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Representative POMs are described for Middleware at each level of maturity.

2Basic

• Practice

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

  Outcome

  A basic, repeatable, and reliable approach begins to emerge to design, implement, and support the life cycle management of the major middleware components.

  Metric

  % of the middleware software life cycle that is documented and managed.

3Intermediate

• Practice

  Use standard policies, processes, procedures, and tools for the life cycle management of the middleware used by the organization.

  Outcome

  Life cycle management and tool sets have been standardized and partially automated for most of the middleware software.

  Metric

  % of the middleware software that uses a standard management life cycle.

4Advanced

• Practice

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

  Outcome

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

  Metrics

  • % automation of the management of middleware.
  • # of improvements to the life cycle management of the middleware.

5Optimized

• Practice

  Use research and experimentation to exploit all new and best practice approaches to optimize the life cycle management of the middleware.

  Outcome

  The life cycle management of the middleware is continuously optimized.

  Metric

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