Comparing Data Maturity Models: Dell, Gartner, and The Strategic Data Playbook

Data maturity models provide organizations with a structured framework to assess their current data capabilities and chart a path toward becoming more data-driven. This comparative model brings together leading frameworks from Dell, Gartner, and The Strategic Data Playbook to help you benchmark your organization’s current state and identify practical next steps for advancement.

By assessing where your organization falls across these five stages—you can identify capability gaps, prioritize investments, and develop a strategic roadmap for data transformation.

To use this framework, evaluate your current practices against each stage’s characteristics, determine your organization’s position, and then leverage the “How to Advance” recommendations to progress to the next level.

Remember that different departments within your organization may be at different maturity levels, and advancement requires both technical infrastructure and cultural change.