SFIA Version 5: Pre-publication update and what it will mean to you
Update: SFIA Version 5 has been released 1st December, 2011. Check this link for details.
As the IT landscape changes and evolves, the SFIA IT Skills framework is committed to follow and align to the ever-changing IT industry best practices.
The upgrade of SFIA version 5 has now concluded a 2nd phase consultative review and the final comments are now being processed by the SFIA Foundation. Publication of the updated SFIA version 5 is imminent. The upgrade to version 5 has been a very transparent and consultative process co-ordinated by the SFIA Foundation. Based on a review of the currently proposed changes, Ensys expects the following changes to be reflected in the new version:
- a fairly extensive update to the wording in each of the Skills General Descriptions
- 7 new skills added
- 17 existing skills modified, with various changes to competency levels
- 1 skill to be deleted entirely (being incorporated into another existing skill)
A high level breakdown of the version 5 changes can be summarised as follows:
| Category | Sub-Category | Skill | New skill | Modifiedskill levels | Deleted skill |
| Strategy & architecture | Business/IT strategy & planning | Data Management |
x |
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| Business Architecture |
x |
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| Innovation |
x |
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| Business risk management |
x |
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| Information strategy | Information policy formation |
x |
|||
| Information governance |
x |
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| Information analysis |
x |
||||
| Information content publishing |
x |
||||
| Technical strategy & planning | Emerging technology monitoring |
x |
|||
| Advice & guidance | Technical specialism |
x |
|||
| Business Change | Skills management | Learning & development assessment |
x |
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| Learning & development management |
x |
||||
| Professional Development |
a |
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| Relationship management | Stakeholder relationship management |
x |
|||
| Solution development & implementation | Systems development | Animation development |
x |
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| Information content authoring |
x |
||||
| Testing |
x |
||||
| Service Management | Service transition | Service acceptance |
x |
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| Change management |
x |
||||
| Service operation | Data center estate management |
x |
|||
| Problem management |
x |
||||
| Client interface | Client support | Community management |
x |
||
| Client services management |
x |
||||
| Procurement & management support | Supply management | Supplier relationship management |
x |
||
| Procurement |
x |
||||
|
TOTAL |
7 |
17 |
1 |
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The changes summarised above, are a result of significant analysis from Ensys consulting. Any errors or omissions to this summary will be clarified upon the release of the final publication of SFIA Version 5 by the SFIA foundation.
To keep in touch with SFIA in your industry, sign up to the informative monthly Ensys Newsletter, or for more specific details of the SFIA Version 5 updates you can find more information on the SFIA Foundation web portal.
This information is provided by Ensys Consulting – Australia’s leading consulting provider for IT Skills Management with SFIA. for more information please contact us on info@ensys.com.au or www.ensys.com.au
Thank you for the SFIA V5 update. I am using SFIA daily for skills certification and ICT Career and human resource planning. I look forward to the next release of SFIA. I believe “a good thing is about to get better”
Regards Glenn Lee Snr MACS CP