SFIA Professional Skills

 

The skills framework in SFIA are grouped into categories and subcategories for the convenience of users. The following are the professional skills that SFIA contrived to follow by the organization as to be their basis and standard. The skills category is all-important for the management of the skills, this could be so efficient and relevant to use. One of the SFIA skills is strategy and architecture which involves the establishment and oversight of an organization's approach to the use of information and technology, including acceptance of responsibilities in respect of both supply and demand for information technology, the strategic plans, which accommodate the requirements of the organization’s business strategy, transparent decision making, leading to valid reasons for workers acquisitions with appropriate balance between benefits, opportunities, costs, and risks. The levels of service and quality which meet current and future business requirements, policies, and practices for conformance with mandatory legislation and ordinances, which demonstrate respect for the current and evolving needs of all stakeholders.

Another professional skill is the business development that pertaining especially to the development and utilization of a systematic management skills framework to define and deliver programs, projects, and ongoing services, in support of specific business strategies and purposes. Involves the implementation of a strategic investment appraisal and decision-making process based on a clear knowledge of cost, risk, inter-dependencies, and impact on subsisting business activities. This enables determination and objective evaluation of potential changes and the advantages to be accomplished. The third is solution growth and implementation. With SFIA skills, the management can manage resources in order to plan, estimate, and carry out programs of systems development work to time, budget, and quality targets and in accordance with appropriate standards. It sets strategies for resource management within systems development approves the allocation of support for programs of system development projects and maintains an overview of the grant of the program to organizational progress. Recognizes and controls the resources necessary for all stages such as planning, estimation, execution of individual systems development projects to ensure technical, financial, and quality targets are met.

The fourth is professional skills framework is service management which management of the information technology infrastructure and resources required to plan for, develop, deliver, support and services, products to satisfy the needs of a business. There is training for new or changed services, management of the change process, and the support of regulatory, legal, and professional standards. The development of continual service improvement plans to ensure the information infrastructure adequately supports business needs. Under the service management is the acquisition and management support of the company. It determines the organization's policy and methods covering the selection of suppliers, tendering, and procurement. It is responsible for the deployment and review of acquisition processes and for allocating major contracts. And lastly is the client interface which creates long-term strategic relationships and behalf of an organization providing information technology-related products or services, including commercial, industrial, scientific, entertainment, and gaming systems. The coordination of all promotional activities to one or more clients to achieve satisfaction for the client and an acceptable return for the supplier, as well the support to the client to guarantee that maximum benefit is gained from the products and services provided.