Table 1Transition record

software managertoICT research manager

A software manager already meets 32% of what the ICT research manager role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From software manager

32%

Overlap1

To ICT research manager

13 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

71.2 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

32%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

71.2/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

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

ICT project management
apply system organisational policies
manage ICT project
manage staff
monitor ICT research
monitor technology trends

What stands in the way is 11 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 ICT research 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 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 ICT research manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 36 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 information skills 6 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held plan research process required
required, not held apply statistical analysis techniques required
required, not held conduct literature research required
required, not held conduct qualitative research required
required, not held conduct quantitative research required
required, not held conduct scholarly research required

optional, not held execute ICT user research activities optional
optional, not held process data optional
optional, not held report analysis results optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held innovate in ICT required
required, not held write research proposals required

optional, not held apply systemic design thinking optional
optional, not held build business relationships optional
optional, not held conduct research interview optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held identify technological needs optional

03 business, administration and law 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held ICT market required
required, not held innovation processes required

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

04 education 1 required

required, not held scientific research methodology required

05 information and communication technologies (icts) 10 supplementary

optional, not held ICT power consumption optional
optional, not held LDAP optional
optional, not held LINQ optional
optional, not held MDX optional
optional, not held N1QL optional
optional, not held SPARQL optional
optional, not held XQuery optional
optional, not held information extraction optional
optional, not held query languages optional
optional, not held resource description framework query language optional

06 working with computers 2 supplementary

optional, not held apply reverse engineering optional
optional, not held perform data mining optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ICT research 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 apply system organisational policies skill
already held manage ICT project skill
already held manage staff skill
already held monitor ICT research skill
already held monitor technology trends skill
already held organisational policies knowledge
already held Agile project management knowledge
already held ICT project management methodologies knowledge
already held Process-based management knowledge
already held execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
already held lean project management knowledge
already held provide user documentation skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held emergent technologies optional

08 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held coordinate technological activities optional

25 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held ICT power consumption optional
optional, not held LDAP optional
optional, not held LINQ optional
optional, not held MDX optional
optional, not held N1QL optional
optional, not held SPARQL optional
optional, not held XQuery optional
optional, not held apply reverse engineering optional
optional, not held coordinate technological activities optional
optional, not held crowdsourcing strategy optional
optional, not held execute ICT user research activities optional
optional, not held information extraction optional
optional, not held insourcing strategy optional
optional, not held outsourcing strategy optional
optional, not held perform data mining optional
optional, not held query languages optional
optional, not held resource description framework query language optional
optional, not held apply systemic design thinking optional
optional, not held build business relationships optional
optional, not held conduct research interview optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held emergent technologies optional
optional, not held identify technological needs optional
optional, not held process data optional
optional, not held report analysis results optional

35 held skills the ICT research 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 ICT system user requirements 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 conflict management skill
not needed by the target role coach employees 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 define technology strategy skill
not needed by the target role digital systems 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 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 negotiate buying conditions skill
not needed by the target role quality assurance methodologies knowledge
not needed by the target role software metrics knowledge
not needed by the target role systems development life-cycle knowledge
not needed by the target role trading software knowledge
not needed by the target role train employees skill
not needed by the target role unified modelling language knowledge
not needed by the target role use ICT ticketing system skill
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

17 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 ICT market required
required, not held innovation processes required
required, not held scientific research methodology required
optional, not held ICT power consumption optional
optional, not held LDAP optional
optional, not held LINQ optional
optional, not held MDX optional
optional, not held N1QL optional
optional, not held SPARQL optional
optional, not held XQuery optional
optional, not held crowdsourcing strategy optional
optional, not held information extraction optional
optional, not held insourcing strategy optional
optional, not held outsourcing strategy optional
optional, not held query languages optional
optional, not held resource description framework query language optional
optional, not held emergent technologies 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.