CII Awards

CII Enterprise Innovation Maturity Framework

The CII Enterprise Innovation Maturity Framework is a comprehensive model developed to help organizations assess and improve their innovation capabilities. The framework evaluates organizations across five key dimensions:

  • Strategy: Innovation strategy alignment with business goals
  • Culture: Organizational culture that fosters innovation
  • Process: Systems and processes for managing innovation
  • Technology: Use of technology for innovation
  • Results: Outcomes and impact of innovation

Organizations are assessed at five maturity levels:

  1. Level 1: Ad-hoc - Innovation happens sporadically
  2. Level 2: Developing - Basic innovation processes in place
  3. Level 3: Defined - Structured innovation management
  4. Level 4: Managed - Systematic innovation processes
  5. Level 5: Optimizing - Continuous improvement and excellence