The assessment takes place by dividing the operation of the organisation in several categories. Each category encompasses several elements or dimensions that are needed to be accomplished before organisations could move to the next level. Based on the outcome of the assessment the zone or stage that the organisations are at will be identified. Then accordance to the organisations’ capabilities and their business objectives recommendation are provided for further improvement or further investment.

For continues improvement of organisation continues assessment for organisational capabilities with regular auditing of the process is essential. Auditing will facilitate a constructive communication channel between the involved entities in organisations. This approach establishes a common understanding of the current state of organisational capabilities and a unified platform from which action and development procedures are originated.

As part of the assessment of organisations’ maturity models, five questionnaires were provided to experts within organisations to evaluate their company’s capabilities in terms of data governance.