Standard Model Maturity Assessment
See where your organisation is strong. Know what to improve next.
Know where your organisation is performing well, where the gaps are, and what to improve first.
The Maturity Assessment measures your organisation across the complete Standard Model for Business and gives you a clear, structured view of your business.
Five stages. Twenty functions. Eighty units. One clear report.
Price: $500 (30-Day Confidence Guarantee)
Stop guessing where to improve
As organisations grow, they become harder to understand.
One function may work well while another struggles. Teams may be busy but disconnected. Processes may exist but not be followed. Leaders may see individual problems without seeing how they fit together.
This makes it easy to focus on the loudest issue rather than the most important one.
The Maturity Assessment gives you a structured view of the whole organisation, so you can make better decisions about where to focus your time, money and attention.
Measure the whole organisation
The assessment covers all five stages of The Standard Model for Business:
Start
How effectively you develop products, win customers, serve them and deliver your work.
Stabilise
How well finance, people, technology, legal and communications support the organisation.
Grow
How effectively you innovate, build partnerships and scale your delivery.
Govern
How well procurement, administration, quality and corporate governance protect performance.
Assure
How effectively risk, ethics, compliance, ESG and internal audit build trust and accountability.
Together, these five stages cover twenty functions and eighty underlying units across the organisation.
What will the assessment show you?
The Maturity Assessment helps you understand:
Where your organisation is strongest
Where important capabilities may be missing
Which functions need greater structure
Where performance may depend too heavily on individuals
Which gaps could limit future growth
Where leadership attention is needed first
It gives you a shared structure for discussing the organisation as one connected system, rather than as a collection of separate departments.
How it works
1. Complete the assessment online
One nominated leader answers a structured set of statements about how the organisation currently operates.
The person completing it should have a broad understanding of the business and its main functions.
2. Measure your maturity
Each part of the organisation is assessed against five maturity levels:
Initial
Work happens, but there is no consistent way of doing it.
Developing
Some structure exists, but it is not yet applied consistently.
Defined
Processes are clear, documented and repeatable.
Managed
Performance is measured, reviewed and actively managed.
Optimised
The organisation continually learns, improves and applies strong practice.
3. Receive your personalised report
Your answers are converted into clear results across the complete model.
4. Decide what to improve
Use your results and recommendations to agree priorities, guide leadership discussions and plan your next steps.
What you receive
Your personalised PDF report includes:
Overall maturity result
A single view of your organisation’s current maturity.
Results across all five stages
See how your organisation performs across Start, Stabilise, Grow, Govern and Assure.
Function-level results
Understand the maturity of all twenty business functions.
Unit-level results
Explore the eighty underlying areas that make up the complete model.
Strengths and capability gaps
See where the organisation is performing well and where greater structure may be needed.
Prioritised recommendations
Receive clear recommendations to help you decide what to address next.
The report is designed to turn a complex organisation into a clear and understandable picture.
From information to action
A maturity score is only useful when it helps you make a better decision.
Your report can support:
Leadership and board discussions
Strategic and annual planning
Organisational development
Investment decisions
Transformation programmes
Preparation for growth
Governance and control improvements
Decisions about where deeper review is needed
You do not need to improve everything at once.
The purpose of the assessment is to help you identify the few areas that deserve attention first.
Who is it for?
The Maturity Assessment is designed for:
Entrepreneurs
Who have built a successful business but need more structure to support the next stage of growth.
Executives
Who want a clearer view of how the whole organisation operates, beyond their own area of expertise.
Leadership teams
Who need a common language for discussing strengths, gaps and priorities.
Organisations preparing for change
Including growth, investment, restructuring, transformation or greater governance expectations.
It is most useful for organisations that are already operating and have enough activity, people and processes to assess.
What the assessment is not
The Maturity Assessment is a directional self-assessment based on the answers provided by one nominated leader.
It does not:
Review supporting documents
Interview employees or other stakeholders
Test whether controls are operating effectively
Independently verify the answers provided
Provide an audit opinion or formal assurance
The results show where further attention may be needed. They do not independently prove that a process, control or function is effective.
For an evidence-based review with deeper analysis and validation, the next step is the Standard Model Business Review.
Price: $500
This includes the complete online assessment and your personalised PDF report.
Complete the assessment once you have selected the senior leader who is best placed to answer on behalf of the organisation.
30-Day Confidence Guarantee
We are confident our Maturity Assessment will give you a clearer understanding of your organisation and help identify meaningful priorities for improvement.
Complete the assessment, review your personalised report and take time to consider the results. If, within 30 days, you genuinely believe it has not delivered meaningful value, simply contact us and we will refund your purchase in full.
No complicated process. No hidden conditions. Just our commitment to delivering work that helps leaders make better decisions.
The value of knowing where to focus
The cost of the assessment is $500. The decisions it supports may be worth far more.
A missed capability gap can slow growth, create unnecessary cost or expose the organisation to greater risk. Leadership teams can also spend significant time and money improving the wrong areas simply because they do not have a clear view of the whole business.
The Maturity Assessment helps you:
Focus investment on the areas that matter most
Find capability gaps before they become larger problems
Avoid wasting time on low-priority improvements
Give leadership teams a shared view of the organisation
Make better decisions about growth, structure and control
One useful insight could repay the cost of the assessment many times over.
Go deeper when you are ready
The Maturity Assessment is designed to be the first step, not a dead end.
When you book a Standard Model Business Review within 12 months, the full $500 purchase price of your Maturity Assessment will be credited towards the review.
This allows you to begin with a focused diagnostic and move to a deeper review when the organisation is ready.
Frequently asked questions
What does the assessment cover?
It assesses all five stages, twenty functions and eighty units of The Standard Model for Business.
This includes areas such as product development, sales, customer service, operations, finance, human resources, technology, legal, communications, innovation, partnerships, logistics, procurement, governance, risk, compliance, ESG and internal audit.
Who should complete the assessment?
It should be completed by one senior leader who has a broad understanding of how the organisation operates.
This could be the founder, chief executive, chief operating officer or another experienced executive.
Why is it completed by one person?
Using one nominated leader creates a clear and consistent starting point.
It also keeps the assessment simple and accessible. Organisations that need input from several leaders, document review and independent validation should consider the Standard Model Business Review.
What maturity levels are used?
Each area is measured from Initial to Optimised:
Initial
Developing
Defined
Managed
Optimised
These levels show how consistently and effectively each capability operates.
Will I receive recommendations?
Yes. Your report will identify strengths, capability gaps and prioritised recommendations to help you decide where to focus next.
Is this an audit or independent review?
No.
It is a directional self-assessment based on the responses provided. It does not independently test documents, processes or controls.
Can I see the report before purchasing?
Yes. Sample report pages are available so you can understand the format and level of insight you will receive.
Can the price be credited towards another service?
Yes.
The full $500 price can be credited towards a Standard Model Business Review booked within 12 months of purchasing the Maturity Assessment.