Change requests

Performance management PEMT - Review the skill-name and overall description 0 #1604 7 Jul 2026

The skill-name and overall description for Performance management (PEMT) need to reflect, and focus on, its relevance to line management and task management.

Embed sustainability criteria into Supplier Management (SUPP) and Sourcing (SORC) skills 0 #1602 1 Jul 2026

Amend SUPP and SORC to include green procurement criteria, vendor sustainability evaluation, and Scope 3 supply chain emissions assessment as explicit competency dimensions.

Embed sustainability-by-design principles into Enterprise and Business Architecture (STPL) and Solution Architecture (ARCH) 0 #1601 1 Jul 2026

Amend STPL and ARCH to require architects to assess, flag, and document the environmental and carbon impact of architecture decisions as a core competency dimension.

Embed carbon accounting and Scope 1/2/3 emissions modelling dimensions into Financial Management (FMIT) and Investment Appraisal (INVA) 0 #1600 1 Jul 2026

Update FMIT and INVA skill descriptions to explicitly reference carbon accounting, environmental cost pools, and Scope 1/2/3 emissions modelling as dimensions of financial competency.

Introduce ESG regulatory reporting competency into Audit (AUDT) and Governance (GOVN) skills 0 #1599 1 Jul 2026

Amend AUDT and GOVN to include ESG compliance auditing and governance accountability for sustainability programmes and extend GOVN coverage to Levels 4–5.

Separate Enterprise and Business Architecture (STPL) into 2 distinct skills 0 #1598 1 Jul 2026

Business Architecture would be the core skill for Business Architects, while Enterprise Architecture would be the core skill for Enterprise Architects.

Consider a new skill outlining Business Planning 0 #1597 24 Jun 2026

Currently we are facing a new gap that has been identified within our business. We are shifting the model and much work is being repositioned to BAU versus project work.

Define the authority needed to fulfil responsibilities and accountabilities 0 #1596 16 Jun 2026

SFIA should be explicit about the level of authority needed to fulfil the responsibilities and accountabilities it describes, and should treat authority as distinct from autonomy.

Consider strengthening leadership content in the generic Level 5 descriptor 0 #1595 4 Jun 2026

A suggestion was raised that the generic Level 5 descriptor could be more explicit about leadership demonstration, which is increasingly expected at this level in practice

Consider coverage of ESG practice and reporting capability 0 #1594 4 Jun 2026

The proposal covers ESG strategy and policy; ESG data management and reporting; ESG assurance; and the integration of ESG considerations into digital and technology decision-making.

Consider a small expansion to expanding Information, Records and Data Management to make compliance a separate skill 0 #1593 4 Jun 2026

Within the Information, Records and Data Management area, compliance, e.g. with GDPR, could be made a separate skill.

Strengthen SFIA’s coverage of contemporary data capability 0 #1592 4 Jun 2026

Review SFIA 9 against priority data capability areas from DCF 2 and related industry practice.

Consider whether robotics skills should be included in SFIA 10 0 #1590 4 Jun 2026

Robotics is becoming a substantive area of professional digital practice.

Consider updating existing SFIA skills to reflect AI's impact on professional practice 0 #1589 2 Jun 2026

Many existing SFIA skills now involve professional practice in which AI tools play a significant role, and skill descriptors may need updating to reflect this.

Consider AI fluency/literacy as a business skill / behavioural factor 0 #1588 2 Jun 2026

Should AI fluency be expressed as a SFIA business skill / behavioural factor?

Consider coverage for the everyday use and supervision of AI tools 0 #1587 2 Jun 2026

Should SFIA explicitly cover the everyday capability to use AI tools effectively, evaluate their outputs, and supervise their operation?

Consider a skill for AI Engineering 0 #1586 2 Jun 2026

Is there a case for a discrete SFIA skill describing AI Engineering?

SFIA 10 position on AI capability 0 #1585 2 Jun 2026

How should SFIA 10 structurally accommodate AI capability? e.g. as a standalone skill category, embedded within existing skills, expressed through generic attributes, or some combination?

Consider coverage of fraud management and financial crime 0 #1584 2 Jun 2026

Coverage of fraud management and financial crime may need strengthening in SFIA 10.

Consider operating within legislation as a generic attribute 0 #1583 2 Jun 2026

There may be value in expressing the capability to operate within legal and regulatory boundaries as a generic attribute across all SFIA skills.

