Self-Implementation
A do-it-yourself path for organizations implementing JIVA without a consultant, paced over the 12-week ASCEND program.
Plan your implementation
Decide whether to self-implement and prepare the team.
Self-implementation overview: the 12-week ASCEND path
Implement JIVA yourself in 12 weeks. Six phases: Assess, Strategize, Configure, Enable, Normalize, Deliver.
Sample content4.1.2Is self-implementation right for you?
Self-implementation suits teams with a clear owner, accessible data and a few hours each week.
Sample content4.1.3Build your implementation team and responsibilities
Name a lead, data owners and an approver before week 1.
Sample content4.1.4Self-implementation master checklist (printable)
One checklist for all six phases.
Sample contentAssess (Weeks 1-2)
Map boundaries, data sources and the locked baseline.
Map your organizational and operational boundaries
Decide which entities, sites and activities are in scope.
Sample content4.2.2List your data sources and data owners
Record where each number comes from and who owns it.
Sample content4.2.3Choose and lock your baseline year
Pick the year you will compare against, then lock it.
Sample contentStrategize (Weeks 3-4)
Prioritise material categories and agree the operating model.
Prioritise your material emission categories
Focus first on the categories that drive most of your footprint.
Sample content4.3.2Agree your operating model and reporting cadence
Agree who enters, who reviews, who approves, and how often.
Sample contentConfigure (Weeks 5-6)
Set factors, templates, roles and reporting workflows.
Configure emission factors and regions
Choose the factor libraries and regions that match your operations.
Sample content4.4.2Set up data templates for your sector
Prepare collection templates that fit your sector’s data.
Sample content4.4.3Set up roles and permissions
Give each person the least access they need to do their job.
Sample content4.4.4Configure reporting workflows and approvals
Define how a report moves from draft to approved.
Sample contentEnable (Weeks 7-8)
Bring teams and suppliers into one evidence process.
Train your team using the Help Center
Use Help Center articles and the JIVA Assistant to train each role.
Sample content4.5.2Bring suppliers into one evidence process
Invite suppliers to submit data and evidence the same way your team does.
Sample contentNormalize (Weeks 9-10)
Close gaps, establish cadence and improve data quality.
Find and close data gaps
List what is missing, estimate where needed and plan how to replace each estimate.
Sample content4.6.2Improve your data quality
Replace estimates with measured data and attach evidence.
Sample content4.6.3Establish a monthly data routine
Make data entry a monthly habit, not a year-end rush.
Sample contentDeliver (Weeks 11-12)
Publish the first outputs and plan the path to Assured.
Go-live readiness checklist
Confirm data, roles and reports are ready before you publish.
Sample content4.7.2Publish your first outputs
Share your first inventory, report or passport.
Sample content4.7.3Plan your path to the Assured stage
Plan the steps from Connected to Assured: controls, evidence and external review.
Sample contentHelp along the way
What to do when a step does not go to plan.