01-01 - System Thinking

01-01 - System Thinking ()

This view is a prototype of merging two products: INCOSE Competence Framework and System Lifecycle Processes


(in addition to those at Supervised Practitioner level)
Adapts existing systems thinking practices on behalf of the enterprise to accommodate novel, complex or difficult system situations or problems
Advises organizations beyond the enterprise boundary on complex or sensitive systems thinking issues
Advises organizations beyond the enterprise boundary on the suitability of their approach to systems thinking
Champions the introduction of novel techniques and ideas in systems thinking beyond the enterprise boundary, in order to develop the wider Systems Engineering community in this competency
Coaches individuals beyond the enterprise boundary in systems thinking techniques, in order to further develop their knowledge, abilities, skills or associated behaviors
Coaches or mentors practitioners across the enterprise in Systems thinking in order to develop their knowledge, abilities, skills or associated behaviors
Communicates own knowledge and experience in systems thinking in order to improve best practice beyond the enterprise boundary
Creates enterprise-level policies, procedures, guidance and best practice for systems thinking, including associated tools
Defines system characteristics in order to improve understanding of need
Defines the properties of a system
Develops existing case studies and examples of systems thinking to apply in new situations
Develops expertise in this competency area through specialist Continual Professional Development (CPD) activities
Develops own understanding of this competency area through Continual Professional Development (CPD)
Develops their own systems thinking insights to share thinking across the wider project (e.g. working groups, other teams)
Explains how business, enterprise and technology can each influence the definition and development of the system and vice versa
Explains how system behavior produces emergent properties
Explains what a “system hierarchy” is and why it is important
Explains what “emergence” is, why it is important, and how it can be “positive” or negative” in its effect upon the system as a whole
Explains what “system context” is for a given system of interest and describes why it is important
Explains what “systems thinking” is and explains why it is important
Explains why it is important to be able to identify and understand what interfaces are
Explains why it is important to recognize interactions amongst systems and their elements
Explains why it is important to understand purpose and functionality of a system of interest
Explains why it may be necessary to approach systems thinking in different ways, depending on the situation, and provides examples
Explains why the boundary of a system needs to be managed
Guides new or supervised practitioners in System thinking techniques in order to develop their knowledge, abilities, skills or associated behaviors
Guides team systems thinking activities in order to ensure current activities align to purpose
Identifies enterprise and technology issues affecting the design of a system and addresses them using a systems thinking approach
Identifies potential enterprise improvements to enable system development
Identifies the context of a system from a range of viewpoints including system boundaries and external interfaces
Identifies the influence of wider enterprise on a project
Identifies the interaction between humans and systems, and systems and systems
Influences individuals and activities beyond the enterprise boundary to support the systems thinking approach of their own enterprise
Judges the suitability of project-level systems thinking on behalf of the enterprise, to ensure its validity
Maintains and enhances own competence in this area through Continual Professional Development (CPD) activities
Maintains expertise in this competency area through specialist Continual Professional Development (CPD) activities
Persuades key enterprise-level stakeholders across the enterprise to support and maintain the technical capability and strategy of the enterprise
Persuades key stakeholders to address enterprise-level issues identified through systems thinking
Persuades project stakeholders across the enterprise to improve the suitability of project technical strategies in order to maintain their validity
Promotes the introduction and use of novel techniques and ideas in systems thinking across the enterprise, to improve enterprise competence in this area
System Thinking
System Thinking - Awareness
System Thinking - Expert
System Thinking - Lead Practitioner
System Thinking - Practitioner
System Thinking - Supervised Practitioner
Uses analysis of a system functions and parts to predict resultant system behavior
Uses appropriate systems thinking approaches to a range of situations, integrating the outcomes to get a full understanding of the whole
Uses systems thinking to contribute to enterprise technology development activities
Uses the principles of system partitioning within system hierarchy on a project


