The document outlines the global launch of SFIA 7, a skills framework designed to meet evolving industry needs, highlighting key updates and materials available. It discusses the improvements made in usability, content, and consultation processes, as well as the introduction of new skills and refinements to existing ones. The SFIA Foundation oversees this framework, which aims to enhance skills management and support ongoing development through continuous collaboration.

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Skills Framework for the Information Age
GLOBAL LAUNCH JUNE 2018
The world’s most widely adopted skills and competency framework

2. AGENDAAGENDA
• Recap – the aims of SFIA7
• Delivering content
• Creating continuous consultation
• SFIA 7 – what’s new?
• SFIA 7 – what material is available?
• SFIA 7 – help and support available
• Next steps
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3. SFIA 7 Launch - June 2018
Thanks to all contributors
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4. SFIA 7 Launch - June 2018
UK
Collaboration
Global Open Collaboration
UK
Initiatives
Global Continuous
Consultation
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2000
SFIA 1
2005
SFIA 3
2011
SFIA 5
2015
SFIA 6
Continued
development
1992-99
UK industry
frameworks.
2002
SFIA 2
2008
SFIA 4
2014
Global SFIA
Council
2018
SFIA 7

5. SFIA 7 Launch - June 2018
SFIA continues to evolve to meet
industry and business needs
… sound provenance and proven sustainability
• Easily available
• Flexible to use
• Relevant and useful
• Driven by those with real user experience
• Continuous evolution
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6. SFIA 7 Launch - June 2018
SFIA 7 in numbers
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56
skills have
been updated
9
additional
skills
41
updated skill
descriptions
169
updated skill
level
descriptions
43
new skill
levels added
4
skills retired /
merged

7. SFIA 7 Launch - June 2018
SFIA 7 Project – Two Aims
Improved Update Approach
• Refined change request process
• Ready for continuous consultation
• Global Design Authority Board
• Constructive debates
• Beta release
• Over 20,000 views / 146 countries
• Minor updates /clarifications
• Proof reading by the user community
• Refined translation process
• Ready for further languages
… successfully implemented improved approaches
for future updates
SFIA Framework Update
• General Updates to the Framework
• Addressed Key Themes
• Digital and Digital Transformation
• Refined skills and created a specific view
• Software Engineering
• Refined skills and added new skills
• Agile / DevOps
• Reviewed skills and created 2 specific views
• Big Data / Informatics
• Refined skills, added skills created a view
• Information / Cyber Security
• Reinforced the importance in the generic
attributes – security is a responsibility for all
• Service Management
• Refined skills and added new skills
• Explicit Knowledge dimension
• Moved knowledge statements to an explicit
Knowledge attribute
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8. SFIA 7 Launch - June 2018
SFIA 7 Deliverables
• SFIA 7 Complete reference
• Major improvements on usability and style
• Added further guidance and updated graphics
• SFIA 7 Summary chart
• SFIA 7 Spreadsheet
• Moving to SFIA 7 guide
• New web pages
• Spanish, German, Chinese, Arabic and Japanese translations being edited
by SFIA users and native speakers
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9. SFIA 7 Launch - June 2018
SFIA 7 Complete reference
Contents
• Skills at a glance
• Key design principles
• Use cases for SFIA
• SFIA and skills management
• How SFIA works
• The context for SFIA
• Levels of responsibility and generic attributes
• Skill descriptions for 102 professional skills
• A to Z skills list
• Using and licensing SFIA
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SFIA 7 Complete reference
• Improved guidance and explanatory notes
• Improved indexing
• Improved spacing and pagination
• PDF includes bookmarks for navigation
• Updated and improved graphics
• Colour coded pages
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SFIA 7 Summary chart
• Overview of all 102 professional skills
• Levels of responsibility and generic attributes
• New Knowledge dimension explicitly listed
• Improved layout
• Context graphic added
… a great overview for new and experienced users
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SFIA 7 Spreadsheet
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SFIA 7 Web pages
• A-Z list of skills
• Skills at a glance
• Updated reference material
• SFIA use cases
• Links to SFIA 7 downloads
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Moving to SFIA 7
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Available on the web – description of the benefits of moving to SFIA 7
Summary and detailed explanation of what has changed

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SFIA Roadmap
• Publication of SFIA Views
• Continued development of our approach
• Continuous consultation to keep discussions
alive
• Engage an even wider group of individuals
and professional bodies in the updates
• Permanent Design Authority Board
• Specialist subject working groups
• Individual roadmaps
• Additional resources on the website
• Enhancements to SFIA Ecosystem
• Translation of additional SFIA material
• Translation to additional languages
Additional guidance for SFIA use
throughout the skills management cycle
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… volunteers to support and collaborate on SFIA development always welcome

16. SFIA 7 Launch - June 2018
Contact details
The SFIA Foundation is a global
not-for-profit organisation that
oversees the development and use
of the SFIA Framework
The global SFIA Council provides
input to the strategic direction of
SFIA
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Ian Seward
• SFIA Foundation - General Manager
• ops@sfia-online.org
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianseward
Peter Leather
• SFIA7 Update Manager & SME
• Secretary, SFIA Council
• updates@sfia-online.org
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterleather

17. SFIA 7 Launch - June 2018
THANK YOU
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