Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

ICT research managertosoftware manager

A ICT research manager already meets 29% of what the software manager role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ICT research manager
29%
Overlap1
To software manager
13 Skills carried over
16 Required, not held
75.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

29%

Learning distance A rebuild

75.8/ 100

1 Share of the software manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ICT research 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.

Why

Why this move works

A software manager role treats 7 of its required skills as things a ICT research manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • ICT project management
  • ICT project management methodologies
  • apply system organisational policies
  • execute analytical mathematical calculations
  • manage ICT project
  • monitor technology trends

What stands in the way is 16 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A software manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a ICT research manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held monitor ICT research information skills
  • already held apply system organisational policies assisting and caring
  • already held provide user documentation communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held manage ICT project management skills
  • already held ICT project management business, administration and law
  • already held monitor technology trends information skills

All 13 carried skills, including the 7 the software manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 35 missing skills fall into 7 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 and communication technologies (icts) 5 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held data storage required
  • required, not held software metrics required
  • required, not held unified modelling language required
  • required, not held digital systems required
  • required, not held systems development life-cycle required
  • optional, not held Android (mobile operating systems) optional
  • optional, not held BlackBerry optional
  • optional, not held ICT system user requirements optional
  • optional, not held iOS optional
  • optional, not held mobile operating systems optional
  • optional, not held trading software optional
02 working with computers 3 required
  • required, not held analyse software specifications required
  • required, not held use an application-specific interface required
  • required, not held use ICT ticketing system required
03 management skills 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held define technology strategy required
  • required, not held manage business knowledge required
  • optional, not held manage software localisation optional
  • optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional
  • optional, not held manage tender processes optional
04 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held evaluate cost of software products required
  • required, not held manage data required
  • optional, not held analyse ICT technical proposals optional
  • optional, not held identify ICT user needs optional
05 assisting and caring 2 required
  • required, not held apply ICT system usage policies required
  • required, not held ensure adherence to organisational ICT standards required
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 8 supplementary
  • required, not held create software design required
  • optional, not held interact with users to gather requirements optional
  • optional, not held use methodologies for user-centered design optional
  • optional, not held apply conflict management optional
  • optional, not held coach employees optional
  • optional, not held give live presentation optional
  • optional, not held negotiate buying conditions optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a software 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 13 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ICT project management knowledge
  • already held ICT project management methodologies knowledge
  • already held apply system organisational policies skill
  • already held execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
  • already held manage ICT project skill
  • already held monitor technology trends skill
  • already held organisational policies knowledge
  • already held Agile project management knowledge
  • already held Process-based management knowledge
  • already held lean project management knowledge
  • already held manage staff skill
  • already held monitor ICT research skill
  • already held provide user documentation skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held quality assurance methodologies required
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held analyse ICT technical proposals optional
  • optional, not held manage software localisation optional
  • optional, not held Android (mobile operating systems) optional
  • optional, not held BlackBerry optional
  • optional, not held ICT system user requirements optional
  • optional, not held iOS optional
  • optional, not held identify ICT user needs optional
  • optional, not held interact with users to gather requirements optional
  • optional, not held mobile operating systems optional
  • optional, not held trading software optional
  • optional, not held use methodologies for user-centered design optional
  • optional, not held apply conflict management optional
  • optional, not held coach employees optional
  • optional, not held give live presentation optional
  • optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional
  • optional, not held manage tender processes optional
  • optional, not held negotiate buying conditions optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
36 held skills the software manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role ICT market knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT power consumption knowledge
  • not needed by the target role LDAP knowledge
  • not needed by the target role LINQ knowledge
  • not needed by the target role MDX knowledge
  • not needed by the target role N1QL knowledge
  • not needed by the target role SPARQL knowledge
  • not needed by the target role XQuery knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply reverse engineering skill
  • not needed by the target role apply statistical analysis techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role apply systemic design thinking skill
  • not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct literature research skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct qualitative research skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct quantitative research skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct research interview skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct scholarly research skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate technological activities 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 emergent technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role execute ICT user research activities skill
  • not needed by the target role identify technological needs skill
  • not needed by the target role information extraction knowledge
  • not needed by the target role innovate in ICT skill
  • not needed by the target role innovation processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role insourcing strategy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role outsourcing strategy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform data mining skill
  • not needed by the target role plan research process skill
  • not needed by the target role process data skill
  • not needed by the target role query languages knowledge
  • not needed by the target role report analysis results skill
  • not needed by the target role resource description framework query language knowledge
  • not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role write research proposals skill
12 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 data storage required
  • required, not held software metrics required
  • required, not held unified modelling language required
  • required, not held digital systems required
  • required, not held quality assurance methodologies required
  • required, not held systems development life-cycle required
  • optional, not held Android (mobile operating systems) optional
  • optional, not held BlackBerry optional
  • optional, not held ICT system user requirements optional
  • optional, not held iOS optional
  • optional, not held mobile operating systems optional
  • optional, not held trading software optional
Index

Other moves recorded from ICT research manager

Full index of moves from ICT research 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.