article published Fabian Wyrwich author Fabian Hanke author Malte Trienens author Aschot Hovemann author Roman Dumitrescu author 563 department <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 eng 2732-527X10.1017/pds.2026.10402 6437-446 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> @article{Wyrwich_Hanke_Trienens_Hovemann_Dumitrescu_2026, title={Capability-based engineering transformation – the periodic table of engineering capabilities}, volume={6}, DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2026.10402">10.1017/pds.2026.10402</a>}, journal={Proceedings of the Design Society}, publisher={Cambridge University Press (CUP)}, author={Wyrwich, Fabian and Hanke, Fabian and Trienens, Malte and Hovemann, Aschot and Dumitrescu, Roman}, year={2026}, pages={437–446} } Wyrwich, Fabian, et al. “Capability-Based Engineering Transformation – the Periodic Table of Engineering Capabilities.” <i>Proceedings of the Design Society</i>, vol. 6, Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2026, pp. 437–46, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2026.10402">10.1017/pds.2026.10402</a>. Wyrwich, Fabian, Fabian Hanke, Malte Trienens, Aschot Hovemann, and Roman Dumitrescu. “Capability-Based Engineering Transformation – the Periodic Table of Engineering Capabilities.” <i>Proceedings of the Design Society</i> 6 (2026): 437–46. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2026.10402">https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2026.10402</a>. F. Wyrwich, F. Hanke, M. Trienens, A. Hovemann, R. Dumitrescu, Proceedings of the Design Society 6 (2026) 437–446. Wyrwich, F., Hanke, F., Trienens, M., Hovemann, A., &#38; Dumitrescu, R. (2026). Capability-based engineering transformation – the periodic table of engineering capabilities. <i>Proceedings of the Design Society</i>, <i>6</i>, 437–446. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2026.10402">https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2026.10402</a> F. Wyrwich, F. Hanke, M. Trienens, A. Hovemann, and R. Dumitrescu, “Capability-based engineering transformation – the periodic table of engineering capabilities,” <i>Proceedings of the Design Society</i>, vol. 6, pp. 437–446, 2026, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2026.10402">10.1017/pds.2026.10402</a>. 673782026-10-05T07:21:32Z2026-10-05T07:22:01Z