ICT business analyst to ICT information and knowledge manager
An 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.
79.8/ 100
1 How much of what an ICT information and knowledge manager is expected to do is already part of an ICT business analyst’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 information and knowledge manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An ICT information and knowledge manager role treats 7 of its required skills as things an ICT business analyst already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- analyse the context of an organisation
- business intelligence
- decision support systems
- information architecture
- information categorisation
- information extraction
What stands in the way is 19 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An ICT information and knowledge manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an ICT business analyst background worth leading with.
- 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 · What you may need to learn
The 34 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 attack vectors required
- still to learn data mining required
- still to learn data models required
- still to learn data storage required
- still to learn information security strategy required
- still to learn information structure required
- still to learn online analytical processing required
- optional, not held data protection optional
- optional, not held information confidentiality optional
- still to learn create data models required
- still to learn manage data collection systems required
- still to learn interpret current data required
- still to learn manage information sources required
- still to learn 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
- still to learn assess informational needs required
- still to learn manage ICT data architecture required
- still to learn deliver visual presentation of data required
- optional, not held design information system optional
- still to learn define technology strategy required
- still to learn manage business knowledge required
- optional, not held assess ICT knowledge optional
- optional, not held coordinate technological activities optional
- still to learn 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
- still to learn business processes required
- optional, not held data quality assessment optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an ICT information and knowledge manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 assess informational needs practise this
- 02 attack vectors study this
- 03 create data models practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 8 skills that carry over
- 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
- optional, not held ensure information privacy optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- 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
- 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.
- still to learn attack vectors required
- still to learn data mining required
- still to learn data models required
- still to learn data storage required
- still to learn information security strategy required
- still to learn information structure required
- still to learn online analytical processing required
- still to learn business processes required
- optional, not held data protection optional
- optional, not held data quality assessment optional
- optional, not held information confidentiality optional
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- building information modelling consultant 20% covered · substantial
- ICT resilience manager 18% covered · career change
Common questions about this move
Can an ICT business analyst become an ICT information and knowledge manager?
Yes, and it is a career change move. An ICT business analyst already covers 23% of what an ICT information and knowledge manager is expected to do: 8 skills carry over, 7 of which the ICT information and knowledge manager role treats as required.
What skills does an ICT business analyst need to become an ICT information and knowledge manager?
19 required skills are missing, plus 15 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information and communication technologies (icts). The single most important is assess informational needs.
How hard is the move from ICT business analyst to ICT information and knowledge manager?
Its learning distance is 79.8 out of 100, which is the career change 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.