A maturity assessment is a structured evaluation that measures an organisation's capabilities and processes against predefined criteria. It helps identify strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement across various business functions. The key points from this definition are that;

• It is structured and follows a comprehensive framework
• It is an evaluation of an organisation's capabilities against predefined criteria
• It helps identify strengths as well as weaknesses
• It enables the identification and prioritisation of appropriate improvement actions.

This paper elaborated on the principles of an engineering simulation maturity assessment.