Unlike established professions, career paths for software professionals have never been well defined. Adopting and executing a well-defined software career path presents a significant opportunity. For individuals, career pathing supports enhancing their capabilities and advancing in their careers. For companies, career pathing allows for increasing staff capability and capacity over time without adding staff.

This white paper outlines Construx’s mature career pathing program (Construx’s Professional Development Ladder), which was first deployed in 1998. This program has been deployed at companies worldwide and has been regularly updated since then. It has been developed by leading software industry experts and is based on software industry standards.