Consider a skill for interpreting and applying legislation 0 #1582 2 Jun 2026

SFIA may not currently address skills for interpreting and applying legislation in sufficient depth

Consider use of the term 'policy' across skill descriptions 0 #1581 2 Jun 2026

Consider where 'policy' is used in skills definitions and change or adapt this to something else.

Consider expanding Cybercrime Investigation (CRIM) to cover all criminal investigation 0 #1580 2 Jun 2026

A suggestion was raised that the skill should be expanded to cover all types of criminal investigation.

Opportunity to define digital capability development roles 0 #1579 2 Jun 2026

This would define the work and skills of the practitioners of SFIA which are evolving in parallel

Consider a new sub-category for TEAC, SUBF and ETDL 0 #1578 2 Jun 2026

As an academic I feel Teaching, Learning Delivery, and Subject formation, can be sub categorised.

Consider clarifying the boundary between HCEV and ACIN 0 #1577 2 Jun 2026

The boundary between User experience design (HCEV) and Accessibility and inclusion (ACIN) was raised as unclear.

Consider the boundary between consulting, technical advisory and stakeholder relationship management 0 #1576 2 Jun 2026

Help for finding the distinction between consulting, specialist advice and stakeholder relationship management.

Consider coverage of safety by design and online harms 0 #1575 2 Jun 2026

The capability to design systems that prevent online and AI-related harms was raised as an area worth review.

Consider coverage of security governance 0 #1573 2 Jun 2026

Security governance was raised as an area where SFIA's current coverage could be clearer.

Additional adversarial cybersecurity skills 0 #1572 2 Jun 2026

Expanding on understanding threat landscape / geopolitics and its influence on security

Consider the scope of Stakeholder Relationship Management (RLMT) 0 #1571 2 Jun 2026

The scope of Stakeholder Relationship Management (RLMT) was raised as needing review.

Consider coverage of careers guidance and professional development coaching 0 #1569 2 Jun 2026

Acknowledgement of roles that support IT roles - not just change and transformation, but roles like careers guidance and professional development coaching etc.

Consider refreshing Innovation Management and or Sellling to reflect digital entrepreneurship 0 #1568 2 Jun 2026

Reflect contemporary practice in digital entrepreneurship.

Support for Platform ownership and management 0 #1567 2 Jun 2026

Platform ownership and management was raised as an emerging organisational capability that does not fit cleanly within existing SFIA skills.

Consider a new skill for Systems Engineering 0 #1566 2 Jun 2026

Systems Engineering may be a gap in SFIA's current coverage of engineering disciplines.

Extend SFIA Sustainability skill (SUST) to Levels 1–3 to enable entry-level ESG workforce pathways 0 #1565 22 May 2026

Add level descriptors for SUST at Levels 1, 2, and 3 to address the absence of an entry-level sustainability competency pathway in SFIA 9.

terminology: hard skills versus soft skills 0 #1563 3 Mar 2026

It would be good if SFIA10 would contain terms such as "hard skills" and "soft skills", or "specific skills" and "general skills" as we currently don't have good terms for this.

Consider adding clarification to RESC whether resourcing has to be external or can also be internal 0 #1603 2 Jul 2026

Is RESC (resourcing) limited to external recruitment, or does it also apply to the internal resourcing of projects and teams with existing employees?

What we decided:

"Internal" resourcing and deployment of staff was always implicit in the Resourcing skill - but it can be made more explicit.

Consider explicit inclusion of physical security in Security operations (SCAD) 0 #1574 2 Jun 2026

The Security operations skill may benefit from explicit reference to the physical security of infrastructure.

What we decided:

Monitoring and responding to unauthorised physical access to technology infrastructure is a legitimate part of security operations, including where the infrastructure is hosted or owned by a third party.

The operational scope of Security operations will be clarified to make this explicit, scoped to the monitoring, evidencing and incident-response role. The delivery of physical access controls and management of the physical environment remains in Facilities management (DCMA), the framework of security controls (including physical controls) remains in Information security (SCTY), and the contractual assurance of controls over third-party-hosted equipment is covered by the supplier and contract management skills.

Consider the scope of Facilities Management (DCMA) 0 #1570 2 Jun 2026

The current Facilities Management (DCMA) skill may need its scope reviewed and possibly restructured.

What we decided:

Create a broader description of all facilities including data centres

Expand the acronym ROI for clarity and consistency 0 #1564 22 Apr 2026

Minor change to Marketing management: Level 4 - expand acronym ROI

What we decided:

The skill level description could be read in isolation of the guidance notes - so we should use the term return on investment not the abbreviation ROI.

