Ddat Profession Capability Framework Skill register

Skills for use in the Digital, Data and Technology Profession Capability Framework

Ddat-Profession-Capability-Framework-Skill Name Description Start-Date End-Date
The unique code for the skills used in the Digital, Data and Technology Profession Capability Framework. The commonly-used name of a record. Descriptive information for an entry. The date a record first became relevant to a register. The date a record stopped being applicable.
1103 Strategy Capable of producing strategy for technology that meets business needs. Able to create, refine and challenge patterns, standards, policies, roadmaps and vision statements. Senior roles tend to be more proactive as they set the strategy. Junior roles tend to be more reactive, responding to the strategy.
1104 System integration (network architect) Understands and designs network services that integrate with existing or new services, including cloud services and infrastructure.
1105 Systems design Creates the specification and design of systems to meet defined business needs. Has the ability to work with business and technology stakeholders to translate business problems into technical designs. Able to visualise the ideal user service, come up with design ideas and possible design approaches. Explores different approaches to solving problems.
1107 Systems integration (management) The incremental and logical integration and testing of components or subsystems and their interfaces in order to create operational services.
1108 Systems integration Integrates and tests components, systems and their interfaces to create operational services.
1109 Team dynamics and collaboration Able to build successful delivery teams and understand team styles and how people work together. Able to maintain, influence and motivate a team. Able to give and receive feedback, facilitating the feedback loop. Ensures the health of the team and can facilitate conflict resolution, accelerating team performance. Able to ensure the team is transparent and that the work is understood externally. Able to create an open and collaborative environment to work in, be flexible, adaptable and have a willingness to learn. Able to recognise how people best work together, facilitating the best team makeup depending on the situation. Able to help teams maintain a focus on delivery whilst being aware of the importance of professional development.
1110 Technical breadth Effective in utilising a range of contemporary technologies including cloud platforms, open source and ‘aaS’ services to better enable and enhance the delivery of QAT services. Able to stay abreast of industry developments to make cost-effective use of new and emerging tools and technologies. Able to utilise a breadth of knowledge from across the wider technology and digital professions, strengthening the effective delivery of services. Relevant professional awareness may include architecture, continuous integration and deployment, coding or scripting languages.
1112 Technical specialism Has an in-depth knowledge of, for example, code (application), messaging and batch management. Please note that the technical specialisms will differ for each role and will be defined in a job description.
1113 Technical understanding (Infrastructure engineer) Has the specific knowledge which underpins an individual’s ability to deliver the responsibilities and tasks of their role. This relates to the application of the required breadth and depth of technical knowledge.
1115 Technical understanding Demonstrates knowledge of the technologies used to build and operate digital services. Understands the different technical roles in a multidisciplinary team.
1116 Technical understanding (data engineering) Has knowledge of specific technologies which underpin an individual’s ability to deliver the responsibilities and tasks of their role. Applies the required breadth and depth of technical knowledge.
1117 Test analysis Able to visualise, articulate, solve complex problems and concepts, and make disciplined decisions based on available information. Such skills include the ability to: apply logical thinking, gather and analyse information using comprehensive tools and techniques, use data to formulate both short-term and long-term strategic plans, identify and analyse options, and assess feasibility and operational impact. Ensures that the business solution aligns with the vision, mission, objectives, strategy and the business and user needs and can identify and recognise a viable solution or control.
1118 Testing Plans, designs, manages, executes and reports tests, using appropriate tools and techniques, and works within regulations. Ensures risks associated with deployment are adequately understood and documented.
1119 Testing (business analysis) Plans, designs, manages and executes reporting of tests, using appropriate testing tools and techniques and conforming to agreed process standards and industry specific regulations.
1120 Tools and software Has awareness of industry standard software: Adobe creative suite, presentation software, social media platforms, animation software. Has knowledge of printing techniques and paper stock.
1121 Troubleshooting and problem resolution Has lateral thinking capability to dissect a problem into its component parts to identify and diagnose root causes, allowing problem resolution. Able to troubleshoot and identify problems across different technology capabilities including compute, storage, networking, physical infrastructure, software, commercial off the shelf (COTS) and open source packages and solutions, virtual and cloud including IaaS, PaaS, SaaS.
1123 Turning business problems into data design Works with business and technology stakeholders to translate business problems into data designs. Creates optimal designs through iterative processes, aligning user needs with organisational objectives and system requirements.
1124 Turning business problems into technical design The ability to work with business and technology stakeholders to translate business problems into technical designs. Creates an optimal design through an iterative process, aligning the user need with the system requirements and organisational objectives.
1125 Understanding analysis across the life cycle Understands the different phases of product delivery and is able to plan and run the analysis for these. Able to contribute to decision-making throughout the lifecycle. Works in collaboration with user researchers, Developers and other roles throughout the lifecycle. Understands the value of analysis, how to contribute with impact, and what data sources, analytical techniques and tools can be used at each point throughout the lifecycle.
