Chief operating officer to strategic planning manager

• already held company policies knowledge
• already held define organisational standards skill
• already held develop business plans skill
• already held develop company strategies skill
• already held develop organisational policies skill
• already held follow the statutory obligations skill
• already held implement operational business plans skill
• already held implement strategic planning skill
• already held imprint visionary aspirations into the business management skill
• already held integrate strategic foundation in daily performance skill
• already held lead managers of company departments skill
• already held business process modelling knowledge
• already held collaborate in company's daily operations skill
• already held evaluate performance of organisational collaborators skill
• already held manage budgets skill
• already held operations management knowledge

• optional, not held program management optional
• optional, not held accounting department processes optional
• optional, not held financial department processes optional
• optional, not held legal department processes optional
• optional, not held management consulting optional
• optional, not held marketing department processes optional
• optional, not held operations department processes optional
• optional, not held advise on financial matters optional
• optional, not held develop environmental policy optional
• optional, not held develop strategy to solve problems optional
• optional, not held disseminate internal communications optional
• optional, not held gather feedback from employees optional
• optional, not held government policy optional
• optional, not held human resources department processes optional
• optional, not held identify undetected organisational needs optional
• optional, not held integrate headquarter's guidelines into local operations optional
• optional, not held make data-driven decisions optional
• optional, not held process commissioned instructions optional
• optional, not held promote organisational communication optional
• optional, not held provide feedback on job performance optional
• optional, not held revise drafts made by managers optional
• optional, not held sales department processes optional

• not needed by the target role abide by business ethical code of conducts skill
• not needed by the target role analyse business plans skill
• not needed by the target role analyse financial performance of a company skill
• not needed by the target role apply export strategies skill
• not needed by the target role apply import strategies skill
• not needed by the target role assume responsibility for the management of a business skill
• not needed by the target role build international relations skill
• not needed by the target role conclude business agreements skill
• not needed by the target role define the corporate structure skill
• not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
• not needed by the target role develop revenue generation strategies skill
• not needed by the target role ensure lawful business operations skill
• not needed by the target role establish collaborative relations skill
• not needed by the target role financial management knowledge
• not needed by the target role financial statements knowledge
• not needed by the target role integrate shareholders' interests in business plans skill
• not needed by the target role interact with the board of directors skill
• not needed by the target role interpret financial statements skill
• not needed by the target role lean manufacturing knowledge
• not needed by the target role liaise with shareholders skill
• not needed by the target role make strategic business decisions skill
• not needed by the target role marketing management knowledge
• not needed by the target role negotiate with stakeholders skill
• not needed by the target role plan medium to long term objectives skill
• not needed by the target role set organisational policies skill
• not needed by the target role shape corporate culture skill
• not needed by the target role shape organisational teams based on competencies skill
• not needed by the target role track key performance indicators skill

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

• still to learn corporate social responsibility required
• still to learn corporate sustainability required
• still to learn organisational policies required
• still to learn business analysis required
• still to learn hoshin kanri strategic planning required
• still to learn management department processes required
• still to learn strategic planning required
• optional, not held program management optional
• optional, not held accounting department processes optional
• optional, not held financial department processes optional
• optional, not held legal department processes optional
• optional, not held management consulting optional
• optional, not held marketing department processes optional
• optional, not held operations department processes optional
• optional, not held government policy optional
• optional, not held human resources department processes optional
• optional, not held sales department processes optional

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A chief operating officer already covers 35% of what a strategic planning manager is expected to do: 16 skills carry over, 11 of which the strategic planning manager role treats as required.

16 required skills are missing, plus 22 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by business, administration and law. The single most important is corporate social responsibility.

Its learning distance is 70.4 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.