Capability-based engineering transformation – the periodic table of engineering capabilities Wyrwich, Fabian Hanke, Fabian Trienens, Malte Hovemann, Aschot Dumitrescu, Roman <jats:title>ABSTRACT:</jats:title> <jats:p>The increasing digitalization and connectivity of development processes are forcing companies to transform their engineering comprehensively. The presented engineering reference capability map provides a structured framework for this transformation. The capability map is a four-level hierarchical model, contains essential engineering capabilities and is inspired by the periodic table of elements. Standardized profiles describe the characteristics and dependencies of each capability. The map serves as a reference framework for identifying gaps, potential, and development needs in engineering.</jats:p> Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2026 info:eu-repo/semantics/article doc-type:article text http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 https://ris.uni-paderborn.de/record/67378 Wyrwich F, Hanke F, Trienens M, Hovemann A, Dumitrescu R. Capability-based engineering transformation – the periodic table of engineering capabilities. <i>Proceedings of the Design Society</i>. 2026;6:437-446. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2026.10402">10.1017/pds.2026.10402</a> eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1017/pds.2026.10402 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/2732-527X info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess