project managertoresource manager
A project manager already meets 35% of what the resource manager role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.
35%
68.1/ 100
1 Share of the resource manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the 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.
Why this move works
A resource manager role treats 10 of its required skills as things a project manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- analyse business plans
- corporate social responsibility
- follow company standards
- liaise with managers
- maintain relationship with suppliers
- manage budgets
What stands in the way is 15 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A resource manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a project manager background worth leading with.
- already held estimate duration of work information skills
- already held analyse business plans information skills
- already held perform resource planning information skills
- already held strive for company growth management skills
- already held manage supplies management skills
- already held follow company standards assisting and caring
All 13 carried skills, including the 10 the resource manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 30 missing skills fall into 4 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.
- required, not held analyse supply chain trends required
- required, not held assess supplier risks required
- required, not held analyse logistic changes required
- required, not held analyse supply chain strategies required
- required, not held assess financial viability required
- required, not held estimate costs of required supplies required
- optional, not held accurately estimate work hours optional
- optional, not held advise on risk management optional
- optional, not held apply for government funding optional
- optional, not held calculate purchasing levels of raw materials optional
- optional, not held estimate profitability optional
- required, not held supplier management required
- required, not held business strategy concepts required
- required, not held supply chain management required
- required, not held supply chain principles required
- optional, not held conflict management optional
- optional, not held financial forecasting optional
- optional, not held human resource management optional
- optional, not held labour legislation optional
- optional, not held risk management optional
- required, not held manage inventory required
- required, not held forecast workload required
- required, not held identify suppliers required
- optional, not held programme work according to incoming orders optional
- optional, not held control financial resources optional
- optional, not held manage human resources optional
- optional, not held manage sub-contract labour optional
- required, not held maintain relationship with customers required
- required, not held order supplies required
- optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a resource manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 analyse supply chain trends skill · sector specific
- 02 assess supplier risks skill · sector specific
- 03 maintain relationship with customers skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 13 skills that carry over
- already held analyse business plans skill
- already held corporate social responsibility knowledge
- already held follow company standards skill
- already held liaise with managers skill
- already held maintain relationship with suppliers skill
- already held manage budgets skill
- already held perform project management skill
- already held perform resource planning skill
- already held project management knowledge
- already held strive for company growth skill
- already held ensure equipment availability skill
- already held estimate duration of work skill
- already held manage supplies skill
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held programme work according to incoming orders optional
- optional, not held accurately estimate work hours optional
- optional, not held advise on risk management optional
- optional, not held apply for government funding optional
- optional, not held calculate purchasing levels of raw materials optional
- optional, not held conflict management optional
- optional, not held control financial resources optional
- optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
- optional, not held estimate profitability optional
- optional, not held financial forecasting optional
- optional, not held human resource management optional
- optional, not held labour legislation optional
- optional, not held manage human resources optional
- optional, not held manage sub-contract labour optional
- optional, not held risk management optional
55 held skills the resource manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role Agile project management knowledge
- not needed by the target role Prince2 project management knowledge
- 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 build business relationships skill
- not needed by the target role business processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role communication principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role control of expenses skill
- not needed by the target role create a financial report skill
- not needed by the target role create project specifications skill
- not needed by the target role crowdsourcing strategy knowledge
- not needed by the target role customise project methodologies skill
- not needed by the target role design wayside signalling interlockings skill
- not needed by the target role develop business plans skill
- not needed by the target role draft project documentation skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
- not needed by the target role ensure equipment maintenance skill
- not needed by the target role establish daily priorities skill
- not needed by the target role find a replacement for stage manager skill
- not needed by the target role identify legal requirements skill
- not needed by the target role insourcing strategy knowledge
- not needed by the target role internal risk management policy knowledge
- not needed by the target role lean project management knowledge
- not needed by the target role legal studies knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain a central project repository skill
- not needed by the target role manage logistics skill
- not needed by the target role manage project changes skill
- not needed by the target role manage project information skill
- not needed by the target role manage project metrics skill
- not needed by the target role manage several projects skill
- not needed by the target role manage staff skill
- not needed by the target role manage standard enterprise resource planning system skill
- not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
- not needed by the target role negotiate with stakeholders skill
- not needed by the target role office administration knowledge
- not needed by the target role organise project meetings skill
- not needed by the target role outsourcing strategy knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform PESTEL analysis skill
- not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
- not needed by the target role plan schedule skill
15 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.
- required, not held supplier management required
- required, not held business strategy concepts required
- required, not held supply chain management required
- required, not held supply chain principles required
- optional, not held conflict management optional
- optional, not held financial forecasting optional
- optional, not held human resource management optional
- optional, not held labour legislation optional
- optional, not held risk management optional
Other moves recorded from project manager
- programme manager 69% covered · moderate
- project support officer 69% covered · moderate
- ICT project manager 51% covered · substantial
- operations manager 49% covered · substantial
- security manager 39% covered · substantial
- auction house manager 36% covered · substantial
- facilities manager 33% covered · substantial
- gambling manager 32% covered · substantial
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.