Overview
- Accenture and the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute published the AI Adoption Maturity Model (v1.0) and made it available through the SEI Digital Library after a public release in early June 2026.
- The framework measures capability across eight dimensions and five maturity levels and includes an assessment tool that produces a baseline, benchmarks and a step‑by‑step roadmap for improvement.
- Developers built the model from systematic research that reviewed more than 100 existing efforts, conducted about 25 executive interviews, surveyed nearly 600 practitioners and ran pilots with several Fortune 500 firms, including Bosch Global Software Technologies.
- SEI and Accenture positioned the model to prioritize engineering rigor, governance and measurable outcomes because their research finds most organizations report little profit impact from AI, with only a small share scaling AI enterprise‑wide.
- The teams hosted a live webcast to present the model and are soliciting practitioner feedback, targeting both commercial and government users in regulated sectors that need engineering‑grade, risk‑aware AI adoption practices.