Table 1Transition record

enterprise architecttosoftware analyst

A enterprise architect already meets 54% of what the software analyst role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From enterprise architect

54%

Overlap1

To software analyst

60 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

60.6 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

54%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

60.6/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the software analyst role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the enterprise architect 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 software analyst role treats 7 of its required skills as things a enterprise architect already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

business requirements techniques
define software architecture
design information system
execute feasibility study
legal requirements of ICT products
software architecture models

What stands in the way is 12 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 60 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A software analyst role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a enterprise architect background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held business requirements techniques business, administration and law
already held define software architecture communication, collaboration and creativity
already held unified modelling language information and communication technologies (icts)
already held software design methodologies information and communication technologies (icts)
already held Rapid application development information and communication technologies (icts)
already held Spiral development information and communication technologies (icts)

All 60 carried skills, including the 7 the software analyst role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 41 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required

required, not held create software design required
required, not held interact with users to gather requirements required
required, not held develop documentation in accordance with legal requirements required
required, not held translate requirements into visual design required

02 information skills 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held create data models required
required, not held identify ICT user needs required
required, not held analyse business processes required

optional, not held create prototype of user experience solutions optional

03 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 required, 18 supplementary

required, not held ICT system user requirements required
required, not held data models required

optional, not held ICT problem management techniques optional
optional, not held LDAP optional
optional, not held LINQ optional
optional, not held MDX optional
optional, not held N1QL optional
optional, not held Open source model optional
optional, not held Outsourcing model optional
optional, not held SPARK optional
optional, not held SPARQL optional
optional, not held XQuery optional
optional, not held core banking software optional
optional, not held hybrid model optional
optional, not held inter-organisational middleware system optional
optional, not held levels of software testing optional
optional, not held query languages optional
optional, not held resource description framework query language optional
optional, not held service-oriented modelling optional
optional, not held trading software optional

04 working with computers 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held develop software prototype required
required, not held manage ICT legacy implication required

optional, not held analyse ICT system optional
optional, not held identify ICT system weaknesses optional
optional, not held solve ICT system problems optional

05 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held define technical requirements required

optional, not held manage ICT project optional
optional, not held create project specifications optional

06 assisting and caring 2 supplementary

optional, not held ensure compliance with company regulations optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with legal requirements optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a software analyst 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 60 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held business requirements techniques knowledge
already held define software architecture skill
already held design information system skill
already held execute feasibility study skill
already held legal requirements of ICT products knowledge
already held software architecture models knowledge
already held software design methodologies knowledge
already held ABAP knowledge
already held AJAX knowledge
already held APL knowledge
already held ASP.NET knowledge
already held Agile development knowledge
already held Agile project management knowledge
already held Assembly (computer programming) knowledge
already held C# knowledge
already held C++ knowledge
already held COBOL knowledge
already held CoffeeScript knowledge
already held Common Lisp knowledge
already held DevOps knowledge
already held Erlang knowledge
already held Groovy knowledge
already held Haskell knowledge
already held ICT project management methodologies knowledge
already held Java (computer programming) knowledge
already held JavaScript knowledge
already held Lisp knowledge
already held MATLAB knowledge
already held ML (computer programming) knowledge
already held Objective-C knowledge
already held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language knowledge
already held PHP knowledge
already held Pascal (computer programming) knowledge
already held Perl knowledge
already held Process-based management knowledge
already held Prolog (computer programming) knowledge
already held Prototyping development knowledge
already held Python (computer programming) knowledge
already held R knowledge
already held Rapid application development knowledge
already held Ruby (computer programming) knowledge
already held SAP R3 knowledge
already held SAS language knowledge
already held Scala knowledge
already held Scratch (computer programming) knowledge
already held Smalltalk (computer programming) knowledge
already held Spiral development knowledge
already held Swift (computer programming) knowledge
already held TypeScript knowledge
already held VBScript knowledge
already held Visual Basic knowledge
already held Waterfall development knowledge
already held computer programming knowledge
already held incremental development knowledge
already held iterative development knowledge
already held lean project management knowledge
already held object-oriented modelling knowledge
already held provide ICT consulting advice skill
already held unified modelling language knowledge
already held use an application-specific interface skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 constructing 2 supplementary

optional, not held manage system testing optional
optional, not held monitor system performance optional

08 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held ICT project management optional

29 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held ICT problem management techniques optional
optional, not held ICT project management optional
optional, not held LDAP optional
optional, not held LINQ optional
optional, not held MDX optional
optional, not held N1QL optional
optional, not held Open source model optional
optional, not held Outsourcing model optional
optional, not held SPARK optional
optional, not held SPARQL optional
optional, not held XQuery optional
optional, not held analyse ICT system optional
optional, not held core banking software optional
optional, not held create prototype of user experience solutions optional
optional, not held hybrid model optional
optional, not held identify ICT system weaknesses optional
optional, not held inter-organisational middleware system optional
optional, not held levels of software testing optional
optional, not held manage ICT project optional
optional, not held manage system testing optional
optional, not held monitor system performance optional
optional, not held query languages optional
optional, not held resource description framework query language optional
optional, not held service-oriented modelling optional
optional, not held trading software optional
optional, not held create project specifications optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with company regulations optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with legal requirements optional
optional, not held solve ICT system problems optional

31 held skills the software analyst role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role ICT architectural frameworks knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT market knowledge
not needed by the target role Microsoft Visual C++ knowledge
not needed by the target role align software with system architectures skill
not needed by the target role analyse business requirements 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 apply information security policies skill
not needed by the target role apply systemic design thinking skill
not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
not needed by the target role business process modelling knowledge
not needed by the target role business strategy concepts knowledge
not needed by the target role collect customer feedback on applications skill
not needed by the target role coordinate technological activities skill
not needed by the target role design enterprise architecture skill
not needed by the target role emergent technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role identify processes for re-engineering skill
not needed by the target role implement ICT security policies skill
not needed by the target role information architecture knowledge
not needed by the target role keep up with the latest information systems solutions skill
not needed by the target role manage ICT data architecture skill
not needed by the target role manage cloud data and storage skill
not needed by the target role manage staff skill
not needed by the target role monitor technology trends skill
not needed by the target role optimise choice of ICT solution skill
not needed by the target role perform project management skill
not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
not needed by the target role provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
not needed by the target role review development process of an organisation skill
not needed by the target role system design knowledge
not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill

21 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 system user requirements required
required, not held data models required
optional, not held ICT problem management techniques optional
optional, not held ICT project management optional
optional, not held LDAP optional
optional, not held LINQ optional
optional, not held MDX optional
optional, not held N1QL optional
optional, not held Open source model optional
optional, not held Outsourcing model optional
optional, not held SPARK optional
optional, not held SPARQL optional
optional, not held XQuery optional
optional, not held core banking software optional
optional, not held hybrid model optional
optional, not held inter-organisational middleware system optional
optional, not held levels of software testing optional
optional, not held query languages optional
optional, not held resource description framework query language optional
optional, not held service-oriented modelling optional
optional, not held trading software optional

Index

Other moves recorded from enterprise architect

Full index of moves from enterprise architect

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.