the implementation includes a solid collection of metrics. Many metrics
are simply irrelevant to the metadata work being done or do not have a direct impact on
the long-term success of the program. Information is gathered, but no action is taken as a
result. Take a look at the performance metrics in the repository and ask yourself, ???When
was the last time we took an action, based on this number???? Many times, metrics are used
as a weapon against the staff member.
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