Buildingprojectmanagementcapability throughcompetencyassessments

Author MelanieFranklin,ChiefExecutive, MavenTrainingLimited

Contents Overview................................................................................................................................3 Benefits..................................................................................................................................4 TheMavenapproach.............................................................................................................5 Createcompetencymodel....................................................................................................5 Launchcompetencymodel...................................................................................................7 Applycompetencymodel.....................................................................................................9 Conclusion............................................................................................................................11 CompanyOverview..............................................................................................................12 AppendixASamplecompetencymodels..........................................................................13

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Overview

Competencymodelsemergedinthe1980sasaresponsetoorganisationalchangeandarenowan acceptedpartofmanagementdevelopment.Inmanyorganisationstheyformthebackboneofthe performancemanagementandrecruitmentprocesses.Thereareamyriadofbestpracticemodels availabletoorganisationsbuttheirvalueisgreatestwhentheyaretailoredtothevision,mission andcultureoftheparticularorganisation. Inthelastcoupleofyearstherehasbeenthedevelopmentofspecificmodelsforspecificskillsets. ForexampletheNHShasdevelopeditsownskillsandcompetenciesframeworktoincludeclinical andnonclinicalspecialisms,theChangeManagementInstitutehasdevelopedacompetency modelforchangepractitioners,theAssociationforProjectManagershasamodelforproject, programmeandportfoliomanagementandtherearecompetencymodelsforthoseworkingin finance,ITandtraining.IntheUKmanyorganisationshavecontributedtothecreationofNational OccupationalStandardsfordifferentindustrysectors,fromwhichindustryspecificcompetencies canbederived. 'Competencies'arethebehavioursthatemployeesmusthave,ormustacquire,toinputintoa situationinordertoachievehighlevelsofperformance.
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Thesebehaviourshavebeenidentifiedastheonesthatmostmakeadifferencetojob performanceandtheyarederivedfromobservingsuperiorperformerstoidentifythedifferences inhowtheybehavecomparedtoadequateperformers.Individualsuseacombinationofpeople centredbehaviours(referredtoasmanagementorleadershipcompetencies)andtechnical competencieswhicharespecifictotheskillsetthattheyuse.Aneffectivecompetencymodel mustassessmanagementandtechnicalcompetencies. Thispaperexplainshowtodevelopandapplyacompetencymodelthataddressthecompetencies requiredfortheeffectiveimplementationofchangethroughportfolio,programmeandproject managementtherebyincreasingthecapabilityofanorganisationtosuccessfullyachieveits strategicobjectives. Effectiveimplementationofchangerequiresthatanorganisationhasthecapabilityto: Assessitsstrategicobjectivesanddefinetheportfolioofprojectsandactivitiesthatwill leadtotheachievementofeachobjective Formimplementationteamsskilledinthedeliveryofchange(projects)andthetransition ofcorebusinessfrombusinessasusualtoanewversionofbusinessasusual: o Deliverprojectsontime,onbudgetandtotherequiredlevelofquality o Implementthenewsystems,processes,productsandservicescreatedbyeach projectusingastructuredapproachensuringthatthedaytodayoperationsarenot destabilisedbychangeandthatindividualssupportthechangesandarewillingand abletoadoptthem.

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Benefits

Thebenefitsderivedfromtheappropriateuseofacompetencymodelforthesuccessful implementationofchangecanbedefinedbasedonhowthemodelisapplied.Thetwomost commonapplicationsofacompetencymodelareforrecruitment,selectionandtalent management,andasadevelopmenttoolusedbyindividualsandtheirlinemanagers. Thebenefitsofusingacompetencymodelforrecruitmentpurposesinclude: Establishmentofclearexpectationsofwhattheorganisationexpectsandneedsfroman individual Reductioninthecostsoftherecruitmentandretentionofstaffasthereisanincreasein retentionandareductioninthenumberoffailedcandidateswholeaveinthefirstyear Talentpoolisnotdilutedwithinsufficientlyablerecruits Increaseinproductivityastheproportionofsuperiorperformersincreases Provisionofobjectiveselectioncriteriawhichminimiselegalchallengestotherecruitment process(grievances,tribunals) Thebenefitsofusingregularcompetencyassessmentforstaffdevelopmentincludeprovisionof: Aroadmapforbuildingstrengthsandclosingdevelopmentgaps Careerpathsthatincludelateralandverticalmovestoincreasetherangeofopportunities acrosstheorganisation Helpindevelopingalearningorganisationconsciouslytransforminganddeveloping Therebyenabling: Anincreaseinthepoolofhighlyskilledinternalresources Greaterproductionefficiencythroughthealignmentofappropriatelyskilledresourcesto eachchangeinitiative Enhancedemployeemoraleandareductioninrecruitmentandretentioncosts Increasedrateofreturnonalldevelopmentactivities Betterqualityoutcomesandanincreaseincustomersatisfaction

