Table 1Transition record

ICT system integration consultanttoICT operations manager

A ICT system integration consultant already meets 34% of what the ICT operations manager role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ICT system integration consultant

34%

Overlap1

To ICT operations manager

14 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

67.6 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

34%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

67.6/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the ICT operations manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ICT system integration consultant 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 ICT operations manager role treats 6 of its required skills as things a ICT system integration consultant already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

attend to ICT systems quality
digital systems
manage changes in ICT system
perform project management
track key performance indicators
use different communication channels

What stands in the way is 12 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 14 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 system integration consultant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held attend to ICT systems quality working with computers
already held manage changes in ICT system working with computers
already held software components suppliers information and communication technologies (icts)
already held hardware components suppliers business, administration and law
already held software components libraries information and communication technologies (icts)
already held hardware components information and communication technologies (icts)

All 14 carried skills, including the 6 the ICT operations manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 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 management skills 5 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held define technology strategy required
required, not held develop ICT workflow required
required, not held improve business processes required
required, not held manage budgets required
required, not held manage staff required

optional, not held coordinate technological activities optional
optional, not held apply organisational techniques optional
optional, not held develop information standards optional
optional, not held recruit employees optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held maintain relationship with suppliers required
required, not held design process required
required, not held train employees required

optional, not held manage contracts optional
optional, not held perform procurement processes optional

03 business, administration and law 2 required, 4 supplementary

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

optional, not held crowdsourcing strategy optional
optional, not held insourcing strategy optional
optional, not held outsourcing strategy optional
optional, not held contract law optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held oversee quality control required

optional, not held comply with legal regulations optional

05 working with computers 1 required

required, not held use ICT ticketing system required

06 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 supplementary

optional, not held ICT process quality models optional
optional, not held core banking software optional

1 further area 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 14 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held attend to ICT systems quality skill
already held digital systems knowledge
already held manage changes in ICT system skill
already held perform project management skill
already held track key performance indicators skill
already held use different communication channels skill
already held engineering processes knowledge
already held hardware components knowledge
already held hardware components suppliers knowledge
already held implement ICT security policies skill
already held implement a virtual private network skill
already held software components libraries knowledge
already held software components suppliers knowledge
already held systems development life-cycle knowledge

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held implement ICT risk management optional
optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held ICT process quality models optional
optional, not held coordinate technological activities optional
optional, not held core banking software optional
optional, not held crowdsourcing strategy optional
optional, not held implement ICT risk management optional
optional, not held insourcing strategy optional
optional, not held outsourcing strategy optional
optional, not held apply organisational techniques optional
optional, not held comply with legal regulations optional
optional, not held contract law optional
optional, not held develop information standards optional
optional, not held manage contracts optional
optional, not held perform procurement processes optional
optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional
optional, not held recruit employees optional

37 held skills the ICT operations manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role Agile project management knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT performance analysis methods knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT project management methodologies knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT system integration knowledge
not needed by the target role Process-based management knowledge
not needed by the target role apply information security policies skill
not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
not needed by the target role consult with business clients skill
not needed by the target role create project specifications skill
not needed by the target role define integration strategy skill
not needed by the target role define technical requirements skill
not needed by the target role educate on data confidentiality skill
not needed by the target role ensure proper document management skill
not needed by the target role implement a firewall skill
not needed by the target role information architecture knowledge
not needed by the target role integrate ICT data skill
not needed by the target role integrate system components skill
not needed by the target role inter-organisational middleware system knowledge
not needed by the target role keep up with the latest information systems solutions skill
not needed by the target role lean project management knowledge
not needed by the target role manage ICT change request process skill
not needed by the target role manage cloud data and storage skill
not needed by the target role model based system engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor system performance skill
not needed by the target role monitor technology trends skill
not needed by the target role optimise choice of ICT solution skill
not needed by the target role plan migration to cloud skill
not needed by the target role provide ICT consulting advice skill
not needed by the target role provide connected car solutions skill
not needed by the target role system design knowledge
not needed by the target role trading software knowledge
not needed by the target role use an application-specific interface skill
not needed by the target role use back-up and recovery tools skill
not needed by the target role use scripting programming skill
not needed by the target role verify formal ICT specifications skill
not needed by the target role web services knowledge
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

8 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 ICT process quality models optional
optional, not held core banking software optional
optional, not held crowdsourcing strategy optional
optional, not held insourcing strategy optional
optional, not held outsourcing strategy optional
optional, not held contract law optional

Index

Other moves recorded from ICT system integration consultant

Full index of moves from ICT system integration consultant

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.