Confirm interaction of Change Control (CHMG) with other process skills 0 #1537 11 Jan 2026

Clarify intended interaction of RELM, CHMG, SEAC, as they seem to overlap unnecessarily

What we decided:

Responsibilities for risk can be made clearer in levels 2,3 and 4

Update to clarify levels for Continuity Management (COPL) 0 #1503 11 Jan 2026

Some level descriptions for Continuity Management (COPL) don't seem to align to the levels of responsibility

What we decided:

The level descriptions and the progression in responsibility between levels should be clarified.

Consider whether quantum computing skills should be included 0 #1591 4 Jun 2026

A suggestion was raised that quantum computing is becoming sufficiently established as a professional practice area to warrant SFIA coverage in SFIA 10.

What we decided:

In current work - quantum computing currently sits within existing SFIA skills. Particularly high-performance computing and formal research,  rather than standing apart as a distinct professional discipline.

We’re not ruling out dedicated coverage in a future release, but the practice area needs more time to stabilise before a new skill would hold up over the long term.

Remove methods/tools from Portfolio, Programme and Project Support (PROF) 0 #1511 11 Jan 2026

Remove the overlap with METL

What we decided:

Decline the CR on the basis that the overlap is domain-scoped and professionally distinct, and that removing tools language from PROF would reduce accuracy without eliminating any real confusion. 

New skill for audio-visual systems support 0 #1497 11 Jan 2026

Existing skills don't cover support activities for complicated AV systems (e.g. lecture theatres, medical imaging environments, conferencing environments)

What we decided:

What's next, and why we're not adding new AV skills

We're looking at three ways to make SFIA easier to use for AV professionals: adding "audio-visual" as a recognised term on the relevant existing skills, publishing example role profiles (such as AV Systems Designer, AV Installation Engineer, and AV Support Engineer) showing how those skills combine in practice, and staying open to talking with AV industry bodies about closer alignment in future.

We're not creating brand new AV skills right now. SFIA already covers the underlying work through skills like hardware design, network design, systems integration, and technical support; AV is a context those skills apply to, not a gap in the framework. Adding a new skill for every industry context would make SFIA harder to use, not easier. If that changes, we'll revisit it.

See also CR # 3 and # 1497

3 AV roles added to

• SFIA 9 – Summary Chart
• SFIA 9 Standard Skills Profiles

New skill for audio-visual systems design 0 #1496 11 Jan 2026

Existing skills don't cover design activities for complicated AV systems (e.g. lecture theatres, medical imaging environments, conferencing environments)

What we decided:

What's next, and why we're not adding new AV skills

We're looking at three ways to make SFIA easier to use for AV professionals: adding "audio-visual" as a recognised term on the relevant existing skills, publishing example role profiles (such as AV Systems Designer, AV Installation Engineer, and AV Support Engineer) showing how those skills combine in practice, and staying open to talking with AV industry bodies about closer alignment in future.

We're not creating brand new AV skills right now. SFIA already covers the underlying work through skills like hardware design, network design, systems integration, and technical support; AV is a context those skills apply to, not a gap in the framework. Adding a new skill for every industry context would make SFIA harder to use, not easier. If that changes, we'll revisit it.

See also CR # 3 and # 1497

3 AV roles added to

• SFIA 9 – Summary Chart
• SFIA 9 Standard Skills Profiles

Refocus Performance Management (PEMT) on managing staff (which includes employees and contractors) 0 #1493 11 Jan 2026

Performance Management (PEMT) has too much staff development responsibility to be appropriate for the management of contractors, but otherwise seems to cover the responsibility for performance. Move the staff development references to PDSV and refocus PEMT on performance management

What we decided:

PEMT v9 tightened the Level 5 wording and reduced staff development from a standalone paragraph to a single supporting clause within the performance-monitoring paragraph, cutting its prominence without removing it from scope.

New Skill - PCB Layout Design 0 #1457 11 Jan 2026

A request of a new skill of PCB Layout Design . This is seen as more specific for hardware designers - requested.

What we decided:

The need is real but does not clear the distinctiveness gate; it is a specialised, technique-level application of HWDE's existing accountability rather than a separate professional practice.

DGFS level 7 - for development? 0 #1380 11 Jan 2026

more senior Digital Forensics skills that provide an external commentary, policy making or expert witness role.

