RecordMove

ICT business analysis manager to eBusiness manager

An ICT business analysis manager already meets 30% of what the eBusiness manager role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From ICT business analysis manager

Distant match

To eBusiness manager

12 You already bring

17 Still to learn

43 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

73.5/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what an eBusiness manager is expected to do is already part of an ICT business analysis 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 eBusiness manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

An eBusiness manager role treats 8 of its required skills as things an ICT business analysis manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

ICT market
analyse business requirements
business strategy concepts
create business process models
define technology strategy
implement strategic planning

What stands in the way is 17 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An eBusiness manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an ICT business analysis manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

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 business strategy concepts business, administration and law
already held define technology strategy management skills
already held analyse business requirements information skills

All 12 carried skills, including the 8 the eBusiness manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 31 missing skills fall into 9 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.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 business, administration and law 5 required, 4 supplementary

still to learn digital marketing techniques required
still to learn mobile marketing required
still to learn sales strategies required
still to learn business intelligence required
still to learn consumer goods industry required

optional, not held ICT sales methodologies optional
optional, not held business requirements techniques optional
optional, not held sales argumentation optional
optional, not held brand marketing techniques optional

02 management skills 4 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn develop online sales business plan required
still to learn manage budgets required
still to learn plan digital marketing required
still to learn plan marketing strategy required

optional, not held apply customer engagement strategy optional
optional, not held lead the brand strategic planning process optional

03 information and communication technologies (icts) 3 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn e-commerce systems required
still to learn electronic business required
still to learn web based collaborative platforms required

optional, not held information confidentiality optional
optional, not held web analytics optional

04 working with computers 2 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn digital data processing required
still to learn problem-solving with digital tools required

optional, not held conduct search engine optimisation optional
optional, not held creatively use digital technologies optional

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn implement sales strategies required
still to learn implement marketing strategies required

optional, not held build business relationships optional

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

still to learn electronic communication required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an eBusiness 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ICT market knowledge
already held analyse business requirements skill
already held business strategy concepts knowledge
already held create business process models skill
already held define technology strategy skill
already held implement strategic planning skill
already held perform business analysis skill
already held track key performance indicators skill
already held business process modelling knowledge
already held communicate with customers skill
already held make strategic business decisions skill
already held use different communication channels skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held publishing strategy optional

08 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held measure customer feedback optional

09 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held mobility as a service optional

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held ICT sales methodologies optional
optional, not held business requirements techniques optional
optional, not held information confidentiality optional
optional, not held mobility as a service optional
optional, not held publishing strategy optional
optional, not held sales argumentation optional
optional, not held apply customer engagement strategy optional
optional, not held brand marketing techniques optional
optional, not held build business relationships optional
optional, not held conduct search engine optimisation optional
optional, not held creatively use digital technologies optional
optional, not held lead the brand strategic planning process optional
optional, not held measure customer feedback optional
optional, not held web analytics optional

23 held skills the eBusiness manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role ICT security legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role adapt to changing situations skill
not needed by the target role apply change management skill
not needed by the target role business processes knowledge
not needed by the target role coordinate technological activities skill
not needed by the target role data mining knowledge
not needed by the target role decision support systems knowledge
not needed by the target role define technical requirements skill
not needed by the target role design process skill
not needed by the target role digital communication and collaboration skill
not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
not needed by the target role identify processes for re-engineering skill
not needed by the target role improve business processes skill
not needed by the target role information extraction knowledge
not needed by the target role manage ICT project skill
not needed by the target role perform data mining skill
not needed by the target role propose ICT solutions to business problems skill
not needed by the target role provide ICT consulting advice skill
not needed by the target role provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
not needed by the target role provide training on technological business developments skill
not needed by the target role systems development life-cycle knowledge
not needed by the target role visual presentation techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role write work-related reports 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 pick up Tier

still to learn digital marketing techniques required
still to learn e-commerce systems required
still to learn electronic business required
still to learn mobile marketing required
still to learn sales strategies required
still to learn web based collaborative platforms required
still to learn business intelligence required
still to learn consumer goods industry required
still to learn electronic communication required
optional, not held ICT sales methodologies optional
optional, not held business requirements techniques optional
optional, not held information confidentiality optional
optional, not held mobility as a service optional
optional, not held publishing strategy optional
optional, not held sales argumentation optional
optional, not held brand marketing techniques optional
optional, not held web analytics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from ICT business analysis manager

Full index of moves from ICT business analysis manager

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an ICT business analysis manager become an eBusiness manager?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. An ICT business analysis manager already covers 30% of what an eBusiness manager is expected to do: 12 skills carry over, 8 of which the eBusiness manager role treats as required.

What skills does an ICT business analysis manager need to become an eBusiness manager?

17 required skills are missing, plus 14 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by business, administration and law. The single most important is digital data processing.

How hard is the move from ICT business analysis manager to eBusiness manager?

Its learning distance is 73.5 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.