Emerging technology monitoring EMRG
Identifying and assessing new and emerging technologies, products, services, methods and techniques.
Updates for SFIA 9
- There is an updated version of this skill for SFIA 9.
- Theme(s) influencing the updates for this skill: Making SFIA easier to consume (enhance readability/guidance/descriptions).
- You can move to SFIA 9 when you are ready - SFIA 8 skill descriptions will still be available to use.
- Previous SFIA assessments or skills mapping are not impacted by this change.
Guidance notes
Activities may include — but are not limited to:
- assessing relevance and potential impacts — which may be threats or opportunities
- communicating the impact of emerging technologies.
Assessments may relate to business enablers, cost, performance or sustainability
Levels of responsibility for this skill
| 4 | 5 | 6 |
Emerging technology monitoring: Levels 1-3
This skill is not typically observed or practiced at these levels of responsibility and accountability.
Emerging technology monitoring: Level 4
Supports monitoring of the external environment and assessment of emerging technologies.
Contributes to the creation of reports, technology roadmapping and the sharing of knowledge and insights.
Emerging technology monitoring: Level 5
Monitors the external environment to gather intelligence on emerging technologies.
Assesses and documents the impacts, threats and opportunities to the organisation.
Creates reports and technology roadmaps and shares knowledge and insights with others.
Emerging technology monitoring: Level 6
Plans and leads the identification and assessment of emerging technologies and the evaluation of potential impacts, threats and opportunities.
Creates technology roadmaps that align organisational plans with emerging technology solutions. Engages with, and influences, relevant stakeholders to obtain organisational commitment to technology roadmaps.
Develops organisational guidelines for monitoring emerging technologies.
Collaborates with internal and external parties to facilitate intelligence gathering.
Emerging technology monitoring: Level 7
This skill is not typically observed or practiced at this level of responsibility and accountability.