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TheMavenapproach

Developmentofacompetencymodelshouldbeundertakeninisolationfromothergovernance structuresanddevelopmentproceduresthatarealreadyinexistence.Tocreateacompetency modelwiththebestfitfortheorganizationmeansunderstandingtheprevailingcultureandvalues ofthatorganization,alongsideitsambitionsandthevisionithasofwhatitwillbecomeinthe future. Webelievetherearethreestepstotheprocess: Createcompetencymodel Project Projectplanningmeeting Developmentofacompetencyframeworkisrunasaprojectwithanagreedtimeline,budgetand setofresources.Thepurposeoftheplanningmeetingistoconfirmthescopeandobjectivesof thisprojectincludingthestrategicandoperationalreasonsfordevelopingthemodel,the stakeholders,theanticipatedbenefitsandtherisksandlikelyissuesthatwillarise. Identifystrategicobjectivesandvalues Acompetencymodelismosteffectiveifthecompetenciesthatitassessesarerelevanttothe industrysector,ambitionsthattheorganisationhasandtheprevailingcultureandvaluesthat thosealreadyworkingintheorganisationdemonstrate.Theindicatorswhichdemonstrateeach competencywillbeinfluencedbythesevalues.Forexampleifqualityisaprevailingthemeinthe valuesoftheorganisationthentesting,reviewing,checkingandgettingapprovalfrom stakeholderswillbeimportantexamplesofcompetency.
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Createcompetencymodel Launchcompetencymodel Applycompetencymodel

Identify strategic objectives and values Select competency frameworks from best practice models Identify roles to be included in this exercise

Select competencies & indicators from each model Map competencies to each role Generate Competency model

