This working group provides ongoing development and community support for the Capabilities Model. The Capabilities Model allows institutions to assess their support for computationally- and data-intensive research and education, to identify potential areas for improvement, and to understand understand how the broader community views Research Computing and Data support.
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Learn more on the Capabilities Model product page.
Just getting started with research computing and data and looking for a simpler approach? You’re not alone, and our Focused Tools effort is creating tools that are geared at smaller and emerging programs. The first product of that work is our Engagement Facilitation Guide for Smaller and Emerging RCD Programs. The next steps are new ways to use the tools, coming soon: An Essentials version that allows smaller and emerging programs to focus on a smaller set of key capabilities, and a Chart-Your-Own-Journey version that lets institutions design a custom assessment to focus on just the areas they want. These features are currently in development – check back for updates!
Need help or have questions? Check out the Capabilities Model product page or our Services and Support pages to find out about consulting, office hours, and community around the Capabilities Model.
Want to get involved?
Join the working group and help shape the future enhancements of the tools, or contribute to the analysis of the community dataset! If you’re interested, write to us at: capsmodel-help@carcc.org or contact the chairs: Patrick Schmitz (Semper Cogito) and Lauren Michael (Internet2).
Capabilities Model Community Data reports available
The 2020 report describes the first Research Computing and Data (RCD) Capabilities Model Community Dataset, aggregating the assessments of 41 Higher Education Institutions. Read more about the Community Dataset.
A second report based upon 2021 data was release in 2022: that Research Computing and Data (RCD) Capabilities Model Community Dataset report is available on the CaRCC Products pages. The 2022 report aggregates assessments contributed by 51 higher education institutions, providing insight into the current state of support for RCD. See also the related post.
We are planning to do an analysis of data up through 2024 soon – check back for updates!
Thank you to our contributing institutions!
To see the list of institutions that have contributed assessment data going back to 2020 see the Contributors List on the portal.
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This work has been supported in part by an RCN grant from the National Science Foundation (OAC-1620695, PI: Alex Feltus, “RCN: Advancing Research and Education through a national network of campus research computing infrastructures – The CaRC Consortium”), and by an NSF Cyberinfrastructure Centers of Excellence (CI CoE) pilot award (OAC-2100003, PI Dana Brunson, “Advancing Research Computing and Data: Strategic Tools, Practices, and Professional Development”).
Related posts:
- Complementing a CaRCC Capabilities Model assessment with input from Researchers
- Submit your 2024 RCD Capabilities Model Data by December 31
- Capabilities Model Office Hours
- New Release: RCD-Nexus Portal (CaRCC Capabilities Model Assessment tool and Data Viewer)
- September People Network Calls and Other Community Gatherings