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

software managertoICT project manager

A software manager already meets 26% of what the ICT project manager role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.

From software manager
26%
Overlap1
To ICT project manager
16 Skills carried over
18 Required, not held
79.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

26%

Learning distance A rebuild

79.5/ 100

1 Share of the ICT project manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the software 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 ICT project manager role treats 8 of its required skills as things a software manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • ICT project management
  • ICT project management methodologies
  • apply conflict management
  • coach employees
  • define technology strategy
  • manage ICT project

What stands in the way is 18 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ICT project manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a software manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held manage ICT project management skills
  • already held use ICT ticketing system working with computers
  • already held ICT project management business, administration and law
  • already held ICT system user requirements information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held define technology strategy management skills
  • already held Process-based management business, administration and law

All 16 carried skills, including the 8 the ICT project manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 55 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 skills 7 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held manage project information required
  • required, not held analyse business plans required
  • required, not held estimate duration of work required
  • required, not held identify legal requirements required
  • required, not held perform resource planning required
  • required, not held perform risk analysis required
  • required, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports required
  • optional, not held execute ICT audits optional
  • optional, not held implement ICT risk management optional
  • optional, not held maintain a central project repository optional
02 management skills 5 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held create project specifications required
  • required, not held manage budgets required
  • required, not held manage project changes required
  • required, not held perform project management required
  • required, not held recruit employees required
  • optional, not held apply change management optional
  • optional, not held apply organisational techniques optional
  • optional, not held carry out project activities optional
  • optional, not held define technical requirements optional
  • optional, not held develop information standards optional
  • optional, not held organise project meetings optional
03 business, administration and law 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held internal risk management policy required
  • required, not held quality standards required
  • optional, not held crowdsourcing strategy optional
  • optional, not held insourcing strategy optional
  • optional, not held outsourcing strategy optional
  • optional, not held legal requirements of ICT products optional
  • optional, not held project configuration management optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held build business relationships required
  • required, not held define roadmap for blockchain in applications required
  • optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
  • optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
  • optional, not held draft project documentation optional
  • optional, not held manage localisation optional
  • optional, not held perform procurement processes optional
05 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 16 supplementary
  • required, not held blockchain mining principles required
  • optional, not held Agile development optional
  • optional, not held DevOps optional
  • optional, not held ICT process quality models optional
  • optional, not held Open source model optional
  • optional, not held Outsourcing model optional
  • optional, not held Prototyping development optional
  • optional, not held Rapid application development optional
  • optional, not held Spiral development optional
  • optional, not held Waterfall development optional
  • optional, not held hybrid model optional
  • optional, not held incremental development optional
  • optional, not held iterative development optional
  • optional, not held object-oriented modelling optional
  • optional, not held service-oriented modelling optional
  • optional, not held software architecture models optional
  • optional, not held software design methodologies optional
06 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held develop blockchain technology required
  • optional, not held use e-procurement optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ICT project 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 16 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ICT project management knowledge
  • already held ICT project management methodologies knowledge
  • already held apply conflict management skill
  • already held coach employees skill
  • already held define technology strategy skill
  • already held manage ICT project skill
  • already held manage staff skill
  • already held train employees skill
  • already held Agile project management knowledge
  • already held ICT system user requirements knowledge
  • already held Process-based management knowledge
  • already held digital systems knowledge
  • already held lean project management knowledge
  • already held quality assurance methodologies knowledge
  • already held systems development life-cycle knowledge
  • already held use ICT ticketing system skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held document management optional
37 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held Agile development optional
  • optional, not held DevOps optional
  • optional, not held ICT process quality models optional
  • optional, not held Open source model optional
  • optional, not held Outsourcing model optional
  • optional, not held Prototyping development optional
  • optional, not held Rapid application development optional
  • optional, not held Spiral development optional
  • optional, not held Waterfall development optional
  • optional, not held crowdsourcing strategy optional
  • optional, not held document management optional
  • optional, not held execute ICT audits optional
  • optional, not held hybrid model optional
  • optional, not held implement ICT risk management optional
  • optional, not held incremental development optional
  • optional, not held insourcing strategy optional
  • optional, not held iterative development optional
  • optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
  • optional, not held object-oriented modelling optional
  • optional, not held outsourcing strategy optional
  • optional, not held service-oriented modelling optional
  • optional, not held software architecture models optional
  • optional, not held software design methodologies optional
  • optional, not held use e-procurement optional
  • optional, not held apply change management optional
  • optional, not held apply organisational techniques optional
  • optional, not held carry out project activities optional
  • optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
  • optional, not held define technical requirements optional
  • optional, not held develop information standards optional
  • optional, not held draft project documentation optional
  • optional, not held legal requirements of ICT products optional
  • optional, not held maintain a central project repository optional
  • optional, not held manage localisation optional
  • optional, not held organise project meetings optional
  • optional, not held perform procurement processes optional
  • optional, not held project configuration management optional
32 held skills the ICT project manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Android (mobile operating systems) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role BlackBerry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analyse ICT technical proposals skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse software specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role apply ICT system usage policies skill
  • not needed by the target role apply system organisational policies skill
  • not needed by the target role create software design skill
  • not needed by the target role data storage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure adherence to organisational ICT standards skill
  • not needed by the target role evaluate cost of software products skill
  • not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
  • not needed by the target role give live presentation skill
  • not needed by the target role iOS knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify ICT user needs skill
  • not needed by the target role interact with users to gather requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role manage business knowledge skill
  • not needed by the target role manage data skill
  • not needed by the target role manage schedule of tasks skill
  • not needed by the target role manage software localisation skill
  • not needed by the target role manage tender processes skill
  • not needed by the target role mobile operating systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor ICT research skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor technology trends skill
  • not needed by the target role negotiate buying conditions skill
  • not needed by the target role organisational policies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role provide user documentation skill
  • not needed by the target role software metrics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role trading software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role unified modelling language knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use an application-specific interface skill
  • not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
  • not needed by the target role use methodologies for user-centered design skill
25 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 blockchain mining principles required
  • required, not held internal risk management policy required
  • required, not held quality standards required
  • optional, not held Agile development optional
  • optional, not held DevOps optional
  • optional, not held ICT process quality models optional
  • optional, not held Open source model optional
  • optional, not held Outsourcing model optional
  • optional, not held Prototyping development optional
  • optional, not held Rapid application development optional
  • optional, not held Spiral development optional
  • optional, not held Waterfall development optional
  • optional, not held crowdsourcing strategy optional
  • optional, not held document management optional
  • optional, not held hybrid model optional
  • optional, not held incremental development optional
  • optional, not held insourcing strategy optional
  • optional, not held iterative development optional
  • optional, not held object-oriented modelling optional
  • optional, not held outsourcing strategy optional
  • optional, not held service-oriented modelling optional
  • optional, not held software architecture models optional
  • optional, not held software design methodologies optional
  • optional, not held legal requirements of ICT products optional
  • optional, not held project configuration management optional
Index

Other moves recorded from software manager

Full index of moves from software 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.