Planning Meeting

Agree levels of assessment for each indicator

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Identifyrolestobeincludedinthisexercise Rolesmayrefertomanagementlevelstowhichthecompetencymodelapplies,ordisciplinesor specialismsthataretobeincluded.Generallyacompetencymodelisapplicabletoalllevelsof management;itisthelevelofabilitythatincreaseswithgrade,butthecompetenciesarecoreto theorganisationwhatevertheseniorityofthepersonbeingassessed. Thereisabalancetobeachievedincreatingamodelthatisreflectiveofalltheskillsrequiredto implementsuccessfulchangeandbeingsobroadastoignorespecificskillsthatareonlyheldby certainroles.Effectivelythescopeofthemodelmustbeconfirmedatthispoint,balancingits inclusivenessandthenumberofstafftowhomitisapplicableagainsttheneedtomakeitspecific enoughtobemeaningful. Selectcompetencyframeworksfrombestpracticemodels Thereareanumberofcompetencymodelscreatedbyprofessionalbodieswhosemembersare activeproject,programme,portfolio,riskandchangemanagers. Theprojectrelatedframeworksaredesignedtoaddresstheskillsrequiredtomanagea projectfrominitialideathroughtosuccessfuldeliveryi.e.thetraditionalprojectlifecycle Thechangerelatedframeworksencompasstheskillsassociatedwithsuccessfulhandover ofcompleteddeliverablesandtheadoptionbynewusers.Thistransitionperiodrequires anumberofskillsincludingrelationshipbuildingandempathy,aswellasakeen appreciationofthebusinessenvironmentintowhichthedeliverablesaretobeadopted Effectivechangehastobecommunicatedandthecompetenciesassociatedwith excellence;trainingandcoachingprovidesausefulsourceofskillsinthisarea. ExamplesofframeworksaregiveninAppendixA. Selectcompetenciesandindicatorsfromeachmodel Withinacompetencymodel,thereareanumberoflayersofinformationthatneedtobe specified: Thecompetency isthebehaviour,skillorability thatisexpectedoftheindividual. Theindicator isanexplanationofhowthe competenceisapplied.Itcanbeastandalone sentenceorparagraph,oritcanbesupportedby afurtherlevelofdetailwhichgivesexamplesof howthebehaviourmightbedemonstratedin positiveandnegativeways.Indicatorsmustbe writteninsuchawaythattheycanbeobserved andmeasured. Thevalue isavaluationofcapabilitywhichcanbe expressednumericallyordescriptively(high, medium,loworsatisfactory,good,excellentetc.). Thecompetencymodelrequirestwovalues:the firstistheactualvalueagainstwhichanindividual scoresthemselves:thesecondistheidealor expectedvaluethattheindividualshouldattain.
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 Mapcompetenciestoeachrole Differentcompetencieswillbeessential,importantoroptionalfordifferentroles.Toensurethat themodeldoesnotcontainlotsofskillsirrelevanttotherole,createvariantsofthemodelthat giveatargetedandfocussedapproach. Forexample,theskillsrequiredtodefineanddevelopchangearedifferenttothoserequiredto implementandderivebusinessbenefitsfromit.Thereforeacommonapproachistodevelop derivationsofthesamemodelfordifferentroles.Forexampletheremaybederivationsforuseby apractitioner(doer)andasponsor(decisionmaker),orforaprojectmanagementspecialistand anoperational/businessspecialist. Agreelevelsofassessmentforeachindicator Thelevelsselectedmustdiscourageanindividualfromclaimingthemiddlegroundandencourage theindividualtoactivelyassessiftheyarestrongorweakagainsteachindicator.Therefore,levels ofstrongorweakorhigh,medium,lowcanwork.Alsoscoresfrom1to5or1to10areuseful. Actualscoresenabletheresultstobetotalledandaveragedacrossmultipleindividualswhichcan addrichnesstothereportsgeneratedfromthemodel. Generatecompetencymodel Thisisthelaststeppriortothelaunchofthemodel.Themodelisreviewedtoensurethatthe competenciesselectedfromthedifferentbestpracticeapproachusecommonterminologyand