SFIAv7 Kick Off Event
Agenda
The launch messages
The approach to be followed
High level timeline
The portfolio of SFIA initiatives and products
Where we need help and how people can volunteer
Tools we will use
What’s in it for volunteers
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People from 19 c ountries invited to this Event
20,729 registered Licences for SFIA v6 alone
from 163 countries
Australia
Speakers & contact details
Ian Seward
• SFIA Foundation - Operations Manager
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianseward
Peter Leather
• SFIAv7 Project Manager
• Secretary, SFIA Council
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterleather
Andy Thomson
• Chair, SFIA Council
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/andythomson56/
The SFIA Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation which oversees the production and use of SFIA.
The global SFIA Council provides input to the strategic direction of SFIA
Welcome
•
On behalf of the SFIA Foundation; welcome to the SFIAv7
Project Kick Off event
• This is in advance of the public launch of the SFIA v7 consultation.
• We have done this to give all of you, as key stakeholders / supporters, advance notice and to help you understand how the project will be
delivered.
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This is not a SFIA Council meeting
• All SFIA Council Members have been invited.
• The project needs a variety of contributors; representing different interest groups and expertise.
•
There will be a range of opportunities to contribute
• Please consider how you and your organisation can play its part.
• Not all need detailed SFIA knowledge.
Launch Messages
• The importance of Digital, IT and Technology Skills and
Competencies is at an all-time high
•
The need for clarity and a simple, easy to adopt and effective
approach has also never been higher
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SFIA has been addressing the challenges since 2000
• SFIA’s global ecosystem puts it in a unique position
• Aims for V7
• A detailed Launch Message will be appear on the SFIA
Website
The approach to be followed
1.
2 parallel activities to consultation
• Open consultation –anyone can submit requests for change via the SFIA Foundation website
• Industry themes with specific areas of focus –requirements will be elicited using a more hands-on and proactive approach
2.
A design authority process
• analyse requests for change
• prioritise and schedule solution design & development
• resolve issues and approve solutions for release 3.
Product management & product roadmap
• the sequence of product releases / product drops with defined scope and objectives for each release
4.
Establish continuous consultation
• This project will design the solution and build the continuous consultation capability
“Never doubt that a small group of
thoughtful, committed, citizens can
change the world …
Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever
has.”
Margaret Mead
1990’s ISM AISS NISSF
2015
SFIA Version 6
2011
SFIA Version 5 2008
SFIA Version 4
2005
SFIA Version 3 2001
SFIA Version 2
2018
SFIA Version 7
SFIA has continually
evolved to meet changing
needs.
SFIA’s track record
29 July 1998
… Reviewers Diskette
… MS Word and Lotus AmiPro
… Function code e.g. ASUP
… If you prefer to print out the material and amend the text direct …
“Never doubt that a small group of
thoughtful, committed, organised
citizens can change SFIA ...
Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever
has.”
High level timeline
2017 2018
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Open consultation
starts
Agree main features and product road map
for v7
v7 published Key stakeholders
engaged
(for ever) (ongoing) Consultation remains open
Work on changes and enhancements to SFIA
Governed by a Project Board and a Design Authority
SFIA v7 Project Board
•
Monitor progress and
ensure the interest of the
SFIA Foundation and SFIA
community are best served
•
Prioritising, project decision
making, funding, removing
obstacles, resolving issues
•
In place for the duration of
the project
SFIA Design Authority
•
Agreement of the design
principles / blueprint of SFIA
•
Content
•
Integrity of deliverables
•
Continues beyond the life of
the project
Adoption by SFIA end user organisations
IP, tools, marketing
owned by SFIA Partners and Consultants
Services provided by SFIA partners / consultants
At the core: the A3 wallchart, the
spreadsheet, reference manual
and website in 6 languages.
