Table 1Transition record

ICT project managertoICT operations manager

A ICT project manager already meets 45% of what the ICT operations manager role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ICT project manager

45%

Overlap1

To ICT operations manager

19 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

58.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 58.3

This move: 58.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the ICT operations manager 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 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ICT operations manager 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 develop information standards management skills
already held crowdsourcing strategy business, administration and law
already held insourcing strategy business, administration and law
already held use ICT ticketing system working with computers
already held outsourcing strategy business, administration and law
already held implement ICT risk management information skills

All 19 carried skills, including the 8 the ICT operations manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 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 business, administration and law 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held innovation processes required
required, not held operations management required

optional, not held hardware components suppliers optional
optional, not held contract law optional

02 working with computers 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held attend to ICT systems quality required
required, not held manage changes in ICT system required

optional, not held implement ICT security policies optional
optional, not held implement a virtual private network optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held design process required
required, not held use different communication channels required

optional, not held manage contracts optional

04 management skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held develop ICT workflow required
required, not held improve business processes required

optional, not held coordinate technological activities optional

05 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held oversee quality control required

optional, not held comply with legal regulations optional

06 information skills 1 required

required, not held track key performance indicators required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ICT operations manager 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 19 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held define technology strategy skill
already held digital systems knowledge
already held maintain relationship with suppliers skill
already held manage budgets skill
already held manage staff skill
already held perform project management skill
already held train employees skill
already held use ICT ticketing system skill
already held ICT process quality models knowledge
already held apply organisational techniques skill
already held crowdsourcing strategy knowledge
already held develop information standards skill
already held implement ICT risk management skill
already held insourcing strategy knowledge
already held outsourcing strategy knowledge
already held perform procurement processes skill
already held provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
already held recruit employees skill
already held systems development life-cycle knowledge

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 information and communication technologies (icts) 4 supplementary

optional, not held core banking software optional
optional, not held software components libraries optional
optional, not held software components suppliers optional
optional, not held hardware components optional

08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held engineering processes optional

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held coordinate technological activities optional
optional, not held core banking software optional
optional, not held engineering processes optional
optional, not held hardware components suppliers optional
optional, not held implement ICT security policies optional
optional, not held implement a virtual private network optional
optional, not held software components libraries optional
optional, not held software components suppliers optional
optional, not held comply with legal regulations optional
optional, not held contract law optional
optional, not held hardware components optional
optional, not held manage contracts optional

52 held skills the ICT operations manager 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 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 change management skill
not needed by the target role apply conflict management 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 define roadmap for blockchain in applications skill
not needed by the target role define technical requirements skill
not needed by the target role develop blockchain technology 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 identify legal requirements skill
not needed by the target role incremental development knowledge
not needed by the target role internal risk management policy 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 legal requirements of ICT products knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain a central project repository skill
not needed by the target role manage ICT project skill
not needed by the target role manage localisation skill
not needed by the target role manage project changes skill

12 further entries not listed here

9 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 innovation processes required
required, not held operations management required
optional, not held core banking software optional
optional, not held engineering processes optional
optional, not held hardware components suppliers optional
optional, not held software components libraries optional
optional, not held software components suppliers optional
optional, not held contract law optional
optional, not held hardware components optional

Index

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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.