Maturity Gap Analysis
Maturity Gap Analysis
Section titled “Maturity Gap Analysis”Organisation: Assessment date: Target horizon: (e.g., 12 months, 18 months)
This document maps the gaps between current and target maturity levels to business outcomes. It is the primary input to the transformation roadmap.
Gap Analysis by Dimension
Section titled “Gap Analysis by Dimension”For each dimension, record the current level, target level, the business outcome most affected, and the key capability gap that needs to be closed.
| Dimension | Current Level | Target Level | Business Outcome | Key Gap | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change Execution | |||||
| Knowledge & Documentation | |||||
| Consistency & Repeatability | |||||
| Speed & Lead Time | |||||
| Testing & Validation | |||||
| Compliance & Audit | |||||
| Consumer Experience |
Priority guide: H = High (blocking a business outcome), M = Medium (constraining but not blocking), L = Low (improvement opportunity)
Prioritised Gap Narrative
Section titled “Prioritised Gap Narrative”High-Priority Gaps
Section titled “High-Priority Gaps”List the H-priority gaps with brief justification for why they are high priority.
1.
- Gap:
- Business impact:
- Why now:
2.
- Gap:
- Business impact:
- Why now:
3.
- Gap:
- Business impact:
- Why now:
Dependencies
Section titled “Dependencies”Some gaps cannot be closed until a prerequisite is in place. Note those dependencies here.
| Gap | Depends On | Reason |
|---|---|---|
Example: Testing & Validation (Level 4) depends on a CI/CD pipeline, which depends on a Source of Truth being in place. The sequence must be: Source of Truth → Pipeline → Automated Testing.
Effort and Impact Estimate
Section titled “Effort and Impact Estimate”A rough sizing to support prioritisation. This is an order-of-magnitude estimate, not a project plan.
| Initiative | Gap Addressed | Estimated Effort | Expected Business Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| S / M / L / XL | |||
| S / M / L / XL | |||
| S / M / L / XL | |||
| S / M / L / XL |
Effort guide: S = weeks, M = 1–3 months, L = 3–6 months, XL = 6+ months
What We Are Not Doing (and Why)
Section titled “What We Are Not Doing (and Why)”Document gaps that are being deliberately deferred and the reasoning. This prevents them from resurfacing as disagreements during roadmap planning.
| Gap | Reason for Deferral | Review Date |
|---|---|---|
Hand-off to Transformation Roadmap
Section titled “Hand-off to Transformation Roadmap”This gap analysis feeds directly into Chapter 4 — Transformation Roadmap.
The roadmap session should take the high-priority gaps from this document and answer:
- What phases of work close these gaps?
- What are the dependencies between phases?
- What does success look like at the end of each phase?
- What investment is required?
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