Adding value to the organisation

Abstract

This paper deals with adding value to the organisation with the help of SFIA.The skills framework for the information age (SFIA) defines technological skills that underpin the IT profession. SFIA consists overall ICT skills definitions with technical skills provided as sub categories that range from strategy and planning to business support. To add value to the business might involve time-to-market, project effectiveness, organisational bottlenecks, staff recruitment and retention. The fundamental description of skills, levels and roles becomes the knowledge base of the business. And that's really where SFIA comes in, providing an off-the-shelf starter set of definitions. At the core of any technology business is competence management: a process to measure, assess, develop and deploy staff. It informs many strategic aims and objectives, such as faster deployment of staff to projects, reduced staff turnover, improved technical project deliveries, or easier mergers and acquisitions. Competence management is a core knowledge base of defined technical and business skills is at the heart of any competence management system. Applying these skill definitions to company structure, personnel development and project management has the potential to deliver fundamental answers to a wide range business issues.