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4.3.1 Demonstrating professionalism through competency assessment
Author(s) -
Holt Jon,
Perry Simon,
Currie Malcolm
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2008.tb00820.x
Subject(s) - competency assessment , process (computing) , order (exchange) , business practice , engineering ethics , knowledge management , process management , computer science , management science , psychology , engineering , medical education , business , medicine , business administration , finance , operating system
In order to be successful in business, it is essential that we can inspire our clients with confidence. This confidence must exist at both the organisational and individual level. As practising systems engineers, it is essential that we are able to demonstrate our professionalism in everything that we do and, hence, inspire confidence in our colleagues and clients. This paper looks at the issue of professionalism through competency assessment. The INCOSE competencies framework is used as an example of a good best‐practice model and an assessment process, known as UCAM, is introduced and discussed. A real‐life industrial case study taken from the rail industry is presented which discusses the practical business benefits of effective competency assessment and some actual results are presented. Finally, some general comments and observations are included regarding the INCOSE competency framework.