ICT information and knowledge manager to ICT business analysis manager
An ICT information and knowledge manager already meets 19% of what the ICT business analysis manager role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.
78.2/ 100
1 How much of what an ICT business analysis manager is expected to do is already part of an ICT information and knowledge 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 ICT business analysis manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An ICT business analysis manager role treats 4 of its required skills as things an ICT information and knowledge manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- business processes
- coordinate technological activities
- decision support systems
- define technology strategy
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 · What you already bring
Of the 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An ICT business analysis manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an ICT information and knowledge manager background worth leading with.
- already held decision support systems information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held coordinate technological activities management skills
- already held define technology strategy management skills
- already held business processes business, administration and law
- already held information extraction information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held data mining information and communication technologies (icts)
All 7 carried skills, including the 4 the ICT business analysis manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 28 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 provide ICT consulting advice required
- still to learn design process required
- still to learn implement strategic planning required
- still to learn propose ICT solutions to business problems required
- still to learn write work-related reports required
- optional, not held provide training on technological business developments optional
- optional, not held adapt to changing situations optional
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
- still to learn manage ICT project required
- still to learn create business process models required
- still to learn define technical requirements required
- still to learn improve business processes required
- still to learn make strategic business decisions required
- optional, not held apply change management optional
- optional, not held identify processes for re-engineering optional
- still to learn analyse business requirements required
- still to learn perform business analysis required
- still to learn provide cost benefit analysis reports required
- still to learn track key performance indicators required
- optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
- still to learn ICT security legislation required
- still to learn business process modelling required
- optional, not held ICT market optional
- optional, not held business strategy concepts optional
- still to learn digital communication and collaboration required
- optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an ICT business analysis manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 ICT security legislation study this
- 02 business process modelling study this
- 03 digital communication and collaboration 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 7 skills that carry over
- already held business processes knowledge
- already held coordinate technological activities skill
- already held decision support systems knowledge
- already held define technology strategy skill
- already held data mining knowledge
- already held information extraction knowledge
- already held perform data mining skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held provide training on technological business developments optional
- optional, not held ICT market optional
- optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
- optional, not held adapt to changing situations optional
- optional, not held apply change management optional
- optional, not held business strategy concepts optional
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
- optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
- optional, not held identify processes for re-engineering optional
- optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
35 held skills the ICT business analysis manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse the context of an organisation skill
- not needed by the target role assess ICT knowledge skill
- not needed by the target role assess informational needs skill
- not needed by the target role attack vectors knowledge
- not needed by the target role business intelligence knowledge
- not needed by the target role create data models skill
- not needed by the target role data models knowledge
- not needed by the target role data protection knowledge
- not needed by the target role data quality assessment knowledge
- not needed by the target role data storage knowledge
- not needed by the target role deliver visual presentation of data skill
- not needed by the target role design information system skill
- not needed by the target role ensure information privacy skill
- not needed by the target role implement ICT security policies skill
- not needed by the target role implement data warehousing techniques skill
- not needed by the target role information architecture knowledge
- not needed by the target role information categorisation knowledge
- not needed by the target role information confidentiality knowledge
- not needed by the target role information security strategy knowledge
- not needed by the target role information structure knowledge
- not needed by the target role interact with users to gather requirements skill
- not needed by the target role interpret current data skill
- 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 business knowledge skill
- not needed by the target role manage cloud data and storage skill
- not needed by the target role manage data collection systems skill
- not needed by the target role manage information access aids skill
- not needed by the target role manage information sources skill
- not needed by the target role migrate existing data skill
- not needed by the target role online analytical processing knowledge
- not needed by the target role structure information skill
- not needed by the target role unstructured data knowledge
- not needed by the target role use databases skill
- not needed by the target role utilise decision support system skill
6 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 ICT security legislation required
- still to learn business process modelling required
- optional, not held ICT market optional
- optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
- optional, not held business strategy concepts optional
- optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional
Other moves recorded from ICT information and knowledge manager
- chief data officer 41% covered · substantial
- data analyst 31% covered · career change
- data engineer 26% covered · substantial
- information manager 25% covered · substantial
Full index of moves from ICT information and knowledge manager
Common questions about this move
Can an ICT information and knowledge manager become an ICT business analysis manager?
Yes, and it is a career change move. An ICT information and knowledge manager already covers 19% of what an ICT business analysis manager is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 4 of which the ICT business analysis manager role treats as required.
What skills does an ICT information and knowledge manager need to become an ICT business analysis manager?
17 required skills are missing, plus 11 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is ICT security legislation.
How hard is the move from ICT information and knowledge manager to ICT business analysis manager?
Its learning distance is 78.2 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.