
The Complexity Management Academy conducts consortium benchmarking studies, seminars and consulting in the fields of complexity and innovation management.
Complexity Management Academy GmbH
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About the Complexity Management Academy
The Complexity Management Academy GmbH (CMA), based in Aachen, is a service company for complexity, innovation and product development management in the manufacturing industry. Together with industrial consortia, the CMA conducts consortium benchmarking studies, including “Agile Product Development” (2019) with 16 consortium partners, “Digital Product Development” (2022) with around 120 surveyed companies, and “AI-driven Product Development” together with the Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL) of RWTH Aachen. In addition to the benchmarking studies, the company offers open and in-house seminars for further training as well as consulting and research in complexity and innovation management. With the Complexity Community, the CMA maintains a network of experts from industry and research in order to develop success patterns for mastering product- and process-induced complexity. Reference customers of the studies include, among others, Vaillant Group, John Deere, Bosch, Schaeffler, BMW, Airbus, Claas and Trumpf.
- Site
- Aachen
- Processes
- Consortium benchmarking studies, Continuing education offerings (open and in-house seminars), Consulting and research in complexity and innovation management
- Industries
- Manufacturing industry, Research, Machine tool engineering
- 01
Focus definition and kickoff with the industrial consortium
- 02
Study execution via scientific questionnaire and screening
- 03
Review meeting as a central milestone
- 04
Company visits to successful-practice companies
- 05
Closing conference and consolidated results report
- 06
Seminars and consulting for implementing the findings
Locations
Aachen
DEHead office
Inside the production



Industries
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 2019
Consortium benchmarking study “Agile Product Development” with 16 consortium partners
- 2022
Consortium benchmarking study “Digital Product Development” with approx. 120 surveyed companies
Consortium benchmarking study “AI-driven Product Development” together with the WZL of RWTH Aachen