What we decided:

"An expert witness, particularly in common law countries such as the United Kingdom, Australia, and the United States, is a person whose opinion by virtue of education, training, certification, skills or experience, is accepted by the judge as an expert. The judge may consider the witness's specialized (scientific, technical or other) opinion about evidence or about facts before the court within the expert's area of expertise, to be referred to as an "expert opinion". Expert witnesses may also deliver "expert evidence" within the area of their expertise. Their testimony may be rebutted by testimony from other experts or by other evidence or facts. "

Source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expert_witness

Level 5

Level 5 is particularly well aligned with a practising senior expert witness.

The combination of authoritative advice, in-depth domain expertise, unpredictable contexts, external contact and communication to audiences with different viewpoints describes the central characteristics of expert-witness work very well. The Influence attribute expressly includes external contacts at Level 5.

A Level 5 digital-forensics expert could therefore:

• conduct or lead the forensic examination
• reach an independent professional opinion
• prepare a legally defensible report
• explain technical findings to lawyers, courts or tribunals
• withstand professional challenge and cross-examination
• advise on the implications of the evidence.

None of those activities requires organisational strategy or executive accountability.

Level 6

Level 6 supports expert-witness responsibilities with still wider authority and impact.

This would support, for example:

• acting as the authoritative forensic expert in exceptionally complex or high-consequence proceedings
• overseeing the quality and professional integrity of forensic evidence
• authorising reports produced by a forensic function
• advising courts, regulators, law-enforcement bodies or government departments
• representing the organisation in professional or regulatory forums
• influencing forensic policy, standards or recognised practice
• coordinating evidence and expert contributions across several specialist disciplines.

Again, external focus is explicitly supported. At Level 6, Influence includes significant management-level contact with external parties, while Collaboration includes influential connections with external contacts at senior management or technical-leader level.

Add a new skill “Cloud Engineering” at levels 4,5 and 6 0 #1355 11 Jan 2026

Over the last years Cloud engineering emerged as a new field of engineering that focuses on cloud services, such as "software as a service", "platform as a service", and "infrastructure as a service". The term of cloud engineering is at least ten years old. Extensive research has been conducted on s…

What we decided:

Currently cloud is referred explicitly or implicitly in a number of SFIA skills - such as Solution architecture, Systems design, IT infrastructure. There maybe opportunities to increase references in relevant skills. 

For SFIA 9 - the design choice was between...

1. adding new cloud-named skills versus 
2. cloud being a specific application of a number of SFIA  8 skill

Option 2 was chosen for SFIA 9 - but this CR is being kept in the deferred list to be re-visited for future SFIA updates.

Coverage has grown since the request was raised in 2021. 33 of 147 skills now reference cloud, and every one of those references is in a published field (description, guidance or level descriptors), not in the search-aid metadata. Cloud is named explicitly in the descriptions or guidance of Infrastructure operations ("across physical, virtual and cloud-based environments"), Infrastructure design, Software design ("aligned with cloud computing, distributed systems") and Systems integration and build. The implicit-coverage gap that existed in 2021 is now substantially closed.

A  SFIA Cloud view and a set of illustrative Cloud roles have been mapped to SFIA skills -

Audio Visual skills 0 #3 11 Jan 2026

A couple of user organisations and individuals have suggested that the AV aspects could be developed further.

What we decided:

What's next, and why we're not adding new AV skills

We're looking at three ways to make SFIA easier to use for AV professionals: adding "audio-visual" as a recognised term on the relevant existing skills, publishing example role profiles (such as AV Systems Designer, AV Installation Engineer, and AV Support Engineer) showing how those skills combine in practice, and staying open to talking with AV industry bodies about closer alignment in future.

We're not creating brand new AV skills right now. SFIA already covers the underlying work through skills like hardware design, network design, systems integration, and technical support; AV is a context those skills apply to, not a gap in the framework. Adding a new skill for every industry context would make SFIA harder to use, not easier. If that changes, we'll revisit it.

See also CR # 1496 and # 1497

3 AV roles added to

• SFIA 9 – Summary Chart
• SFIA 9 Standard Skills Profiles

Align the new bid and proposal skill levels to the APMP/APMG certifications 0 #1561 11 Jan 2026

There are existing certifications for bid and proposal people, so aligning the new skills (which is a great idea) would be good.

Please add "Service Architecture" as a skill 0 #1559 11 Jan 2026

Service architecture is a skill practised by service architects, whose primary objective is to design all of the service management required for a new or changed service to become operational and supportable.

Expand sourcing to non-RFx methods 0 #1542 11 Jan 2026

Use of RFPs, RFI, etc is very formal. A lot of sourcing doesn't require this level of formality.

