Global Skills Frameworks: Structuring the IT Workforce and Managing Role Evolution

Description

This IDC Perspective discusses global frameworks - SFIA, e-CF, SFw, and KWIV - that are fundamental tools for managing the modern IT workforce by providing detailed, standardized definitions for skills and competencies. Organizations must move past relying on simple job descriptions, which are mere distillations, and implement formal processes utilizing these frameworks to provide the comprehensive documentation required for a role or position. Crucially, systematic monitoring must be applied to detect and address role drift caused by individual interpretation, ensuring the workforce capabilities remain strategically aligned and defined."As IT organizations mature, structure becomes strategy. Standardized skills frameworks such as SFIA and e-CF give CIOs the tools to manage talent with the same rigor they apply to technology portfolios - linking capability, accountability, and innovation across a dynamic workforce," says Daniel Saroff, group vice president for Consulting and Research at IDC.

Product Code: US53890925

Executive Snapshot

Situation Overview

Formal Documentation Versus Descriptive Distillation
The Challenge of Role Drift
Detailed Overview of Global and Regional Frameworks
- Skills Framework for the Information Age
  - Relevant Information per Job Profile (Not Really a Role)
- European e-Competence Framework
  - Relevant Information per Role
- Skills Framework
  - Relevant Information per Role
- Kwaliteit van Informatievoorziening
  - Relevant Information per Job Profile (Not Really a Role)
Framework Collaboration and Integration
- Illustrative Example: KWIV and e-CF Combination
  - Scenario: Defining a Senior Information Manager Role and Job Profile
- Illustrative Example: SFw, SFIA, and e-CF Combination
  - Scenario: Creating a Career Pathway for a DevOps Engineer