Accreditation of Practitioners,
Consultants, Partners and
Trainers
SFIA events & conferences
The Training syllabus Harmonising with
other frameworks & standards
Mapping curricula, qualifications &
training Focussed guidelines
to address specific industry needs Accreditation of employers and other
services
Open consultation to maintain currency
The portfolio of SFIA initiatives and products
1. Addressing Software Engineering
2. Addressing Digital
3. Addressing Health Informatics
4. Address knowledge dimension of SFIA
5. Addressing agile development and DevOps
6. SFIA Mapping for Curricula, Qualifications & Training
7. Introduce SFIA Practitioner Accreditation
8. Revise SFIA Consultant Accreditation
9. Revise SFIA Trainer Accreditation
10. SFIA Skills Assessment
11. SFIA Scheme accreditation
12. SFIA Recruitment accreditation
13. SFIA Recruitment guidelines
14. SFIA Mapping guidelines
15. Addressing Cybersecurity
16. Additional languages
17. Clarify SFIA Design principles
18. Improved promotion & marketing
19. SFIA Conference(s)
20. Website improvements
21. Introduction of Continuous consultation
22. SFIA Collaborations
23. SFIA and ISO standards
Proposal Initial Investigation
Detailed
Investigation Develop & Test Trial Launch Monitor
▪ Skills Assessment
▪ Scheme accreditation
▪ Recruitment accreditation
▪ Recruitment guidelines
▪ Digital
▪ Health Informatics
▪ Knowledge & SFIA
▪ Agile development and DevOps
▪ More languages
▪ Cybersecurity
▪ Improved promotion & marketing
▪ SFIA Conference(s)
▪ Website improvements
▪ ISO standards
▪ Mapping qualifications
▪ Continuous consultation
▪ Framework mapping guidelines
▪ Revise Trainer Accreditation
▪ Revise Consultant Accreditation
▪ Software Engineering
▪ SFIA design principles
▪ Practitioner Accreditation
▪ SFIAv6
▪ SFIA has a dynamic and demanding user base.
▪ The flexibility and usability of SFIA leads to continual demand to extend the product and the associated ecosystem.
▪ Only SFIA has the global reach & industry breadth to add value in this way.
▪ A product lifecycle approach allows us to stage gate initiatives and prioritise effort.
Where we need help and how people can volunteer
SFIA v7
• Create change requests to capture your suggestions
• Review change requests and add comments
• Encourage others to do the same
• Writing new skill descriptions
• Quality assurance & reviewing material
SFIA related products
• Confirm where you are willing and able to contribute – Google Form
• Little and often is more likely to be achievable
• Be pro-active, be realistic
• Collaborate and share ideas
▪ Let us know any organisations who we should collaborate with to update & publicise v7 (or - if you need support in reaching out to them yourself)
▪ Publicise the project with your network
▪ Write, share, like, retweet, articles & messages from the project
SFIA Consultation Tool
Bespoke, web-based
tool, open to everyone
consultation data base
For change requests and
for reviewing proposed
changes
Accessed from the SFIA
Website**
Use your existing SFIA
login details or register at
www.sfia-online.org
Add your organisation
details to your
registration
** look for “SFIA 7 development” in left hand sidebarAny admin issues with the site –contact Lucy Ryan [email protected]
Collaboration & Task Management Tools
Creating documents / deliverables which are not part of the core SFIA framework e.g. SFIA Course accreditation guidelines
- Google Drive
Project / task management - Freedcamp.com
- Single sign on with Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+
Small online meetings
- Skype
Presentations, large group meetings
- Webex
Why collaborate on a global framework?
Organisations &
Professional Bodies
• Extend the reach, accessibility and impact of your own offerings
• Share the workload
• Early involvement to ensure your requirements can be considered
• Learn from others and take ideas back to your own organisation
• Recognition from the SFIA Community and the SFIA Foundation
Individuals
• One of the best professional development activities you can undertake
• Helping to develop the capability of the global digital community
• Being part of a global community
• extend your personal network
• Hear about a range of different perspectives and uses of SFIA
• Recognition from the SFIA Community and the SFIA Foundation
Close
Next steps
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Slide deck to be shared
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Let me know your
preferences – Google
Form
•
Login to consultation site
•
Feedback – suggestions,
ideas, concerns
Contact details
Feedback – suggestions,
ideas, concerns
Peter Leather
▪
[email protected]
Ian Seward
▪
[email protected]
Feedback & Questions
• Use chat box
Thank You
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