Table 1Transition record

ICT consultanttoICT business analyst

A ICT consultant already meets 22% of what the ICT business analyst role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ICT consultant

22%

Overlap1

To ICT business analyst

8 Skills carried over

14 Required, not held

75.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 75.6

This move: 75.6 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the ICT business analyst role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ICT consultant 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 business analyst role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a ICT consultant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held provide user documentation communication, collaboration and creativity
already held interact with users to gather requirements communication, collaboration and creativity
already held manage ICT project management skills
already held identify customer requirements information skills
already held legal requirements of ICT products business, administration and law
already held systems development life-cycle information and communication technologies (icts)

All 8 carried skills, including the 4 the ICT business analyst role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 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 skills 5 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held analyse business processes required
required, not held analyse business requirements required
required, not held analyse the context of an organisation required
required, not held identify legal requirements required
required, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports required

optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held implement strategic planning required
required, not held propose ICT solutions to business problems required
required, not held translate requirements into visual design required

optional, not held design process optional

03 business, administration and law 2 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held business process modelling required
required, not held business requirements techniques required

optional, not held ICT market optional
optional, not held innovation processes optional
optional, not held internal risk management policy optional
optional, not held organisational resilience optional
optional, not held business intelligence optional
optional, not held business strategy concepts optional

04 management skills 2 required

required, not held apply change management required
required, not held create business process models required

05 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held digital systems required

optional, not held business ICT systems optional
optional, not held cloud technologies optional
optional, not held decision support systems optional
optional, not held information architecture optional
optional, not held information extraction optional
optional, not held unstructured data optional

06 services 1 required

required, not held product usage risks analysis required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ICT business 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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held define technical requirements skill
already held identify customer requirements skill
already held interact with users to gather requirements skill
already held legal requirements of ICT products knowledge
already held manage ICT project skill
already held provide user documentation skill
already held systems development life-cycle knowledge
already held visual presentation techniques knowledge

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held information categorisation optional

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held ICT market optional
optional, not held business ICT systems optional
optional, not held cloud technologies optional
optional, not held decision support systems optional
optional, not held information architecture optional
optional, not held information categorisation optional
optional, not held information extraction optional
optional, not held innovation processes optional
optional, not held internal risk management policy optional
optional, not held organisational resilience optional
optional, not held unstructured data optional
optional, not held business intelligence optional
optional, not held business strategy concepts optional
optional, not held design process optional
optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional

30 held skills the ICT business analyst role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role Agile project management knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT process quality models knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT project management methodologies knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT sales methodologies knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT system integration knowledge
not needed by the target role Process-based management knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse ICT system skill
not needed by the target role analyse software specifications skill
not needed by the target role copyright legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role create project specifications skill
not needed by the target role emergent technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role game theory knowledge
not needed by the target role hardware components knowledge
not needed by the target role identify ICT user needs skill
not needed by the target role identify technological needs skill
not needed by the target role keep task records skill
not needed by the target role keep up with the latest information systems solutions skill
not needed by the target role lean project management knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain relationship with customers skill
not needed by the target role manage ICT change request process skill
not needed by the target role manage changes in ICT system skill
not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
not needed by the target role manage standard enterprise resource planning system skill
not needed by the target role monitor system performance skill
not needed by the target role optimise choice of ICT solution skill
not needed by the target role provide ICT consulting advice skill
not needed by the target role software components libraries knowledge
not needed by the target role solve ICT system problems skill
not needed by the target role use e-services skill
not needed by the target role verify formal ICT specifications 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 acquire Tier

required, not held business process modelling required
required, not held business requirements techniques required
required, not held digital systems required
required, not held product usage risks analysis required
optional, not held ICT market optional
optional, not held business ICT systems optional
optional, not held cloud technologies optional
optional, not held decision support systems optional
optional, not held information architecture optional
optional, not held information categorisation optional
optional, not held information extraction optional
optional, not held innovation processes optional
optional, not held internal risk management policy optional
optional, not held organisational resilience optional
optional, not held unstructured data optional
optional, not held business intelligence optional
optional, not held business strategy concepts optional

Index

Other moves recorded from ICT consultant

Full index of moves from ICT consultant

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.