Ecosystem-led growth isn’t just a trend—it’s the strategy top-performing companies are using to scale with agility and purpose. If you’re navigating the complexities of indirect channels, co-innovation, and partner value realization, you already know: traditional partner management alone won’t get you there.
At TiER1, we’ve spent years walking alongside organizations—large and small—as they seek to create meaningful, measurable, and sustainable impact through their partner ecosystems. That’s why we created the TiER1 Ecosystem Maturity Model (TEMM) Assessment, a comprehensive framework and practical guide that helps leaders understand exactly where your organization stands—and what to do next.
Partner-driven revenue already makes up over 38% of SaaS application revenue globally, and companies who lead in this space are seeing real gains:
But ecosystem success requires more than adding more partners. It requires orchestration: a structured, strategic approach that aligns your people, systems, and strategies across a network of collaborators—not just channels.
Introducing TEMM: A Modern Framework for Modern Ecosystems
The TEMM assessment breaks ecosystem success into six critical dimensions, each with defined progression paths from Initial to Optimized:

This isn’t theoretical. It’s grounded in real-world insights from clients like Salesforce, HubSpot, and Adobe—plus expert commentary from leading voices in ecosystem development.
The TEMM assessment helps you benchmark your ecosystem maturity and uncover your next best moves. Whether you’re orchestrating your own platform, participating in others’, or doing both, this guide meets you where you are.
You’ll gain:
If you’re ready to move from managing partnerships to orchestrating a thriving ecosystem, download The TEMM Assessment today.
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