Table 1Transition record

eBusiness managertoICT business analyst

A eBusiness manager already meets 25% of what the ICT business analyst role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From eBusiness manager

25%

Overlap1

To ICT business analyst

8 Skills carried over

13 Required, not held

73.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 73.4

This move: 73.4 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the ICT business analyst role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the eBusiness manager profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ICT business analyst role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a eBusiness manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held create business process models management skills
already held business requirements techniques business, administration and law
already held ICT market business, administration and law
already held business strategy concepts business, administration and law
already held analyse business requirements information skills
already held business process modelling business, administration and law

All 8 carried skills, including the 5 the ICT business analyst role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 information skills 5 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held analyse business processes required
required, not held analyse the context of an organisation required
required, not held identify customer requirements required
required, not held identify legal requirements required
required, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports required

optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held interact with users to gather requirements required
required, not held propose ICT solutions to business problems required
required, not held translate requirements into visual design required

optional, not held design process optional
optional, not held provide user documentation optional

03 management skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held apply change management required
required, not held define technical requirements required

optional, not held manage ICT project optional

04 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held digital systems required

optional, not held business ICT systems optional
optional, not held cloud technologies optional
optional, not held decision support systems optional
optional, not held information architecture optional
optional, not held information extraction optional
optional, not held unstructured data optional
optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional

05 business, administration and law 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held legal requirements of ICT products required

optional, not held innovation processes optional
optional, not held internal risk management policy optional
optional, not held organisational resilience optional

06 services 1 required

required, not held product usage risks analysis required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ICT business analyst role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse business requirements skill
already held business process modelling knowledge
already held business requirements techniques knowledge
already held create business process models skill
already held implement strategic planning skill
already held ICT market knowledge
already held business intelligence knowledge
already held business strategy concepts knowledge

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional

08 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held information categorisation optional

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held business ICT systems optional
optional, not held cloud technologies optional
optional, not held decision support systems optional
optional, not held information architecture optional
optional, not held information categorisation optional
optional, not held information extraction optional
optional, not held innovation processes optional
optional, not held internal risk management policy optional
optional, not held manage ICT project optional
optional, not held organisational resilience optional
optional, not held unstructured data optional
optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
optional, not held design process optional
optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
optional, not held provide user documentation optional
optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional

35 held skills the ICT business analyst role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role ICT sales methodologies knowledge
not needed by the target role apply customer engagement strategy skill
not needed by the target role brand marketing techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
not needed by the target role conduct search engine optimisation skill
not needed by the target role consumer goods industry knowledge
not needed by the target role creatively use digital technologies skill
not needed by the target role define technology strategy skill
not needed by the target role develop online sales business plan skill
not needed by the target role digital data processing skill
not needed by the target role digital marketing techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role e-commerce systems knowledge
not needed by the target role electronic business knowledge
not needed by the target role electronic communication knowledge
not needed by the target role implement marketing strategies skill
not needed by the target role implement sales strategies skill
not needed by the target role information confidentiality knowledge
not needed by the target role lead the brand strategic planning process skill
not needed by the target role make strategic business decisions skill
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role measure customer feedback skill
not needed by the target role mobile marketing knowledge
not needed by the target role mobility as a service knowledge
not needed by the target role perform business analysis skill
not needed by the target role plan digital marketing skill
not needed by the target role plan marketing strategy skill
not needed by the target role problem-solving with digital tools skill
not needed by the target role publishing strategy knowledge
not needed by the target role sales argumentation knowledge
not needed by the target role sales strategies knowledge
not needed by the target role track key performance indicators skill
not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
not needed by the target role web analytics knowledge
not needed by the target role web based collaborative platforms knowledge

15 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held digital systems required
required, not held legal requirements of ICT products required
required, not held product usage risks analysis required
optional, not held business ICT systems optional
optional, not held cloud technologies optional
optional, not held decision support systems optional
optional, not held information architecture optional
optional, not held information categorisation optional
optional, not held information extraction optional
optional, not held innovation processes optional
optional, not held internal risk management policy optional
optional, not held organisational resilience optional
optional, not held unstructured data optional
optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional

Index

Other moves recorded from eBusiness manager

Full index of moves from eBusiness manager

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.