Systems design

Quoted from the UK GDaD PCF.

Levels

1. Awareness

You can:

• assist as part of a team in the design of components of larger systems

2. Working

You can:

• translate logical designs into physical designs
• produce detailed designs
• effectively document all work using required standards, methods and tools, including prototyping tools where appropriate
• design systems characterised by managed levels of risk, manageable business and technical complexity, and meaningful impact
• work with well understood technology and identify appropriate patterns

3. Practitioner

You can:

• design systems characterised by medium levels of risk, impact, and business or technical complexity
• select appropriate design standards, methods and tools, and ensure they are applied effectively
• review the systems designs of others to ensure the selection of appropriate technology, efficient use of resources and integration of multiple systems and technology

4. Expert

You can:

• design systems characterised by high levels of risk, impact, and business or technical complexity
• control system design practice within an enterprise or industry architecture
• influence industry-based models for the development of new technology applications
• develop effective implementation and procurement strategies, consistent with business needs
• ensure adherence to relevant technical strategies, policies, standards and practices

Contains public sector information from the UK Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework (https://understand-digital-data-roles-skills.service.gov.uk/), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.

Closest ESCO skills

• system design (close match)
• design information system (close match)
• define technical requirements (narrow match)

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