The aim of the Life Cycle Management – Capability Maturity Model (LCM-CMM) is to focus on capability development and implementation to fully operationalise and mainstream Life Cycle Assessment in product development, marketing, and strategic decision-making in business. From a practical point of view, this approach aims at continuously raising the organisational maturity of an entity and its suppliers in order to make value chains more sustainable. To make that happen, the capability framework divides sustainability concepts into smaller elements, with specific objectives tailored to the current state of knowledge and practice of the organisation.
The LCM-CMM material consists of two components—the LCM-CMM guidance document (workbook) and the training slides and accompanying worksheets for in-class exercises. The function of the training slides is to provide participants with a basic understanding of the elements of the LCM-CMM, guidance, and worksheets to help them accomplish the following tasks at their own company or organisation:
- Conduct a maturity assessment to identify key organisational development needs;
- Scan their company’s competitive context to identify key near-term performance targets;
- Synthesise these two views to develop a list of potential improvement projects; and
- Use action-learning events to incrementally build a comprehensive life cycle management system.