Market Readiness Level Rating, Market Capabilities Evaluation: Spoon

Open Source Project Market Capabilities

The market readiness level scoring of an open source project would not be complete without an assessment of its market capabilities. This is conducted through an expert interview with the project leaders based on a grid of 48 situations evaluated from a business perspective.

MKT-1Product EstablishmentStatus:  4: Mature, Complete, Stable Product (Range)
MKT-2Developers and CommunityStatus:  3: Occasional third party contrib.
MKT-3Professional SupportStatus:  2: Organized community best effort
MKT-4User and Customer BaseStatus:  3: Broad community user base, Early customer base
MKT-5Sales ActivityStatus:  1: Random sales by project lead or founders
MKT-6FInancial StabilityStatus:  0: R&D subsidies, Own time
MKT-7Market RecognitionStatus:  1: Basic identity, website