Table 1Transition record

ICT project managertoICT vendor relationship manager

A ICT project manager already meets 27% of what the ICT vendor relationship manager role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ICT project manager

27%

Overlap1

To ICT vendor relationship manager

9 Skills carried over

14 Required, not held

72.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 72.4

This move: 72.4 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the ICT vendor relationship manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ICT project manager 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ICT vendor relationship manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a ICT project manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held crowdsourcing strategy business, administration and law
already held insourcing strategy business, administration and law
already held outsourcing strategy business, administration and law
already held perform procurement processes communication, collaboration and creativity
already held maintain relationship with suppliers communication, collaboration and creativity
already held build business relationships communication, collaboration and creativity

All 9 carried skills, including the 5 the ICT vendor relationship manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 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 business, administration and law 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held ICT market required
required, not held ICT sales methodologies required
required, not held contract law required
required, not held supply chain management required

optional, not held hardware components suppliers optional
optional, not held business processes optional

02 information skills 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held analyse supply chain trends required
required, not held prepare purchasing reportings required
required, not held track price trends required
required, not held analyse supply chain strategies required

optional, not held assess supplier risks optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held coordinate purchasing activities required
required, not held maintain relationship with customers required
required, not held manage contracts required

optional, not held compare contractors' bids optional
optional, not held design process optional
optional, not held negotiate buying conditions optional

04 management skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held issue purchase orders required
required, not held identify suppliers required

optional, not held carry out tendering optional
optional, not held forecast workload optional

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held electronic communication required

06 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held adhere to organisational guidelines optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ICT vendor relationship 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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held crowdsourcing strategy knowledge
already held insourcing strategy knowledge
already held maintain relationship with suppliers skill
already held manage budgets skill
already held outsourcing strategy knowledge
already held build business relationships skill
already held manage staff skill
already held perform procurement processes skill
already held perform project management skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held software components suppliers optional

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assess supplier risks optional
optional, not held hardware components suppliers optional
optional, not held software components suppliers optional
optional, not held adhere to organisational guidelines optional
optional, not held business processes optional
optional, not held carry out tendering optional
optional, not held compare contractors' bids optional
optional, not held design process optional
optional, not held forecast workload optional
optional, not held negotiate buying conditions optional

62 held skills the ICT vendor relationship manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role Agile development knowledge
not needed by the target role Agile project management knowledge
not needed by the target role DevOps knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT process quality models knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT project management knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT project management methodologies knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT system user requirements knowledge
not needed by the target role Open source model knowledge
not needed by the target role Outsourcing model knowledge
not needed by the target role Process-based management knowledge
not needed by the target role Prototyping development knowledge
not needed by the target role Rapid application development knowledge
not needed by the target role Spiral development knowledge
not needed by the target role Waterfall development knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse business plans skill
not needed by the target role apply change management skill
not needed by the target role apply conflict management skill
not needed by the target role apply organisational techniques skill
not needed by the target role blockchain mining principles knowledge
not needed by the target role carry out project activities skill
not needed by the target role coach employees skill
not needed by the target role create project specifications skill
not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
not needed by the target role define roadmap for blockchain in applications skill
not needed by the target role define technical requirements skill
not needed by the target role define technology strategy skill
not needed by the target role develop blockchain technology skill
not needed by the target role develop information standards skill
not needed by the target role digital systems knowledge
not needed by the target role document management knowledge
not needed by the target role draft project documentation skill
not needed by the target role estimate duration of work skill
not needed by the target role execute ICT audits skill
not needed by the target role hybrid model knowledge
not needed by the target role identify legal requirements skill
not needed by the target role implement ICT risk management skill
not needed by the target role incremental development knowledge
not needed by the target role internal risk management policy knowledge
not needed by the target role iterative development knowledge
not needed by the target role lean project management knowledge

22 further entries not listed here

8 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 ICT market required
required, not held ICT sales methodologies required
required, not held contract law required
required, not held electronic communication required
required, not held supply chain management required
optional, not held hardware components suppliers optional
optional, not held software components suppliers optional
optional, not held business processes optional

Index

Other moves recorded from ICT project manager

Full index of moves from ICT project manager

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.