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Criteria for the Capgemini Software Engineer Certification

It turns out i could not find any public web description of the certification I took last autumn while working with Capgemini.

I ended up at Level 2, which will have to meet all criteria from level 1 + the additional criteria from level 2.

So for convenience i will post all details here.

The table below is extracted from my certification sheet:

(bwt, i also have put the table below as a software engineer Certification Criteria)

Capgemini Certification criteria for Software Engineer, level 1-4 copied September 2011

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 Level 1

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 Expectations KPI

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 1 Personal Profile

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 Consulting Clearly explain issues, suggest way forward with client interaction

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 Versatility and Vocation Demonstrate enthusiasm for Technology and S/W Engineering Personal Development in direction of level 2 SEC

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 Technology Leadership not applicable

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 2 SE Experience – Client Exposure

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 Client Delivery Experience Successfully delivered within a client environment in one discipline Provide individual performance meeting/exceeding expectations which resulted in two successful engagements, or provided individual performance meeting/exceeding expectations which resulted in 200 or more days of a successful engagement (engagement not necessarily complete)

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 Leadership and Management Basic experience Member of team with delivery ownership

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 Sales and Account Contribution not applicable

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 3 Skills and Contribution

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 Structured Methods Received briefing Experience in at least 1 SE method (e.g. RUP, SLIM, Configuration Management, etc)

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 Received fundamental training

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 Is able to perform within project without the need for prior training

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 Software Engineering Skills Masters 1 SE Discipline / Masters 1 programming language / Masters 1 vendor-specific technology Works without supervision in 1 SE Discipline. External Certification is "nice to have".

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 Understands, at a high-level, the various SE disciplines and how they are interrelated

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 Contribution to Community Member and active contributor of a Community of Practice (CoP). Contributed at least one piece of content to the CoP. Pre-requisite for the applicant to be a part of SE community on KM2.0.

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 Developing Others Coaching of peers in project, or
Coaching candidate through the SE certification process

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 Level 2

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 MEETS ALL LEVEL 1 CRITERIA, PLUS: Expectations KPI

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 1 Personal Profile

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 Consulting Communicate clearly the relevance of a solution Can explain the benefits of methods to client

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 Versatility and Vocation >>> same as preceding level

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 Technology Leadership Published within CoP Knows B's and C's within 1 technology related to business issues, presents this within Capgemini or project

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 2 SE Experience – Client Exposure

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 Client Delivery experience Multiple successful deliveries within a client environment within 2 disciplines, aware of distributed working approaches (off-shore, near shore capability) Provide individual performance meeting/exceeding expectations which resulted in an additional 2 successful engagements (4 total), or provided individual performance meeting/exceeding expectations which resulted in an additional 400 or more days of a successful engagement (engagement not necessarily complete)

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 Leadership and Management Guides individuals and groups toward desired outcomes Team leader with delivery ownership

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 Sales and Account Contribution Contributed to a bid/proposal Has supported a bid in own area of expertise

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 Holds presentations in own area for clients

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 3 Skills and Contribution

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 Structured Methods Trained in all aspects relevant to Software Engineering Experience with at least 1 SE methodology

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 Trained in RUP and/or SLIM

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 Software Engineering Skills Externally recognized validation of technology or Software Engineering area Externally recognized validation/certification of technology or Software Engineering area

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 Contribution to Community Participate actively in at least one CoP Contributed multiple pieces of content to the CoP

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 Developing others Coaching of peers/juniors on project, or
Coaching candidates through the SE certification process		 Level 1 or 2 SE certification obtained for persons coached through the certification process

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 Level 3

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 MEETS ALL LEVEL 1 & 2 CRITERIA, PLUS: Expectations KPI

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 1 Personal Profile

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 Consulting Communicate clearly the Business Benefits

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 Versatility and Vocation >>> same as preceding level

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 Technology Leadership Key note speaker/contributor Has explained new technology to client and it's impact on business.
Published within Capgemini

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 English Language Fluent in English language

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 2 SE Experience – Client Exposure

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 Client Delivery experience At least one client project stream lead, exposure to distributed working approaches (e.g., off-shore, near shore working); thorough knowledge in all SE disciplines, strong experience across 2 or more SE disciplines; evidence that they have brought in xlob business and pull-through; Engagement QA experience Knowledge / experience of distributed delivery and international working (could include Rightshore™ for SE's training)

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Exposure to international working (including facilitation of multiple Capgemini University courses)

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 Leadership and Management EM1 equivalent (Note, we are looking for the characteristics, not that EM Certification as a pre-requisite) Has knowledge of project-issues related to level EM1 (not the project managers skills)

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 Sales and Account Contribution Multiple winning bid contributions, technical lead on a significant bid, evidence of winning pull-through or add-on business to existing account; strong knowledge of at least two service offers

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 3 Skills and Contribution

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 Structured Methods Able to apply and adapt according to context
Architect Level 1 equivalent knowledge		 Can explain impact of SE method to client within project situation

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 Is able to adapt prior experience to client site used methods

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 Software Engineering Skills Awarded master level of certification in one SE area and awareness in at least one other Proven knowledge of multiple vendor technologies

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 Contribution to Community Participate actively in at least one CoP including giving of training classes, providing thought content/leadership Contributed multiple pieces of content to the CoP

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 Developing others Coaching others through the SE Certification process
Actively participate in ongoing development of SE certification program
Attended Master Class
Lead briefing and training sessions		 Level 1, 2 or 3 SE certification obtained for person(s) coached through the certification process

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 Level 4

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 MEETS ALL LEVEL 1, 2 & 3 CRITERIA, PLUS: Expectations KPI

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 1 Personal Profile

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 Consulting Guru speaker

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 Versatility and Vocation >>> same as preceding level

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 Technology Leadership Has presented at non-Capgemini conferences Spreads and implements innovative thoughts and Capgemini point of view.

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 Publishes outside Capgemini

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 English Language Fluent in English language

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 2 SE Experience – Client Exposure

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 Client Delivery experience Multiple client project stream lead, strong experience across 3 or more SE disciplines
Engagement QA involvement in multi-national or multi-technology related engagements

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 Leadership and Management EM Level 2 equivalent (Note, we are looking for the characteristics, not that EM Certification is a pre-requisite)
Select awareness international and risk components of EM Level 3.
Involved in developing new service offers.		 Has knowledge of project-issues related to level EM2 (not the project managers skills) and international and risk aspects of EM3

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 Sales and Account Contribution Recognized business winner within and outside of region

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 3 Skills and Contribution

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 Structured Methods Able to innovate and find new ways

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 Software Engineering Skills

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 Contribution to Community CoP Leader Frequently contributes content related to SE

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 Developing others Coaching others through the SE Certification process
Actively participate in ongoing development of SE certification program
Led portions of a Master Class event
Led briefing and training sessions		 Level 1, 2 or 3 SE certification obtained for person(s) coached through the certification process

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