Updated guidance for Service Level Management (SLMO) 0 #1540 11 Jan 2026

Reduce the formality of SLAs in SLMO. "Service expectations" for example are used in some organisations which are typically less formal/robust

Do we need a facilities/OT/data center design skill? 0 #1539 11 Jan 2026

We have faciliaties mangement, but not a design skill

Confirm interaction of Service Acceptance (SEAC) with other process skills 0 #1538 11 Jan 2026

Clarify intended interaction of RELM, CHMG, SEAC, as they seem to overlap unnecessarily

Confirm interaction of Release and Deployment (RELM) with other process skills and HSIN 0 #1536 11 Jan 2026

Clarify intended interaction of RELM, CHMG, SEAC, HSIN - RELM, CHMG, SEAC in particular seem to overlap unnecessarily

Improved guidance for Systems Installation and Removal (HSIN) 0 #1535 11 Jan 2026

HSIN seems to cover the work of packaging and software virtualisation, but it's difficult to see this in the skill guidance or level descriptions

Is Radio Frequency Engineering (RFEN) too broad? 0 #1526 11 Jan 2026

Do we need to split up RFEN?

Update level 5 of Organisational Capability Development (OCDV) 0 #1516 11 Jan 2026

Better alignment to Levels of responsibility needed

Better level descriptiors for Project Management (PRMG) 0 #1510 11 Jan 2026

We need better ways to distinguished the levels of project management.

Add level 5 for Programme Management (PGMG) and clarify project vs programme 0 #1509 11 Jan 2026

Recognise smaller scope programmes and clarify which model or models SFIA is leaning on.

Update level 3 description for Quality Management (QUMG) 0 #1505 11 Jan 2026

Update level 3 description for Quality Management (QUMG)

Clarify architecture input from Information Security (SCTY) skill 0 #1504 11 Jan 2026

Should references to architecture input be left out of the Information Security (SCTY) skill?

Add level 3 description for Investment Appraisal (INVA) 0 #1502 11 Jan 2026

Lower level of analysis/review needed

New skills for Customer/Client Management (or more generically Contract Management) 0 #1489 11 Jan 2026

We don't currently have a skill for a supplier to use to manage their customer/client. This might the reverse side of the SUPP and ITCM skill from the supplier point of view.

New skill for Purchasing 0 #1488 11 Jan 2026

General purchasing is not well covered by SORC, SUPP, ITCM but is a common activity with different levels of responsibility

New skill for Service Design 2 #1485 11 Jan 2026

What we decided:

SFIA 10 - Service design - comprehensive mapping, guidance on Service design in SFIA

New skill for Communications Management 0 #1484 11 Jan 2026

Separate from RLMT and INCA - this skill would be for those who craft and manage the delivery of communications.

New skill for Operations Technology 0 #1483 11 Jan 2026

Review the new controls in ISO27001:2022 0 #1470 11 Jan 2026

There are 11 new controls introduced in ISO27001:2022 some of which are new to SFIA.

IT service experience skills 0 #1458 11 Jan 2026

Given the increasing impact of IT services on people and their business, people involved in providing and consuming IT services should have skills for influencing how IT services are experienced. About half of the current SFIA 9 skills address areas related to IT service experience and could be enha…

What we decided:

Measurement MEAS was updated

Add Fraud Prevention/Mitigation and Handling Skills (requested on behalf of UK Home Office Contact) 0 #1453 11 Jan 2026

Details to follow ...

Smart Systems 0 #1389 11 Jan 2026

Include 'Smart Systems' in the SFIA theme, 'Artificial intelligence and machine learning skills'.

What we decided:

RESD for SFIA 9 references intelligent systems.

We will retain this change request (as deferred) so that we can keep smart systems under review and decide if additional skills, guidance notes etc are required.

• Can fit with the review of Systems engineering also.

Role of embedded systems and edge processing design 0 #1344 11 Jan 2026

Embedded systems design and peculiarities of edge processing must reflect at level 5 at least.

What we decided:

Retain this CR so we can monitor developments to see whether this justifies a separate SFIA skill or additional guidance notes.

Role for edge processing system design and development 0 #1342 11 Jan 2026

Skills related to design of edge processing systems should be part of embedded systems design.

