Office of Enterprise Technology Capability Maturity Model

2015 NACo Achievement Award Winner

Maricopa County, Ariz., AZ

About the Program

Category: Information Technology (Best in Category)

Year: 2015

The need to measure performance is necessary to demonstrate successful deployment of strategy and solutions. The Maricopa County Office of Enterprise Technology (OET) has established a Capability Maturity Model based on its Cyber Security strategy to provide effectiveness measurements that demonstrate the ability to address Cyber Security threats. The Capability Maturity Model breaks down the components established in the Cyber Security Strategy and by using best practice standards identified by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), leverages questionnaires that measure performance. The assessment program is also applied to other Maricopa County Information Technology departments to establish an overall indication of performance in measuring risk to the County’s technology infrastructure.