Market Readiness Level Rating, Market Capabilities Evaluation: Sympa
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-1 | Product Establishment | Status: 4: Mature, Complete, Stable Product (Range) | |
MKT-2 | Developers and Community | Status: 4: Regular third party contributors | |
MKT-3 | Professional Support | Status: 1: Help contact point identified (ML, issue tracker) | |
MKT-4 | User and Customer Base | Status: 3: Broad community user base, Early customer base | |
MKT-5 | Sales Activity | Status: 0: No sales | |
MKT-6 | FInancial Stability | Status: 2: Sponsored project, or professional early stage | |
MKT-7 | Market Recognition | Status: 1: Basic identity, website |