Competency Lifecycle Roadmap: Toward Performance Readiness
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Software Engineering Institute
CMU/SEI Report Number
CMU/SEI-2012-TN-020DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
10.1184/R1/6572693.v1Topic or Tag
Abstract
Workforce effectiveness relies on two critical characteristics: competence and readiness. This technical note describes the Competency Lifecycle Roadmap (CLR), a preliminary roadmap for understanding and building workforce readiness, developed by the Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) Development and Training team at the CERT® Program, part of Carnegie Mellon® University’s Software Engineering Institute. This note provides an early look at the roadmap, highlights some of its uses to date, and discusses potential next steps in its development and transition.
Cite This SEI Report
Behrens, S., Alberts, C., & Ruefle, R. (2012, September 1). Competency Lifecycle Roadmap: Toward Performance Readiness. (SEI Report CMU/SEI-2012-TN-020). Retrieved September 12, 2026, from https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6572693.v1.
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author={Behrens, Sandra and Alberts, Christopher and Ruefle, Robin},
title={Competency Lifecycle Roadmap: Toward Performance Readiness},
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year={2012},
number={{CMU/SEI-2012-TN-020},
institution={Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University},
doi={10.1184/R1/6572693.v1},
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note={Accessed: 2026-Sep-12}
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Behrens, Sandra, Christopher Alberts, and Robin Ruefle. "Competency Lifecycle Roadmap: Toward Performance Readiness." (CMU/SEI-2012-TN-020). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, September 1, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6572693.v1.
S. Behrens, C. Alberts, and R. Ruefle, "Competency Lifecycle Roadmap: Toward Performance Readiness," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, SEI Report CMU/SEI-2012-TN-020, 1-Sep-2012 [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6572693.v1. [Accessed: 12-Sep-2026].
Behrens, Sandra, Christopher Alberts, and Robin Ruefle. "Competency Lifecycle Roadmap: Toward Performance Readiness." (SEI Report CMU/SEI-2012-TN-020). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Sep. 2012. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6572693.v1. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.
Behrens, Sandra; Alberts, Christopher; & Ruefle, Robin. Competency Lifecycle Roadmap: Toward Performance Readiness. CMU/SEI-2012-TN-020. Software Engineering Institute. 2012. DOI: 10.1184/R1/6572693.v1. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6572693.v1