Patent ID: 7761316

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for determining the maturity level of a company in view of multiple maturity models to meet process certification requirements comprising: with a computer processor: providing individual requirements of the multiple maturity models in accordance with process certification requirements on a display; receiving generalized work products through a user interface and storing the generalized work products in a first table; with a computer processor, relating the individual requirements of the multiple maturity models stored in at least a second table to the generalized work products stored in the first table; receiving company-specific work products through a user interface and storing the company-specific work products in a third table; with a computer processor, associating at least some of the company-specific work products stored in the third table with at least some of the generalized work products stored in the first table; with a computer processor, tracing the company-specific work products stored in the third table to the individual requirements of the multiple maturity models stored in at least the second table through the association of the at least some company-specific work products stored in the third table with at least some of the generalized work products stored in the first table; with a computer processor, generating an association user interface that lists the company-specific work products adjacent to the generalized work products of the multiple maturity models and that shows associations between the generalized work products of the multiple maturity models and the company-specific work products on a display; with a computer processor, receiving input through the association user interface comprising one of: creating an association between listed company-specific work products and adjacent generalized work products of the multiple maturity models; and removing an association between listed company-specific work products and generalized work products of the multiple maturity models; providing an indicator of the maturity level of the company in view of each the multiple maturity models, wherein the maturity level indicates whether the organization is certified at that maturity level.