SFIA Competency Mapper (COBIT APO07)

COBIT APO07 SFIA Skills Matrix Competency

Overview

Map IT workforce skills to COBIT process requirements using SFIA. Draft job descriptions for COBIT management objectives and identify key-person risk. Includes skill gap calculator vs Target Capability Level.

Example Conversation

You: We need to map our IT team to COBIT and SFIA. Target capability for our ISMS is Level 4 for security and risk roles. Can you draft the skills matrix and run the gap check?

Agent: I’ll draft a skills matrix with roles, current levels/certifications, and target capability level (Level 4 where you specified), then run skill_gap_calculator to get the delta.

Agent: Created skills-matrix-apo07.md. Running skill_gap_calculator…

Agent: FAIL — skill gap: target avg 4, current avg 3.2; delta 0.8. The matrix shows several roles below target. I’ve added a “Gap remediation” section (training, hiring, succession). Re-run after you update current levels or targets. For now the document captures the gap for APO07 evidence.

You: We’ve updated certifications. Run the calculator again.

Agent: Running skill_gap_calculator on skills-matrix-apo07.md… PASS — current meets or exceeds target. No skill gap.

What the Tools Validate

skill_gap_calculator scans a skills matrix or competency document (Markdown or text):

Detection: Looks for “target capability level”, “target level”, or similar (numeric 0–5) and “current level”, “current capability”, or “certification” (numeric or text).
Rule: Computes average target vs average current (where numeric). If target > current by more than 0.5, the check FAILs (skill gap). If no target or no current levels are found, the tool reports what’s missing without failing.
Output: PASS if no gap (current ≥ target) or levels not fully specified; FAIL with delta and guidance to address gaps (training, hiring, succession) or set target levels. Run after drafting or updating the matrix.

Output Excerpt

Skills matrix (excerpt):

## Skills matrix (APO07)

| Role           | Target level | Current level / certification |
|----------------|--------------|-------------------------------|
| Security lead  | 4            | 4 (CISSP)                     |
| Risk analyst   | 4            | 3 (CRISC in progress)         |
| IT operations  | 3            | 3                             |

skill_gap_calculator report (excerpt):

=== SKILL GAP CALCULATOR (APO07) ===
Result: PASS

Document: skills-matrix-apo07.md
Target capability levels found: 3 (avg 3.7).
Current levels/certifications found: 3 (avg 3.3).
Delta: current meets or exceeds target.
No skill gap or levels not fully specified.

Getting Started

Add your role list, current certifications, and target capability levels (e.g. from ISMS or COBIT) to the project workspace, then activate the SFIA Competency Mapper (COBIT APO07) skill. The agent will draft the matrix and run skill_gap_calculator; address gaps and re-run as you update data.