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The MINCE2 Foundation is the keeper of the MINCE Organizational Maturity model. The acronym MINCE unfolds into Maturity INcrements IN Controlled Environments.
introduction
Assessment of Organizational Maturity is becoming a very popular technique. This wiki and the book explains how most organizations need to achieve and maintain the competitive ability to meet and take advantage of change. It did not come out of the blue: the MINCE maturity model results from intensive research. Skills, technical ability processes all must be in place to achieve competitive advantage. Many companies aspire to 'maturity' in these areas, others use well documented and successful frameworks and approaches in specific areas of the organization.
The MINCE maturity model utilizes a set of MINCE-specific key words, which are listed via this wiki in an alphabetical overview. It is advised to use these key words in the original, English language, as this prevents from confusion and unclearity.
vision
However it is clear that 'maturity' and all the benefits it delivers cannot be limited to just one department in an organization or just one discipline. MINCE, a framework for achieving organizational maturity, takes the approach that maturity is in effect the sum total of a corporation expressed in terms of the people within it and how they deliver – regardless of whether the requirements in HR, technical, Customer Service or Governance.
approach
MINCE therefore describes an overall approach to maturity, the advantage is that organizations can finally identify and access their ability to deliver change in terms of their overall ability – in other words, how their customers see it.
Towers
MINCE identifies six 'pillars' of maturity, the so called Towers:
- I–People
- II–Methods and Techniques
- III–Customer
- IV–Realization
- V–Knowledge
- VI–Supporting Services
Criteria
These Towers can be assessed across departments and across organizations using the following Criteria:
- A–Leadership
- B–Staff
- C–Policy
- D–Means
- E–Instructions
improvement selection
Depending on the nature of the business, organizations can decide how important these pillars are and how much to invest in order to improve the maturity scores.
insights
As soon as the organization starts using the MINCE measurement toolset, management will gain insights in:
- maturity of the organization;
- skills of the staff;
- abilities of the organization's customer chain;
- effectiveness of the organization's projects;
- the wat the organization benefits from past lessons learned, and
- ability to adapt to change.
approach
Organizations are not simple, if they were, assessment and implementations of change wouldn't be as difficult as they so clearly are for many. MINCE takes the complex mix of people skills, process approach and technical ability and describes a common-sense and easy to understand approach that is relevant for all. Its well thought-out approach a much needed solution to many organizations seeking to make the leap from a simple silo delivery to real organizational achievements.
testimonial
- MINCE clearly explains how to measure and improve project maturity in your organization. An admirably holistic view providing pragmatic results.
- Bram Reinders, Nuon