explanationsofeachskillandindicatorofbehaviour. Launchcompetencymodel Communicate purpose of competency based model to those being assessed Generate Review results and Refine and launch Validate comparative devise ideal levels the model to all model via data from of competence per selected pilot group pilot group role/team participants Communicate scope of application to all HR professionals and explain linkages between and impact on HR activities and competency model: Talent management Succession Planning Communicatepurposeofcompetencybasedmodeltothosebeingassessed Thecompetencymodelisapositivedevelopmentfortheorganisationasitclarifiestheskills requiredtosuccessfullyimplementchange.Foranindividualitsdevelopmentcanappear threatening,asthemodelisusedtoassesscurrentskilllevelsandtodefinetherequiredskillsthat anindividualmustattainintheircurrentrole.Itisessentialthereforethatcommunicationsare devisedthatclearlyexplainhowthemodelwillbeapplied,howfrequentlyitwillbeusedandwhat willhappentothedatathatresultsfromeachassessment.Individualswillwanttoknowhowa competencymodelforeffectivelyimplementingchangefitswithanyexistingmodelsor assessmenttoolsinuseelsewhereintheorganisation.
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Validatethemodelviaapilotgroup Themodelneedstobereviewedtoconfirmitsrelevanceandtomakesureitisclearandeasyto understand.Thecompetenciesandtheirindicatorsneedtobeclearandunambiguoussothat eachpersonwhousesthemodelinterpretsthewordsinthesameway. Amodelthatassessesskillsinimplementingchangecanaffectawidenumberofroleswithinthe organisationthereforethepilotgroupshouldreflectthisdiversity,includingrepresentativesfrom: Projectorprogrammesponsors,managersandteammembers Otherparticipatingfunctionalmanagersresponsiblefortheimplementationofchange: o OperationsManagers o InternalAuditManager o FinanceManager o HRManager(learninganddevelopmentandorganisationaldesign) o ProcurementManager o ComplianceManager o RiskManager o QualityManager Generatecomparativedatafrompilotgroup Thevaluesthateachofthepilotgroupawardedthemselvesagainsteachindicatorneedtobe sensecheckedtoseeifthemodelisdeliveringassessmentresultsthatarealignedtotheactual skillsofthoseassessingthemselves. Adjustmentsmayneedtobemadeincludingtheremovalofambiguousindicatorsortheaddition offurtherindicatorstoenhancethecomplexityoftheskillbeingassessed.Forexampleifthepilot groupallscoredthemselveshighlyinacompetencywhichonlyseniormanagersorthose sponsoringorauthorisingchangearelikelytohavethenitmightbenecessarytoclarifythelevel ofauthorityrequiredinthebehaviourtoencouragethosewithouttheskilltogivethemselvesa lowvalue. Reviewresultsanddeviseideallevelsofcompetenciesperrole/team Usersofthemodelwillwanttounderstandhowhighlyskilledtheycurrentlyareagainstthevalues thatareexpectedofthem.Eachindicatorthereforemustbegivenanexpectedoridealvaluefor eachrole,team,specialismetc.dependingonwhothemodelisaimedat. Refineandlaunchthemodeltoallselectedparticipants Priortolaunchallamendmentstothemodelidentifiedduringusebythepilotgroupmustbe madeandthoseselectedtousethemodelmustbenotified.Themodelisrefinedduringits creationbutallparticipantsshouldbeencouragedtocontinuouslyrefineanddevelopitovertime CommunicatescopeofapplicationtoHRprofessionals Whencompetencymodelsaredevisedforspecialistareasthereisadangerthatthedevelopment hasnotbeundertakeninconjunctionwithotherHRrelatedactivities.Manyorganisationsalready havecompetencymodelsformanagementskillsandanymodelsforproject,programme, portfolio,changeandriskmanagementshouldbeintegratedwherepossible,otherwisethereis thedangerofatwotierapproachtoassessingskillsintheorganisation.

