The Network Maturity Model for Internet development

The Internet has attracted more than 50 million users during the past four years, and there is every indication that its growth will continue at a similar rapid pace. As use of both enterprise networks and the Internet continues to grow, addressing the need for quality is an increasingly important issue. The paper considers the Network Maturity Model, a process for defining and implementing business decisions about allocating development resources, engineering decisions about network layout and performance, and management decisions about network operations. NMM introduces sound business and engineering practices from the disciplines of systems engineering and project and quality management to the design and operation of complex networks.