		System Thinking - Awareness	System Thinking
		System Thinking - Awareness	Explains why it is important to be able to identify and understand what interfaces are
		System Thinking - Awareness	Explains why it may be necessary to approach systems thinking in different ways, depending on the situation, and provides examples
		System Thinking - Awareness	Explains why it is important to recognize interactions amongst systems and their elements
		System Thinking - Awareness	Explains what “systems thinking” is and explains why it is important
		System Thinking - Awareness	Explains what “emergence” is, why it is important, and how it can be “positive” or negative” in its effect upon the system as a whole
		System Thinking - Awareness	Explains how business, enterprise and technology can each influence the definition and development of the system and vice versa
		System Thinking - Awareness	Explains what a “system hierarchy” is and why it is important
		System Thinking - Awareness	Explains what “system context” is for a given system of interest and describes why it is important
		System Thinking - Awareness	Explains why it is important to understand purpose and functionality of a system of interest
		System Thinking - Supervised Practitioner	System Thinking
		System Thinking - Supervised Practitioner	Develops own understanding of this competency area through Continual Professional Development (CPD)
		System Thinking - Supervised Practitioner	Develops their own systems thinking insights to share thinking across the wider project (e.g. working groups, other teams)
		System Thinking - Supervised Practitioner	Identifies the influence of wider enterprise on a project
		System Thinking - Supervised Practitioner	Uses the principles of system partitioning within system hierarchy on a project
		System Thinking - Supervised Practitioner	Uses systems thinking to contribute to enterprise technology development activities
		System Thinking - Supervised Practitioner	Explains why the boundary of a system needs to be managed
		System Thinking - Supervised Practitioner	Explains how system behavior produces emergent properties
		System Thinking - Supervised Practitioner	Defines system characteristics in order to improve understanding of need
		System Thinking - Supervised Practitioner	Defines the properties of a system
		System Thinking - Practitioner	Maintains and enhances own competence in this area through Continual Professional Development (CPD) activities
		System Thinking - Practitioner	System Thinking
		System Thinking - Practitioner	Uses appropriate systems thinking approaches to a range of situations, integrating the outcomes to get a full understanding of the whole
		System Thinking - Practitioner	Identifies potential enterprise improvements to enable system development
		System Thinking - Practitioner	Identifies the interaction between humans and systems, and systems and systems
		System Thinking - Practitioner	(in addition to those at Supervised Practitioner level)
		System Thinking - Practitioner	Guides new or supervised practitioners in System thinking techniques in order to develop their knowledge, abilities, skills or associated behaviors
		System Thinking - Practitioner	Guides team systems thinking activities in order to ensure current activities align to purpose
		System Thinking - Practitioner	Develops existing case studies and examples of systems thinking to apply in new situations
		System Thinking - Practitioner	Uses analysis of a system functions and parts to predict resultant system behavior
		System Thinking - Practitioner	Identifies the context of a system from a range of viewpoints including system boundaries and external interfaces
		System Thinking - Practitioner	Identifies enterprise and technology issues affecting the design of a system and addresses them using a systems thinking approach
		System Thinking - Lead Practitioner	Persuades key stakeholders to address enterprise-level issues identified through systems thinking
		System Thinking - Lead Practitioner	Creates enterprise-level policies, procedures, guidance and best practice for systems thinking, including associated tools
		System Thinking - Lead Practitioner	Judges the suitability of project-level systems thinking on behalf of the enterprise, to ensure its validity
		System Thinking - Lead Practitioner	Coaches or mentors practitioners across the enterprise in Systems thinking in order to develop their knowledge, abilities, skills or associated behaviors
		System Thinking - Lead Practitioner	Promotes the introduction and use of novel techniques and ideas in systems thinking across the enterprise, to improve enterprise competence in this area
		System Thinking - Lead Practitioner	Persuades key enterprise-level stakeholders across the enterprise to support and maintain the technical capability and strategy of the enterprise
		System Thinking - Lead Practitioner	Adapts existing systems thinking practices on behalf of the enterprise to accommodate novel, complex or difficult system situations or problems
		System Thinking - Lead Practitioner	Develops expertise in this competency area through specialist Continual Professional Development (CPD) activities
		System Thinking - Lead Practitioner	Persuades project stakeholders across the enterprise to improve the suitability of project technical strategies in order to maintain their validity
		System Thinking - Lead Practitioner	System Thinking
		System Thinking - Expert	Champions the introduction of novel techniques and ideas in systems thinking beyond the enterprise boundary, in order to develop the wider Systems Engineering community in this competency
		System Thinking - Expert	Communicates own knowledge and experience in systems thinking in order to improve best practice beyond the enterprise boundary
		System Thinking - Expert	Coaches individuals beyond the enterprise boundary in systems thinking techniques, in order to further develop their knowledge, abilities, skills or associated behaviors
		System Thinking - Expert	Advises organizations beyond the enterprise boundary on complex or sensitive systems thinking issues
		System Thinking - Expert	Advises organizations beyond the enterprise boundary on the suitability of their approach to systems thinking
		System Thinking - Expert	Influences individuals and activities beyond the enterprise boundary to support the systems thinking approach of their own enterprise
		System Thinking - Expert	Maintains expertise in this competency area through specialist Continual Professional Development (CPD) activities
		System Thinking - Expert	System Thinking