EBusiness manager to ICT business analysis manager
An eBusiness manager already meets 36% of what the ICT business analysis manager role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.
65.8/ 100
1 How much of what an ICT business analysis manager is expected to do is already part of an eBusiness manager’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the ICT business analysis manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An ICT business analysis manager role treats 8 of its required skills as things an eBusiness manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- analyse business requirements
- business process modelling
- create business process models
- define technology strategy
- implement strategic planning
- make strategic business decisions
What stands in the way is 13 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An ICT business analysis manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an eBusiness manager background worth leading with.
- already held create business process models management skills
- already held perform business analysis information skills
- already held ICT market business, administration and law
- already held define technology strategy management skills
- already held business strategy concepts business, administration and law
- already held analyse business requirements information skills
All 12 carried skills, including the 8 the ICT business analysis manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 23 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn provide ICT consulting advice required
- still to learn design process required
- still to learn propose ICT solutions to business problems required
- still to learn write work-related reports required
- optional, not held provide training on technological business developments optional
- optional, not held adapt to changing situations optional
- still to learn coordinate technological activities required
- still to learn manage ICT project required
- still to learn define technical requirements required
- still to learn improve business processes required
- optional, not held apply change management optional
- optional, not held identify processes for re-engineering optional
- still to learn ICT security legislation required
- still to learn business processes required
- still to learn decision support systems required
- optional, not held data mining optional
- optional, not held information extraction optional
- optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional
- still to learn provide cost benefit analysis reports required
- optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
- still to learn digital communication and collaboration required
- optional, not held perform data mining optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an ICT business analysis manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 ICT security legislation study this
- 02 coordinate technological activities practise this
- 03 decision support systems study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 12 skills that carry over
- already held analyse business requirements skill
- already held business process modelling knowledge
- already held create business process models skill
- already held define technology strategy skill
- already held implement strategic planning skill
- already held make strategic business decisions skill
- already held perform business analysis skill
- already held track key performance indicators skill
- already held ICT market knowledge
- already held business strategy concepts knowledge
- already held communicate with customers skill
- already held use different communication channels skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held provide training on technological business developments optional
- optional, not held data mining optional
- optional, not held information extraction optional
- optional, not held perform data mining optional
- optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
- optional, not held adapt to changing situations optional
- optional, not held apply change management optional
- optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
- optional, not held identify processes for re-engineering optional
- optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional
31 held skills the ICT business analysis manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role ICT sales methodologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role apply customer engagement strategy skill
- not needed by the target role brand marketing techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
- not needed by the target role business intelligence knowledge
- not needed by the target role business requirements techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct search engine optimisation skill
- not needed by the target role consumer goods industry knowledge
- not needed by the target role creatively use digital technologies skill
- not needed by the target role develop online sales business plan skill
- not needed by the target role digital data processing skill
- not needed by the target role digital marketing techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role e-commerce systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role electronic business knowledge
- not needed by the target role electronic communication knowledge
- not needed by the target role implement marketing strategies skill
- not needed by the target role implement sales strategies skill
- not needed by the target role information confidentiality knowledge
- not needed by the target role lead the brand strategic planning process skill
- not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
- not needed by the target role measure customer feedback skill
- not needed by the target role mobile marketing knowledge
- not needed by the target role mobility as a service knowledge
- not needed by the target role plan digital marketing skill
- not needed by the target role plan marketing strategy skill
- not needed by the target role problem-solving with digital tools skill
- not needed by the target role publishing strategy knowledge
- not needed by the target role sales argumentation knowledge
- not needed by the target role sales strategies knowledge
- not needed by the target role web analytics knowledge
- not needed by the target role web based collaborative platforms knowledge
7 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn ICT security legislation required
- still to learn decision support systems required
- still to learn business processes required
- optional, not held data mining optional
- optional, not held information extraction optional
- optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
- optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional
Common questions about this move
Can an eBusiness manager become an ICT business analysis manager?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An eBusiness manager already covers 36% of what an ICT business analysis manager is expected to do: 12 skills carry over, 8 of which the ICT business analysis manager role treats as required.
What skills does an eBusiness manager need to become an ICT business analysis manager?
13 required skills are missing, plus 10 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is ICT security legislation.
How hard is the move from eBusiness manager to ICT business analysis manager?
Its learning distance is 65.8 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.