Capabilities Inventory and Attributes - Lifecycle and Status Attributes for the Capabilities Inventory

Capabilities Inventory and Attributes

Lifecycle and Status Attributes for the Capabilities Inventory

Lifecycle and Status attributes track the current state of each Capability and the key dates associated with lifecycle transitions.

Attribute Name	Maturity	Description and Notes
Lifecycle Status	Crawl	Description — The current state of the Capability in its governed lifecycle. Benefit(s) — Enables the capability map to distinguish actively governed capabilities from those in transition or exited. Source — Manual Examples — Proposed, Active, Under Review, Deprecated, Retired Notes — Valid values: Proposed, Active, Under Review, Deprecated, Retired. Status changes require inventory owner approval.
Effective Date	Walk	Description — The date on which this Capability became Active. Benefit(s) — Enables longitudinal analysis of how the enterprise capability portfolio has evolved. Source — Manual Examples — 2024-01-01, 2022-07-15
Planned Retirement Date	Walk	Description — The date on which this Capability is planned to reach Retired status. Populated only for Capabilities in Deprecated status. Benefit(s) — Enables transition planning for capabilities scheduled for retirement. Source — Manual Examples — 2026-12-31, 2025-06-30 Notes — Use Not Applicable for Active and Proposed Capabilities.