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Applycompetencymodel Generate Comparison competence against career development based job descriptions path Appoint Conduct Individual competence to role based Creation of Input to Conduct interviews Personal Performance competence Development Management/ assessments Plan Appraisal Team Summarise data for team or department Compare data to ideal levels for each role/team Generatecompetencebasedjobdescriptionsandconductcompetencybasedinterviews Thecompetencymodelprovidesthedefinitionsofskillsthatapplywhenhiringorpromotingstaff. Thecontentsofthemodelshouldthereforeformthebasisofcompetencybasedjobdescriptions andcompetencybasedinterviewquestions.Candidatesareaskedtodescribeasituationwhere theydemonstratedkeycompetenciesofmostinteresttotheinterviewer.Theseconversations makeuseoftheSTARmodel,wherethecandidatedescribesthesituation,thetask,theactivity andtheresultsoftheirbehaviour. Comparisonagainstcareerdevelopmentpath Whenanorganizationdefinesthecompetenciesthatitwishestoemphasisethenthe competenciescanbemappedtoacareerdevelopmentmapthatshowshowdifferentpathscan befollowedtoallowindividualstopursueavarietyofcareerswithintheorganization.Thisis particularlyimportantintheworldofprojectmanagementascareerscanencompassmany optionsincludingProjectorProgrammeManagers,ChangeManagers,RiskManagers,technical specialists,specialistsinspecificsystemsoroperationalprocedures. Conductcompetenceassessments Theprocessisintuitive;staffaretrainedhowtoundertaketheirassessmentsandsufficienttimein thebusinessdayisprovidedforstafftoundertaketheirassessment. Summarisethedatafortheteamordepartment Thereisagreatbenefitincomparingthedataagainstallthoseperformingthesameroleor workinginthesameteamordepartment.Managerscanseetheaverageskilllevel(ascompared withpeers)andwhotheunderandoverperformersare.Thisknowledgewillenablemanagersto
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takelocalisedactionsforcoachingtheunderachieversandgivingmorestretchingtaskstothe highperformersaswellasfeedingthisinformationintothetalentmanagementprocessesthatare operatedbytheHRfunction. Comparedatatoideallevelsforeachrole/team Theresultsofindividualassessmentsandthetotallevelofperformanceforgroupscanbe comparedagainstatargetthattheorganisationhasset.Thistargetmightbealevelofskillthe organisationbelievesismandatorytomaintaincurrentlevelsofperformanceorproductivityorit mightbeanaspirationallevelwhichlinkstotheachievementofthestrategicobjectives. CreationofPersonalDevelopmentPlan Addressingaskillsgapidentifiedbyacompetencyassessmentisspecifictothepersonwhowas assessed.Thereforethedevelopmentplanwillincludeactivitiesthatareappropriateforthat individual.Theseactivitiesinclude: Formaltrainingcourses Workshopsthataddressspecificissues Continualprofessionaldevelopmentactivitiesincludingmembershipofprofessional associations,subscriptionstospecialistmagazinesandwebbasedcommunitiesand secondmentstootherrolesorteams Coachingormentoringwithexperiencedpractitioners InputtoPerformanceManagement/Appraisal Useofthecompetencyassessmentcanbealignedtotheperformancemanagementprocessofan organisationviatheperiodicperformancereviewandappraisalmeeting.Theindividualcompletes theassessmentwhichproducesareportforuseattheappraisalmeeting,drawingattentionto strengthsandweaknesseswhichhelpstofocusondevelopingthecompetenciesthatwilldrive performanceagainstagreedstrategicgoals.

