A critical distinction between maturity level 2 and maturity level 3 is the scope of standards,
process descriptions, and procedures. At maturity level 2, the standards, process descriptions, and
procedures may be quite different in each specific instance of the process
forexample, onaparticularproject. At maturity level 3, the standards, process descriptions, and procedures
for a project are tailored from the organization's set of standard processes to suit a particular
project or organizational unit. The organization's set of standard processes includes the processes
addressed at maturity level 2 and maturity level 3. As a result, the processes that are performed
across the organization are consistent except for the differences allowed by the tailoring
guidelines.