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Representative POMs are described for Operating System / IaaS at each level of maturity.

2Basic

• Practice

  Develop policies, processes, and procedures for the life cycle management of the major operating systems, and select the appropriate tools to successfully implement.

  Outcome

  A basic, repeatable, and reliable life cycle approach emerges for the design, implementation, and support of the major operating systems.

  Metric

  % of operating systems whose life cycles are documented and managed.

3Intermediate

• Practice

  Use standard policies, processes, procedures, and tools for the life cycle management of all operating systems within the organization.

  Outcome

  Life cycle management and tool sets have been standardized and partially automated for all operating systems.

  Metric

  % of operating systems using the standard management life cycle.

4Advanced

• Practice

  Regularly test and review to automate and improve the life cycle management of the operating systems.

  Outcome

  The life cycle management of all operating systems is incrementally improved and semi-automated.

  Metrics

  • % automation of the management of the operating system life cycle.
  • # of improvements to the life cycle management of each operating system.

5Optimized

• Practice

  Use research and experimentation to exploit all new and best practice approaches to improve the life cycle management of the operating systems.

  Outcome

  The life cycle management of all operating systems is continuously optimized.

  Metric

  % cost savings due to the optimization of the life cycle management of the operating systems.