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6.6Measuring Chaos Engineering Maturity
| Level | Description | Characteristics |
|---|---|---|
| 0 - None | No chaos engineering | "We hope things work" |
| 1 - Ad hoc | Manual experiments in staging | One-time tests, no automation, staging only |
| 2 - Emerging | Automated experiments in staging | Chaos in CI/CD, documented experiments, staging |
| 3 - Practicing | Regular experiments in production | Scheduled production chaos, probe validation, game days |
| 4 - Advanced | Continuous chaos with automated remediation | 24/7 chaos, auto-rollback on failure, chaos as code |
Most organizations should aim for Level 3 within 12 months of starting their chaos engineering practice. Level 4 requires mature SRE practices and strong observability foundations.