Themes for SFIA 8

As with previous the SFIA 8 consultation will focus on …

• Industry themes and key stakeholder groups representing SFIA users across disciplines
• A transparent approach to collating and considering change requests
• Reviewing both the Core framework AND other components of the SFIA ecosystem – SFIA Views, knowledge and links to BoKs, tools and resources.

Themes to revisit...

SFIA is built for the industry by the industry. SFIA has an extensive global user base - so  employers and practitioners put the framework into practice daily.

The SFIA 8 consultation is a suitable opportunity to review the key themes of SFIA 7 and check back to the requirements and the solution to see whether they need additional work.

Key themes from SFIA 7 were...

• Information security and cyber security
• Big data / Data science
• Software engineering
• Digital transformation
• Agile and DevOps
• The knowledge dimension of competency

New themes requested...

These have emerged from discussions at SFIA Council events. 

• Artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML)
• Systems engineering
• Internet of things (IoT)
• Robotic process automation
• People management
• Digital skills for users

The consultation process is open to additional themes/topics being requested. Contact the Updates manager or use the comments box below.

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Other topics to consider...

These have emerged from discussions at SFIA Council events. 

• Computational/High performance computing
• Employability - bridging the education to work gap
• Creative industries
• Service design (this topic may extend to incorporate user experience)
• Information management for librarians
• Application of Blockchain
• Cloud computing and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Building management
• Development of SFIA's generic attributes into areas such as sustainability, ethics, etc.

The consultation process is open to additional themes/topics being requested. Contact the Updates manager or use the comments box below.

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