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The Openness Maturity Model (OMM) attempts to define open attributes and a means to assess the type of openness within the community of practice responsible for the design, development, and distribution of the open artifact.

Importantly, the Openness Maturity Model is not designed to assess the "openness" of an artifact (object, software, OER, etc.) claimed to be open–there are plenty of licenses which can be used to assess the openness of an object–rather, the model assess the openness of the organization/community that creates and manages artifact.

Traditional Maturity Model Definition:

There are five levels defined along the continuum of the a maturity model

1. Initial (chaotic, ad hoc, individual heroics) - the starting point for use of a new or undocumented repeat process.
2. Repeatable - the process is at least documented sufficiently such that repeating the same steps may be attempted.
3. Defined - the process is defined/confirmed as a standard business process, and decomposed to levels 0, 1 and 2 (the latter being Work Instructions).
4. Managed - the process is quantitatively managed in accordance with agreed-upon metrics.
5. Optimizing - process management includes deliberate process optimization/improvement.

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"Opening" the Maturity Model Definition:

Using the above as a framework, the following can be applied to each attribute

Other possible dimensions or indicators to potentially throw into the mix and organize:

OER/OCW

• accessibility of material formats (PDF vs RTF, etc.)
• licensing (CC vs. copyright, etc.)
• portability/interoperability (scorm, cartridges, IMS, etc.

Also, looking again at emm and Ken's comment above- going to enter those process categories at least preliminarily into the above doc.

access the maturity of an open project:

1. Initial (chaotic, ad hoc, individual heroics) - the starting point for use of a new or undocumented open project.
2. Repeatable - openness is at least documented sufficiently such that repeating the same steps toward openness may be attempted.
3. Defined - openness is defined/confirmed as a standard business process, and decomposed to levels 0, 1 and 2 (the latter being Work Instructions).
4. Managed - openness is quantitatively managed in accordance with agreed-upon metrics (those of the OMM)
5. Optimizing - openness management includes deliberate principle/process/practice optimization/improvement.

Openness Values

Courage: Courage is sufficient to participate in openness, however participants may be motivated by other causes, such as: a condition of employment; direction from a supervisor; peer pressure; or, a hidden agenda—perhaps to influence (or sabotage) direction.

• Individual Courage:"The willingness to proclaim oneself, or a project, 'open.'"
  • Initial: An interest/desire has been expressed in being open or joining an open initiative ("I'm open!")
    • Evidence: Artifacts including the individual's interest in being open or joining an open initiative.
  • Repeatable: The individual understands and has expressed the value of openness ("Open enables...").
  • Defined: The benefit(s) of openness for the individual has been articulated ("Open allows me to...").
  • Managed: Expectations of openness for the individual have been established ("I will be open in order to...").
  • Optimizing: The individual continually updates the previous (Am I still open?).
• Organizational Courage: "The willingness to declare an organization or project open."
  • Initial: An initial interest/desire has been expressed in being open or joining an open initiative.
  • Repeatable: The organization understands and has expressed the value of openness.
  • Defined: The benefit(s) of openness for the organization has been articulated.
  • Managed: Expectations of openness for the organization has been established.
  • Optimizing: The organization continually updates the previous.

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• Individual Participation: "The active involvement with or within an organization that has identified itself to be open."
  • Initial: The individual has publicly associated themselves with an organization ("I belong to the open project...").
  • Repeatable: The individual engages consistently with the organization and consistently references their involvement ("I will be going to the open project's...").
    (
    • Evidence: Participation is at least documented sufficiently such that repeating the same steps may be attempted
    )
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    • Defined: The individual has established a specific role with or within the organization.
      (
      • Evidence: Participation is defined/confirmed as a standard business process
      )
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      • Managed: The individual has undertaken specific responsibilities with the organization.
        (
        • Evidence: Participation is quantitatively managed in accordance with agreed-upon metrics
        )
        • .
        • Optimizing: The individual assesses and validates/redefines their role and responsibilities in the organization.
          (
          • Evidence: Participation management includes deliberate participation optimization/improvement
          )
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        • Organizational Participation: "The willingness to invite and admit any individual or other organization to engage with the organization"
          
          • Initial: The organization has publicly declared anyone can engage with it.
          • Repeatable: The organization engages consistently with any interested party, and consistently declares the ability for engagement of interested parties.
          • Defined: the organization recognizes standard roles within the organization
          • Managed: the organization has established responsibilities associated with roles.
          • Optimizing: The individual assesses and validates/redefines their role and responsibilities in the organization.

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        • Individual: "Participants engage directly (i.e. straightforwardly), truthfully and authentically with the organization."
          • Initial:
        • Organizational: "The organization engages directly (i.e. straightforwardly), truthfully and authentically with the participants."

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