Competency Framework for Software Engineers

One of the main concerns of the software industry is to develop the talent of its human resources, since the quality and innovation of its products and services depend to a great extent on the knowledge, the ability and the talent that software engineers apply in the software development process. A competency framework defines a set of knowledge, skills, and behaviors that professionals must have to excel in their careers. A competency framework facilitates the identification of training needs and guides the design of a professional development program. In this paper we propose a competency framework for software engineers, whose design is based on the activities and interactions that they perform during the software development process.