Benefits and weaknesses of the two representations
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Summary of staged and continuous representation benefits
The table below shows the comparison of benefits between the staged and continuous representation. This is worth learning as it is a good candidate for a question in the exam.
| Staged Representation: Prescribed stages an organisation must go through in an orderly way to improve its development process (i.e. Maturity Levels) | Continuous Representation: No fixed Levels or stages to go through and organisations can select areas from improvement from different categories |
|---|---|
| Pre-defined and proven path | Increased flexibility for prioritising improvements related to organisational objectives. |
| Focus is on organisational improvement | Increased visibility of improvement in a Process Area |
| Overall results are summarised at a Maturity Level | Quick wins can be identified to gain management buy-in |
| Provides consistent and familiar benchmarking | Focus is on risks associated within a particular Process Area |
Summary of staged and continuous representation weaknesses
The table below shows a comparison of the weaknesses of the staged and continuous representations. Again, this is worth remembering as it could be a subject on which a question is asked in the exam.
| Staged Representation: Prescribed stages an organisation must go through in an orderly way to improve its development process (i.e. Maturity Levels) | Continuous Representation: No fixed Levels or stages to go through and organisations can select areas from improvement from different categories |
|---|---|
| Could be a large piece of work | Different processes may be at very differing levels of maturity, thus being difficult to integrate. |
| Focus is on the Level being worked (or lower) | Does not lead to any formal certification |