Capability is the power, capacity, potential or faculty to achieve one or more outcomes. Assurance is to have confidence, certainty or trust in an entity or outcome. Capability Assurance is having the Confidence in one's Capacity to achieve desired outcomes.
Organizations use Capabilities
An organization is any group formed to achieve a desired result or outcome. Products, profits, social change, national security, and services are all outcomes. Groups perform functions and tasks to achieve these outcomes. Groups use capabilities to perform these functions and tasks. People, processes, tools, and knowledge form capabilities. Gaps in people, processes, tools and knowledge impede outcomes. Therefore, gaps are problems for an organization. Problems that need a solution. Capability Assurance is solving the right problem.
Projects Deliver Solutions
Projects deliver solutions in the form of new or improved products or services. Therefore, projects also achieve outcomes. The project customers are the groups that fund a project and benefits from its outcomes. Customers have expectations for the cost, schedule and performance of project outcomes. Hence, effective projects solve problems, deliver solutions, and meet customer expectations. Capability Assurance is Effective Solutions.
Project Teams use Capabilities
Project teams are groups of professionals formed to achieve the project's desired outcomes. Similarly, these teams perform their work by using processes, tools, and knowledge (Capabilities). These professionals build and maintain their capabilities through education, experience and certifications. They demonstrate their expertise by doing efficient and effective work. As a result, project customers gain confidence in the team's capability to achieve project outcomes. Capability Assurance is Effective Project Leadership.
Capability Assurance is confidence in action.
Leaders require confidence in the organization's ability to achieve its desired outcomes. Organization's must be certain of required capabilities. Additionally, they must be able to trust project teams to deliver solutions that will satisfy needs and expectations. Therefore, organizations require assurance that projects will deliver expected capabilities. Capability assurance is confidence in action.