Table 1Transition record

ICT business analysttoICT information and knowledge manager

A ICT business analyst already meets 23% of what the ICT information and knowledge manager role asks for. The move turns on 19 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ICT business analyst

23%

Overlap1

To ICT information and knowledge manager

8 Skills carried over

19 Required, not held

79.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 79.8

This move: 79.8 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the ICT information and knowledge manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ICT business analyst 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ICT information and knowledge manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a ICT business analyst background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held analyse the context of an organisation information skills
already held information categorisation social sciences, journalism and information
already held interact with users to gather requirements communication, collaboration and creativity
already held decision support systems information and communication technologies (icts)
already held information architecture information and communication technologies (icts)
already held information extraction information and communication technologies (icts)

All 8 carried skills, including the 7 the ICT information and knowledge manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 34 missing skills fall into 7 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 and communication technologies (icts) 7 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held attack vectors required
required, not held data mining required
required, not held data models required
required, not held data storage required
required, not held information security strategy required
required, not held information structure required
required, not held online analytical processing required

optional, not held data protection optional
optional, not held information confidentiality optional

02 information skills 5 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held create data models required
required, not held manage data collection systems required
required, not held interpret current data required
required, not held manage information sources required
required, not held structure information required

optional, not held keep up with the latest information systems solutions optional
optional, not held manage cloud data and storage optional
optional, not held manage information access aids optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held assess informational needs required
required, not held manage ICT data architecture required
required, not held deliver visual presentation of data required

optional, not held design information system optional

04 management skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held define technology strategy required
required, not held manage business knowledge required

optional, not held assess ICT knowledge optional
optional, not held coordinate technological activities optional

05 working with computers 1 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held migrate existing data required

optional, not held implement ICT security policies optional
optional, not held implement data warehousing techniques optional
optional, not held perform data mining optional
optional, not held utilise decision support system optional
optional, not held use databases optional

06 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held business processes required

optional, not held data quality assessment optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ICT information and knowledge 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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse the context of an organisation skill
already held business intelligence knowledge
already held decision support systems knowledge
already held information architecture knowledge
already held information categorisation knowledge
already held information extraction knowledge
already held unstructured data knowledge
already held interact with users to gather requirements skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held ensure information privacy optional

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assess ICT knowledge optional
optional, not held coordinate technological activities optional
optional, not held data protection optional
optional, not held data quality assessment optional
optional, not held design information system optional
optional, not held ensure information privacy optional
optional, not held implement ICT security policies optional
optional, not held implement data warehousing techniques optional
optional, not held information confidentiality optional
optional, not held keep up with the latest information systems solutions optional
optional, not held manage cloud data and storage optional
optional, not held manage information access aids optional
optional, not held perform data mining optional
optional, not held utilise decision support system optional
optional, not held use databases optional

29 held skills the ICT information and knowledge manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role ICT market knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse business processes skill
not needed by the target role analyse business requirements skill
not needed by the target role apply change management skill
not needed by the target role business ICT systems knowledge
not needed by the target role business process modelling knowledge
not needed by the target role business requirements techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role business strategy concepts knowledge
not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role create business process models skill
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 systems knowledge
not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
not needed by the target role identify customer requirements skill
not needed by the target role identify legal requirements skill
not needed by the target role implement strategic planning skill
not needed by the target role innovation processes knowledge
not needed by the target role internal risk management policy knowledge
not needed by the target role legal requirements of ICT products knowledge
not needed by the target role manage ICT project skill
not needed by the target role organisational resilience knowledge
not needed by the target role product usage risks analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role propose ICT solutions to business problems skill
not needed by the target role provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
not needed by the target role provide user documentation skill
not needed by the target role systems development life-cycle knowledge
not needed by the target role translate requirements into visual design skill
not needed by the target role visual presentation techniques knowledge

11 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 attack vectors required
required, not held data mining required
required, not held data models required
required, not held data storage required
required, not held information security strategy required
required, not held information structure required
required, not held online analytical processing required
required, not held business processes required
optional, not held data protection optional
optional, not held data quality assessment optional
optional, not held information confidentiality optional

Index

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Full index of moves from ICT business analyst

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.