SFIA as the IT Skills Standard in the UK

Review and Update

During 2008 there was a wide-ranging consultation exercise among the users of SFIA. The result was the issue of version 4 which introduced the following improvements.

• Strategic content has been strengthened by recognition of Enterprise architecture and by inclusion of more skills in information management
• IT governance is now recognised
• Greater clarity now exists between the authoring of textual information and the processes leading to its publication
• The wording of the descriptions the seven generic levels has been improved
• Sections relating to service management are more closely in line with itSMF terminology
• There are many improvements to detailed wording.
• The categeories have been revised: those now in use are: Strategy and architecture, Business change, Solution development and implementation, Service management, Procurement & management support, Client interface.

During 2010 four new skills were added to describe the management skills required for the achievement of sustainable IT. Minor changes of wording were made to several technical skills in order to make it apparent that their scope included sustainability.

That interim update has been released as SFIA version 4G