Cap Gemini - Registration Document 2016

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CAPGEMINI: PEOPLE, CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) AND BUSINESS ETHICS

3.2 People and Talent Management

Enhancing our capabilities through certification 3.2.6

Internal certification This in-house peer review process enables skills to be assessed on the basis of precise and clearly identified criteria such as methods, mentoring and leadership. experience gained, knowledge sharing, use of in-house tools and The process has three objectives, namely: to create strong and recognized professional-interest groups by ◗ sharing information, knowledge and skills in specific areas; to ensure blended distribution and graduated progression of ◗ skills, both for in-house and client service requirements; and and its employees, thereby increasing their “employability”. to create, in the process, a competitive edge for both the Group ◗ The Group has run internal certification programs for a number of years, primarily to drive the professional development of our sigma professionals and network engineers. Training programs engagement managers, architects, software engineers, lean six deployment of methods and content around these different topics are developed jointly with the University to support a consistent At the end of 2016, more than 4,800 engagement managers and certification. A specific focus for 2016 has been put on increasing 1,800 architects had either obtained or reconfirmed their internal trainings and hands-on projects. Sigma Yellow Belt certified professionals through classroom Indian operations have also created a pool of 1,400+ Lean Six The Integrated Architecture Framework (IAF) which was created then been in use by Capgemini and our clients, as well as as the Capgemini Architecture Framework 20 years ago has since (EA) modelling tools (e.g. SPAX, Qualiware). At the end of 2016 we integrated by Software vendors in their Enterprise Architecture new, framework-agnostic Capgemini Architects Certification was have 954 IAF certified architects within the Group. In addition a launched in 2016 and 662 architects have already been certified. to join. on-boarding process, run mainly in India but open for all countries our Development and ERP practices as part of our global We also have a certification program focusing on new joiners in within the Group. the number of senior engagement manager certifications. Our

External certification enhanced by on-line learning programs and face-to-face The Group has a longstanding external certification policy programs that enable study for external certification, including on-line mentoring. All training programs to support those external certifications are (EMC, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP). This close partnership curated or designed in partnership with our Strategic partners to access certification processes run directly by our partners. with strategic actors in the IT-market allows Capgemini employees Java, Cisco, Linux Professional Institute. Employees may also apply for the following external certifications: evaluates the most promising technology trends on a regular basis New trends are important to monitor, which is why Capgemini and ensures that our employees can access learning content and partners are Amazon Web services, Google, NetSuite, Pivotal, certification programs when relevant. Our current portfolio SalesForce and VMWare. ISTQB and REQB for Testing and Lead Auditor, Lead Implementer Certification processes such as those related to TMAP Next, and Risk Manager certification for Cybersecurity. To support our Strategic offers, we also internally run External Certifications on Industry Standards such as Six Sigma (Green Belts, Black Belts and Master Black Belts), Project Management Institute (PMI), ITIL, Agile and Scrum are also widely present in the support our capabilities building such as certification readiness of Group, and Facilitated Virtual Learning Journeys are organized to TOGAF certification by the Open Group which makes us the Capgemini employee. Finally, 951 architects have received a was created based on our internal IAF features, and as a platinum Company with the largest TOGAF community worldwide. TOGAF version. member we are working with the Open Group on the next TOGAF

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