What we decided:

Keep a watching brief to see whether edge systems are a specific type of system and so - for example - can be addressed by knowledge of edge systems used in combination with skills such as Solution architecture, Systems design, Systems installation, Hardware design, IT infrastructure,. Network design

Software Engineering Economics 0 #1320 11 Jan 2026

Introduction of an additional skill covering economics and estimation at levels 2 to 6, separate from Systems Development Management (DLMG) and considering SWEBOK 3.0 Chapter 12

What we decided:

Retain this CR so we can monitor developments to see whether this justifies a separate SFIA skill.

Sustainability – Software Engineering 0 #1319 11 Jan 2026

Expand the scope of this skill to embody the software engineering related aspects of energy consumption, expanding the descriptions for application at Levels 2 and 3

What we decided:

Retain this CR so we can monitor developments to see whether this justifies a separate SFIA skill or additional guidance notes.

Consider splitting skills descriptions (and level descriptions) into atomic sentences 0 #1317 11 Jan 2026

Some approaches to assessment of competence against SFIA look for evidence of repeated, successful application of a proportion of the facets of a skill. However, some skill / level descriptions are single paragraphs. It would support such assessment approaches if the skill descriptions published i…

What we decided:

include in review  of SFIA document/web page design for SFIA 9.

Alignment with ISCO-08 0 #1313 11 Jan 2026

Consideration should be given to the relationship between SFIA and ISCO-08. the International Standard Classification of Occupations.

What we decided:

A mapping to ISCO-08 for SFIA 7 skills has been posted as a community resource. 

software/systems engineering professionals - alignment to ISO/IEC 24773 0 #1312 11 Jan 2026

ISO/IEC 24773 references some standards that can be used to define tasks. As SFIA skills descriptions are activity based, perhaps we should check these standards to ensure that we have covered all the tasks.

What we decided:

Revisit as part of mapping of SFIA to ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288:2015 Systems and software engineering — System life cycle processes

A-Z skills lists - add the relevant skill levels 0 #1295 11 Jan 2026

The A-Z is a popular way of viewing the framework and the addition of the applicable skill levels will enhance its usability and value to people browsing the framework online.

What we decided:

Review as part of SFIA document and web page design for SFIA 9.

Compatibility with COBIT 2019 and KING IV 0 #1294 11 Jan 2026

KING IV and COBIT 2019 have changed the definition of the term "IT" in line with the requirements of the fourth industrial revolution. SFIA should also align with them.

What we decided:

Note that COBIT refers to I&T (Information and technology).

This naming is not widespread in the industry yet - so is one to monitor.

Digital Signal Processing (DSP) 0 #1287 11 Jan 2026

We should review whether DSP is sufficiently covered in SFIA

What we decided:

This analysis suggest that DSP is a specific technology which can have application in a number of SFIA skill areas.

If there is sufficient demand this could be added to guidance notes for relevant skills to make the coverage explicit.

New Skill - Coaching/Mentoring 0 #85 11 Jan 2026

Transfer of skills and knowledge through hands-on mentoring/coaching is an important part of the professional environment. At present this kind of skills/knowledge transfer is not well articulated by a skill in SFIA.

What we decided:

Changes have been made to the generic attributes and levels of responsibilities.

Employee experience and professional development provide some coverage. 

We can keep under review to see if they address the need.

Create a glossary of SFIA terminology 0 #79 11 Jan 2026

It may be helpful to new or inexperienced SFIA users if we create and publish a glossary of SFIA related terms.

What we decided:

Consider as potential for development post SFIA7.

The guidance notes can provide some of the solutions for a glossary of terms.

Digital Entrepreneurship 0 #69 11 Jan 2026

This is a request to stretch the boundaries of SFIA to encompass the skill needed to identify a business opportunity using novel digital technologies, and then acquire and deploy the necessary resources required for its commercial exploitation.

What we decided:

Add to roadmap for potential development.

See also change request #27.

What about automation / engineering skill sets? 0 #43 11 Jan 2026

Skills focused Operational Technology? With industry 4.0 and IT/OT convergence bringing IT and OT skill sets closer than ever, it would be great to see how these skills sets might work closer together with in the SFIA framework.

What we decided:

Will be kept in the backlog of change requests and considered during continuous consultation.

Digital Use Skills - introduce this area 0 #28 11 Jan 2026

Introduce a number of 'digital Use skills'

What we decided:

Some additions made to SFIA 9 levels of responsibility and the work on behavioural factors.

 Add to SFIA development roadmap.

Skill description in structured fashion 0 #10 11 Jan 2026

It will be easy for reader of the SFIA framework document , if skill description is written in terms of bullet points and keywords are highlighted ..

What we decided:

These will be input to the SFIA 9 readability theme.