Skills Framework for the Information Age
Version 3.0

SFIA 3.0

Framework summary

The purpose of SFIA

How SFIA works

How SFIA is used

Levels of responsibility

Skills

Index of skill definitions

Skill definitions

Strategy & planning

Development

Business change

Service provision

Procurement & management support

Ancillary skills

Moving from SFIA 1 or 2

SFIA 3: changes in detail

Useful stuff

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Framework summary

Category

Subcategory

Skill

Code

Strategy and planning

Information strategy

Information management

IRMG

Advice and guidance

Consultancy

CNSL

Technical specialism

TECH

Business/IS strategy and planning

Research

RSCH

Innovation

INOV

Business process improvement

BPRE

Strategic application of information systems

STPL

Business risk management

BURM

Information security

SCTY

Information assurance

INAS

Technical strategy and planning

Systems architecture

ARCH

Emerging technology monitoring

EMRG

Continuity management

COPL

Software development process improvement

SPIM

Network planning

NTPL

Methods and tools

METL

Development

Systems development

Systems development management

DLMG

Data analysis

DTAN

Systems design

DESN

Network design

NTDS

Database design

DBDS

Programming/software development

PROG

Safety engineering

SFEN

Web site specialism

WBSP

Systems testing

TEST

Human factors

Systems ergonomics

HCEV

Content creation

DOCM

Non-functional needs analysis

UNAN

Usability evaluation

USEV

Human factors integration

HFIN

Installation and integration

Systems integration

SINT

Porting/software integration

PORT

Systems installation/decommissioning

HSIN

Business change

Business change management

Business analysis

ANAL

Programme management

PGMG

Project management

PRMG

Business process testing

BPTS

Change implementation planning and management

CIPM

Organisation design and implementation

ORDI

Benefits management

BENM

Relationship management

Stakeholder relationship management

RLMT

Service provision

Infrastructure

Configuration management

CFMG

Change management

CHMG

Capacity management

CPMG

Systems software

SYSP

Security administration

SCAD

Radio frequency engineering

RFEN

Availability management

AVMT

Financial management for IT

FMIT

Operation

Data protection

DPRO

Application support

ASUP

Management and operations

COPS

Network control and operation

NTOP

Database administration

DBAD

Service level management

SLMO

User support

Network support

NTAS

Problem management

PBMG

Service desk and incident management

USUP

Category

Subcategory

Skill

Code

Procurement and management support

Supply management

Procurement

PROC

Supplier relationship management

SURE

Quality

Quality management

QUMG

Quality assurance

QUAS

Quality standards

QUST

Compliance audit

COMP

Safety assessment

SFAS

Resource management

Project office

PROF

Asset management

ASMG

Information System coordination

ISCO

Client services management

CSMG

Professional development

PDSV

Resourcing

RESC

Ancillary skills

Education and training

Education and training management

ETMG

Training materials creation and maintenance

TMCR

Education and training delivery

ETDL

Sales and marketing

Account management

ACMG

Marketing

MKTG

Selling

SALE

Sales support

SSUP