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Generic description:
Anticipates long term business requirements, influences improvement of organisational process efficiency and effectivenes. Determines the IS model and the enterprise architecture in line with the organisation’s policy and ensures a secure environment. Makes strategic IS policy decisions for the enterprise, including sourcing strategies.

Competence area: e-CF area A. Plan


Proficiency levels:
e-CF level Description Profiles (CWA16458)
4 Provides leadership for the construction and implementation of long term innovative IS solutions Business analyst, Business information manager, Enterprise architect
5 Provides IS strategic leadership to reach consensus and commitment from the management team of the enterprise. Chief Information Officer (CIO), Enterprise architect

Knowledge examples (Knows /aware of/ Familiar with:)

  • K1 business strategy concepts
  • K2 trends and implications of ICT internal or external developments for typical organisations
  • K3 the potential and opportunities of relevant business models
  • K4 the business aims and organisational objectives
  • K5 the issues and implications of sourcing models
  • K6 the new emerging technologies (e.g. distributed systems, virtualisation, mobility, data sets)
  • K7 architectural frameworks
  • K8 security

Skill examples (Able to:)

  • S1 analyse future developments in business process and technology application
  • S2 determine requirements for processes related to ICT services
  • S3 identify and analyse long term user/ customer needs
  • S4 contribute to the development of ICT strategy and policy, including ICT security and quality
  • S5 contribute to the development of the business strategy
  • S6 analyse feasibility in terms of costs and benefits
  • S7 review and analyse effects of implementations
  • S8 understand the impact of new technologies on business (e.g. open/big data, dematerialisation opportunities and strategies)
  • S9 understand the business benefits of new technologies and how this can add value and provide competitive advantage (e.g. open/big data, dematerialisation opportunities and strategies)
  • S10 understand the enterprise architecture
  • S11 understand the legal & regulatory landscape in order to factor into business requirements