1126 Understanding analysis across the life cycle (data science) Understands the different phases of product delivery and is able to plan and run the analysis for these. Able to contribute to decision-making throughout the lifecycle. Works in collaboration with user researchers, Developers and other roles throughout the lifecycle. Understands the value of analysis, how to contribute with impact, and what data sources, analytical techniques and tools can be used at each point throughout the lifecycle.
1127 Understanding constraints Able to understand and work within the given constraints (including but not limited to technology, policy, regulatory, financial, legal, social user constraints) and to challenge constraints that can be changed. Capable of ensuring compliance against constraints by adapting products and services where needed.
1128 Understanding constraints (performance analyst) Able to understand and work within the given constraints (including but not limited to technology, policy, regulatory, financial, legal, ethical, social, user constraints) and to challenge constraints that can be changed. Capable of ensuring compliance against constraints by adapting products and services where needed with a particular focus on data security and privacy concepts including data protection.
1129 Understanding of service management framework Has an in-depth understanding of Service Management Framework principles and processes and the ability to apply the technical knowledge in project or programme activities.
1130 Understanding security implications of transformation Able to work with business and technology stakeholders to understand the security implications of business change. Can interpret and apply an understanding of policy and process, business architecture and legal and political implications to assist in the development of technical solutions or controls.
1131 Understanding the whole context The ability to look beyond the immediate technical problem and identify the wider implications. ‘Zooming out’ in three dimensions - knowing relevant historical context and future impact, understanding how current work fits in broader contexts and strategies, and looking for deeper underlying problems and opportunities.
1132 Undertaking analysis and providing insight Able to turn data into valuable insights that inform decisions. Has an understanding of analytical tools and is numerate. Collects, collates, cleanses and interprets data to derive meaningful and actionable insights. Able to identify and apply the most appropriate analytical techniques to bring different sources together to tell a story. Involves teams in analytics to increase consensus and challenge assumptions.
1133 User centred analysis Understands and can identify who users are and their needs based on evidence. Puts users first and can manage competing priorities. Understands the importance of analysis to user centred design and collaborates with professions that are focussed on user centred design (for example, user research, user experience, content, design, business analysis). Acts as a voice of the internal user and end user, and brings together data from varying sources to ensure that all members of agile delivery teams have access to actionable insights.
1134 User centred and agile practices Understands user centred design practices and knows how to embed them into an agile workflow to deliver timely findings. Can work in an open, iterative and collaborative way in a multidisciplinary team.
1135 User centred content design Able to design content to meet user needs and make complex language and processes easy to understand. Understands and implements style and standards.
1136 User focus Understands users and can identify who they are and what their needs are based on evidence. Able to translate user stories and propose design approaches or services to meet these needs and engage in meaningful interactions and relationships with users. Puts users first and can manage competing priorities.
1137 Verification and validation of data and analysis Is aware of quality assurance techniques including those used by other analytical professions. Identifies the right data sources and then validates and understands how to interpret the results. Ensures data is fit for purpose.
1138 Lifecyle perspective Understands the different phases of product delivery and is able to contribute to, plan or run these. Able to maintain a product or process through the delivery phases, through to live and into retirement. Able to lead a team through the different phases of the delivery lifecycle. Can maintain and iterate a product over time to continuously meet user needs. Understands and is aware of incident management and service support so that products are built effectively.
1139 Applied maths, statistics, and scientific practices Understands how algorithms are designed, optimised and applied at scale. Can select and use appropriate statistical methods for sampling, distribution assessment, bias and error. Understands problem structuring methods and can evaluate when each method is appropriate. Applies scientific methods through experimental design, exploratory data analysis and hypothesis testing to reach robust conclusions.
1140 Availability and capacity management (Principal engineer) Able to define, analyse, plan, forecast, measure, maintain and improve all aspects of the availability of services, including power. Controls and manages service availability to meet the needs of the business in a cost-effective manner, including managing the capability, functionality and sustainability of service components (including hardware, software, network resources and software/infrastructure as a service).
1141 Broad technical understanding (Service Desk) This specific knowledge underpins an individual’s ability to deliver the responsibilities and tasks for their role. This relates to the application of the required breadth and depth of technical knowledge. This also includes staying abreast of industry developments to make cost-effective use of new and emerging tools and technologies.
1142 Evidence and context-based design (Service designer) Visualises, articulates, and solves complex problems and concepts, and makes disciplined decisions based on available information and research evidence. Able to move from analysis to synthesis and/or design intent. such skills include: demonstration of the ability to apply logical thinking, gathering and analysing information and evidencing key performance indicators.
1143 Technical understanding (Technical writer) Demonstrates knowledge of the technologies used to build and operate digital services. Understands the different technical roles in a multidisciplinary team.
1144 Understanding of service management framework (Incident manager) Has an in-depth understanding of Service Management Framework principles and processes and the ability to apply the technical knowledge in project or programme activities.