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Unified Commerce Assessment Framework

Purpose

The UC-BoK Assessment Framework enables an organisation to:

  1. Measure current Unified Commerce maturity across 24 capabilities
  2. Identify priority gaps using strategic importance weighting
  3. Build a capability-driven investment roadmap
  4. Track progress over time

How to Use

Step 1 — Score Each Capability

For each of the 24 capabilities, assign a maturity level (0–4) using the descriptors and assessment questions in the Maturity Model.

Level Label Definition
⬜ 0 Absent Capability does not exist
🟥 1 Ad hoc Single channel, manual, inconsistent
🟧 2 Fragmented Multi-system, partial automation, not unified
🟨 3 Integrated Cross-channel, automated, consistently applied
🟩 4 Optimised Real-time, data-driven, continuously improving

Step 2 — Calculate Domain Scores

Average the capability scores within each domain to produce a domain-level maturity score.

Step 3 — Calculate the UC Maturity Index (UCMI)

Weight the capability scores by strategic importance:

Importance Weight
critical
high
medium
low 0.5×
UCMI = Σ(score × weight) / Σ(weight)

UCMI ranges from 0.0 (not started) to 4.0 (fully optimised).

Step 4 — Identify Priority Gaps

Flag capabilities where: - importance = critical AND current-level < 3 - importance = high AND current-level < 2

These are blocking gaps that should be addressed before other investments.

Step 5 — Build Roadmap

Prioritise investments using: impact × gap size

priority-score = importance-weight × (3 - current-level)

Maturity Model Reference

Full Maturity Model with descriptors and assessment questions


Interpretation Guide

UCMI Range Interpretation
0.0 – 0.9 Pre-UC. Channels are fully siloed.
1.0 – 1.9 UC initiation. Some cross-channel capability started.
2.0 – 2.9 UC development. Key capabilities fragmented, roadmap in progress.
3.0 – 3.4 UC integration. Most capabilities unified. Few gaps remain.
3.5 – 4.0 UC leadership. Real-time, AI-enhanced, continuously improving.