Developing Competence in Competency Assessment and Development – Experiences from Applying the INCOSE Systems Engineering Competency Framework from two Large Organizations

Abstract

Structured competency management is a key issue for all organizations. This paper presents an analysis on how two large aerospace organizations have introduced the INCOSE Systems Engineering Competency Framework for improving competency management. For both organizations, the purpose of introducing this framework is to describe both the breadth and depth of skills within the Engineering / Systems Engineering workforce, and to give an objective guidance for individuals throughout their career. An outline is given of how the framework has been introduced, including adoptions to specific needs of each organization. Different areas of focus and priority are driving some distinct approaches being taken within each organization. Adopting and extending it is a low-cost route for introducing detailed Systems Engineering competency management in an organization.