ECM3 is without a doubt the most successful maturity model for ECM with downloads of the model passing the 5,000 mark recently. The fact that it was a work of love by ourselves at Real Story Group and the good folk at Wipro, given as a pure open source model to the community has probably been a key reason for the success – but I hope the real reason for the success is the depth and quality of the model.

So how to top success with more success? Well we have decided to merge efforts with the famous MIKE2.0 model. This is also open source and free to use, and is the de-facto maturity model for structured data, our hope is that by adding our work to MIKE2.0 that we can spread the love even further and not only reach into the structured data world, but also help raise the profile and importance of ECM in this parallel universe

The ECM3 site will remain and you can continue to download and use the model from here. But we do encourage you to also check out http://mike2.openmethodology.org/ as well.

Our thanks for all the support to date – in particular the outstanding work and contribution to the model by Apoorv Durga and Dave Smigiel – and here’s to the next chapter in ECM3 history!

As we are rapidly approaching the 4,000 mark for downloads (amazing!) today we have uploaded version 2.0 of the maturity model.  In truth the model has not changed that much, but we have incorporated a slew of minor comments from the community.

In our day to day work we find that we increasingly recommend the model to our clients so that they can do a quick sanity check as to where they as an organization stand, or to do a more thorough assessment. It seems to work well either way.

It remains free and fully open source – just click, download and use.  We do though ask that if you have had success (or otherwise) to let us know – and if you want to contribute and add to it further to do so and again keep us in the loop.

Here’s to the most successful ECM Maturity model of them all

Last month marked the 1 year anniversary of the launch of the open source ECM Maturity model, ECM3. Despite the huge amount of work that went into developing the model, we launched to very little fanfare yet it seems to have helped fill a need. So, to mark this birthday, I thought I’d share some statistics with you. Since the launch we’ve seen:

• 11,000+ unique visitors to ECM3.org
• 3,300+ downloaders of the model
• Some exciting stories of people sharing their real-life experiences using the model (we will be sharing our own stories in some subsequent blog entries)

We know that version 1.1 of the model is long overdue, but I assure you that we’ve been collecting all of your fantastic feedback and will be making a concerted effort to publish version 1.1 in the coming weeks. From what we’ve seen so far, no major changes will be needed, just some minor tweaks here and there. However, if you feel inspired to add to and expand the model let us know, as we would love to see version 1.2 and even 2.0 at some future point.

Please continue to send your suggestions, comments, and examples of how you are using the model. Thanks for all of your help in creating something that is making a real difference in the industry, and do remember this is true open source – open commons, make use of it, it’s yours!

A short intro to the model here, hopefully providing a little context.

http://www.slideshare.net/jarrodgingras/introduction-to-the-ecm3-maturity-model