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Conclusion

Competencymodelsdeliversignificantbusinessbenefits.Theirusesendsaclearmessagetostaff, suppliersandcustomersaboutthelevelofskillthatemployeesmustdemonstrateinthe performanceoftheirroles. Inrecentyearstherehasbeenariseinthedevelopmentofspecialistmodelstargetingwell definedgroupsoftechnicalormanagerialskillsets.Itisexpectedthatthistrendwillcontinue. Thechallengefororganisationsistoscantheenvironmentforeachofthesemodelsandassess theirrelevancetotheculture,visionandmissionoftheorganisation.Developingamodeltailored totheneedsoftheorganisationensuresitsrelevancefordevelopingorganisationalcapability, whilstsourcingelementsofthemodelfrombestpracticeapproacheswillmotivateemployees. Thislinktobestpracticeprovidesaclearmappingofskillstothemembershipoftheprofessional bodieswhichoriginallycreatedthecompetencymodels.Thisprovidestheexternalvalidationthat employeesseekfromcontinualprofessionaldevelopmentactivities.

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CompanyOverview

Mavencanassistyoutoaddressprojectmanagementinthewidercontextoforganisational development.Wecannotfixallofyourproblemswearenot,anddonotclaimtobe,a managementconsultancy.Wearehoweverexpertsincapabilitybuildingandcanworkwithyouto alignprogramme,project,riskandchangemanagementwiththeorganisationyouwishto become.Wehavetheexpertiseandexperiencetodothealignmentforyoubutitisourethosto transfertheskillsintoourclientssotheybecomeselfsufficientgoingforward.Ourservicesare designedtotapintoinitiativesdesignatedastransformationalchangeprogrammes,talent managementstrategiesetc.inotherwords,totakeourservicesoutsideofthenarrower definitionsofprojectmanagementandoftraining. Weapplyastaged,structuredapproachtocapabilitybuildingbyaddressing: Thesituation:wegatherinformationontheobjectivesoftheorganisationandthegoalsandkey performanceindicatorsthatneedtobemet Thepeople:weusebestpracticecompetenceframeworkstoassesscurrentcapability Thestructure:weconductamaturityassessmenttodemonstratewheretheorganisationis currentlyinrelationtorunningitsprojectsand,equallyimportantly,howitcanprogresstothe nextlevelofmaturity Thediagrambelowillustratestheapproachinmoredetail: Datagathering Results ActionPlan Howdowemovefrom Situation Organisationalcontext: currenttofutureposition? Strategicobjectives Assessment Assumptions,risks,constraints 1.Summarisecurrentposition: Organisationalmaturity Staffcapability Peoplecontext: Sizeofgapwillinfluence People complexityofassignment Business&commercial Capability Context Assessment Techniques 2.Clarifydesiredfutureposition: Planningthestrategy Organisationalmaturity Executingthestrategy Staffcapability Organisationandgovernance 3.Explaintherelevant interventionforeachtheme: Structuralcontext: Workshops Managementcontrol TrainingCourses Maturity Benefitsmanagement AssuranceServices Assessment Financialmanagement MentoringandCoaching Stakeholdermanagement PerformanceSupport Riskmanagement CareerPaths Organisationalgovernance TalentManagement Resourcemanagement SuccessionPlanning ThisapproachhasbeensuccessfullyappliedwithourclientsandMavenwillbepleasedtodiscuss itsapplicabilitytoyourorganisationinmoredetail.
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AppendixASamplecompetencymodels IntheU.K.theAssociationforProjectManagement(APM)has developeditsAPMCompetenceFrameworkwhichidentifies47 competenciesinsevendistinctskillareasspecifictoprojectand programmemanagement.Foreachcompetence,anindividualwill assessthemselvesagainsttwodimensions: Knowledgeanindividualhasunderstandingofthesubject Experienceanindividualhaspracticallyappliedthesubject ProjectManagementInstitute(PMI)isaglobalorganizationwhich representsprojectmanagersacrossmanysectors.Italsohasa competencyframework,calledtheProjectManagerCompetency Development(PMCD)FrameworkSecondEdition,whichprovides generalcontextforthedefinition,assessmentanddevelopmentof projectmanagercompetency.Theframeworkoutlinesthekey dimensionsofprojectmanagementcompetencyandidentifiesthose competenciesthataremostlikelytoimpactprojectmanager performance. InternationalProjectManagementAssociation(IPMA)represents morethan50projectmanagementassociationsfromallcontinents. Itsetsprofessionalstandardsandpromotesprojectmanagementas aprofession.IthasacompetencyframeworkcalledtheIPMA CompetenceBaselinecoveringcompetenciesforproject,programme andportfoliomanagement. TheCouncilforAdministrationisthesectorskillscouncilforbusiness skillsandhasdevelopedanumberofNationalOccupational StandardsforManagementandLeadership.Includedinthesearesix standardsforfacilitatingchange: Encourageinnovationinyourteam Encourageinnovationinyourareaofresponsibility Encourageinnovationinyourorganisation Leadchange Planchange Implementchange TheChangeManagementInstituteisanAustraliabased organisation,withchaptersintheUKandSouthAfrica.Ithascreated amodelwith11competencyareasthatitviewsasanessential toolkitforchangepractitioners: Facilitatingchange

Strategicthinking Thinkingandjudgement Influencingothers Coachingforchange Projectmanagement Communication Selfmanagement Facilitationmeetingsandworkshops Professionaldevelopment Specialistexpertiselearninganddevelopment; communication

TPMA

TrainerPerformanceandMonitoringAssessment(TPMA)isa competencymodelfortrainers.Itprovidesaframeworkforthe objectiveassessmentofatrainer'sdeliveryperformanceand associatedsignpostingofdevelopmentalactivity. TPMAisauthorized,governedandmonitoredbytheInstituteofIT Training.Itisarecordofthetrainingprofessional'squalityof performanceinaliveenvironmentalignedtoindustrystandardsa realqualitybenchmarkfortrainers. TPMAassessesthedeliveryskillsoftrainers,notthesubjectmatter; thereforeitcanbeusedforalltrainers. Thiscompetencyframeworkhasbeendesignedbythemembership oftheAssociationforCoaching(AC).ItincorporatestheprocessesAC membersbelievetobecoretoexcellenceacrossthemanydiffering areasofcoachingwhichenableclient/coacheetoobtaintheir desiredoutcome. TheSkillsFrameworkfortheInformationAge(SFIA)identifiesthe skillsneededtodevelopeffectiveinformationsystems.Theskillsare groupedintosixcategoriesand,whilstthismodelmightatfirst appeartoospecialisedtobeapplicablefordevelopingacompetency modelforimplementingchange,severalofthecategoriesidentify theskillsneededtochangeanorganisationreadyfornewsystems. Thesecategoriesincludestrategyandarchitecture,businesschange andclientinterface.

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