Table 1Transition record

ICT project managertoICT business analyst

A ICT project manager already meets 29% of what the ICT business analyst role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ICT project manager

29%

Overlap1

To ICT business analyst

9 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

70.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 70.8

This move: 70.8 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the ICT business analyst role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ICT project 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 9 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 ICT project manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held manage ICT project management skills
already held identify legal requirements information skills
already held internal risk management policy business, administration and law
already held legal requirements of ICT products business, administration and law
already held apply change management management skills
already held digital systems information and communication technologies (icts)

All 9 carried skills, including the 6 the ICT business analyst role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held interact with users to gather requirements required
required, not held implement strategic planning 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

02 information skills 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held analyse business processes required
required, not held analyse business requirements required
required, not held analyse the context of an organisation required
required, not held identify customer requirements required

optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional

03 business, administration and law 2 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held business process modelling required
required, not held business requirements techniques required

optional, not held ICT market optional
optional, not held innovation processes optional
optional, not held organisational resilience optional
optional, not held business intelligence optional
optional, not held business strategy concepts optional

04 management skills 1 required

required, not held create business process models required

05 services 1 required

required, not held product usage risks analysis required

06 information and communication technologies (icts) 6 supplementary

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

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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply change management skill
already held define technical requirements skill
already held digital systems knowledge
already held identify legal requirements skill
already held legal requirements of ICT products knowledge
already held provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
already held internal risk management policy knowledge
already held manage ICT project skill
already held systems development life-cycle 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 ICT market optional
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 organisational resilience optional
optional, not held unstructured data optional
optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
optional, not held business intelligence optional
optional, not held business strategy concepts optional
optional, not held design process optional
optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
optional, not held provide user documentation optional

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

Skill Type

not needed by the target role Agile development knowledge
not needed by the target role Agile project management knowledge
not needed by the target role DevOps knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT process quality models knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT project management knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT project management methodologies knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT system user requirements knowledge
not needed by the target role Open source model knowledge
not needed by the target role Outsourcing model knowledge
not needed by the target role Process-based management knowledge
not needed by the target role Prototyping development knowledge
not needed by the target role Rapid application development knowledge
not needed by the target role Spiral development knowledge
not needed by the target role Waterfall development knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse business plans skill
not needed by the target role apply conflict management skill
not needed by the target role apply organisational techniques skill
not needed by the target role blockchain mining principles knowledge
not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
not needed by the target role carry out project activities skill
not needed by the target role coach employees skill
not needed by the target role create project specifications skill
not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
not needed by the target role crowdsourcing strategy knowledge
not needed by the target role define roadmap for blockchain in applications skill
not needed by the target role define technology strategy skill
not needed by the target role develop blockchain technology skill
not needed by the target role develop information standards skill
not needed by the target role document management knowledge
not needed by the target role draft project documentation skill
not needed by the target role estimate duration of work skill
not needed by the target role execute ICT audits skill
not needed by the target role hybrid model knowledge
not needed by the target role implement ICT risk management skill
not needed by the target role incremental development knowledge
not needed by the target role insourcing strategy knowledge
not needed by the target role iterative development knowledge
not needed by the target role lean project management knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain a central project repository skill
not needed by the target role maintain relationship with suppliers skill

22 further entries not listed here

16 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 business process modelling required
required, not held business requirements techniques required
required, not held product usage risks analysis required
optional, not held ICT market optional
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 organisational resilience optional
optional, not held unstructured data optional
optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
optional, not held business intelligence optional
optional, not held business strategy concepts optional

Index

Other moves recorded from ICT project manager

Full index of moves from ICT project 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.