Criteria

This section provides explanation about the Criteria in the MINCE Maturity Model.

Criteria: overview

Figure 15 – Physical positions of the MINCE Towers

MINCE uses five Criteria: Five different views on MINCE maturity aspects that are taken into account from each of the six MINCE Towers. The adjecent visualization at the right hand side shows the way to consider the physical position of these Criteria, which are considered for each of the six Towers.

All Towers in the MINCE "castle" each have observation holes in five directions (see the picture at the left hand side). These "windows" are available at each of the five levels in each Towers.

Figure 16 – Physical positions of the MINCE Criteria

In our language, we do not speak of "holes" – instead, we speak of Criteria (plural: the whole set) or (singular: one out of the set) Criterion.

A Criterion allows us to view outside of the Tower, and reflect on what we see. Five Criteria, used in combination, allow us to see all around a Tower from different heights. Each Tower for that purpose has five observation holes, one set at each of the heights the Tower provides. These Criteria, in a neat round manner, cover the environment. The Criteria provide us with a full-circle view. They have to do with maturity aspects that can be considered in relation to the organizational aspects in the Towers. These are those five Criteria:

1. Leaderhip;
2. Staff;
3. Policy;
4. Means;
5. Instructions.

This visualization illustrates the way to consider the physical position of these Criteria in each of the Towers. In this drawing the Criteria within Level 5 of a Tower are indicated. These five Criteria, indicated A-E, are repeated at each of the five Levels.