Stage 1: INITIATION
(First basic, routine applications are introduced)
Stage 2: CONTAGION
(Increasing numbers of applications are introduced without control or planning)
Stage 3: CONTROL
(Increasing demand for information from managers leads to some planning, some documentation and initial ideas about analyzing problems and designing system, though controls can stifle new system developments)
Stage 4: INTEGRATION
(Initial attempts are made to build cross-organizational applications, though these are often frustrated by lack of standards and lack of overall view)
Stage 5: DATA ADMINISTRATION
(Use of information is planned strategically, recognizing it as an organizational resource)
Stage 6: MATURITY
(Organization-wide strategic planning and analysis takes place and changes the structure of the organization)