The Open Group Service Integration Maturity Model (OSIMM) is the industry’s first collaborative maturity model for SOA adoption. Spearheaded by members of The Open Group, including IBM, BEA, HP, EDS, and Capgemini, the initiative is working to provide an industry recognized maturity model for advancing the adoption of service-oriented architecture (SOA) within and across businesses.

As more organizations continue to embrace the use of services as the foundation for their next-generation IT infrastructures, it is increasingly important for them to assess their maturity within a complete SOA migration path and identify how to maximize business benefits from their adoptions. Many SOA maturity models exist today, however an industry-recognized adoption model and terminology based on open standards are both required for companies to realize the full potential of SOA. The Open Group Service Integration Maturity Model will leverage proven best practices within the industry, helping IT practitioners create a roadmap for their incremental adoption and evolution of SOA. Additionally, the model is being developed to help organizations achieve advanced levels of service integration that are specifically in line with their unique SOA migration path and business goals.

The first public version of The Open Group Service Integration Maturity Model technical paper will be available to the public in early 2007. For more information about becoming a Member of The Open Group and contributing to the further development of the OSIMM standard, please register here