Topics identified from SFIA 10 Consultation Workshops
A collection of suggestions raised through the workshops.
Not all of the suggestions and questions raised fit the change request format. So in addition to individual change requests we have collated a set of topics which group related ideas.
Framework structure suggestions
A number of suggestions from the SFIA 10 consultation focused on the underlying architecture of the framework. How it is organised, how skills are sized, and how they fit together. These ranged from targeted refinements to broader questions about SFIA’s long‑term structure.
Framework governance - How SFIA evolves
The consultation raised questions about SFIA’s release cadence, but the issue is broader than frequency. It also concerns the overall release rhythm: how suggestions are reviewed, tested, translated, versioned, communicated and adopted.
Assessment and recognition
Suggestions ranging from the rigour and methodology of how skills are measured, through the tools and processes that support assessment in practice, to how the resulting credentials are recognised across organisations, sectors and geographies.
Behaviours and attributes
The consultation produced a set of suggestions about SFIA’s behavioural factors and generic attributes. These are the parts of the framework that describe how people work alongside the technical and professional skills they hold.
SFIA Foundation products/services/partnerships
A wide-ranging set of suggestions through the consultation focused on how SFIA is accessed, consumed and applied in practice. These sit alongside the framework itself, in the broader ecosystem of tools, partnerships, learning resources and digital products that help organisations and individuals use SFIA effectively.
Terminology and alignment with other frameworks
A set of suggestions through the consultation focused on the language SFIA uses, and its relationship with the terminology and content of adjacent frameworks such as ITIL, BABOK, COBIT, DAMA and the various ISO standards. This is an area where the consultation surfaced genuine differences of view among practitioners.