Table 1Transition record

ICT project managertoproject manager

A ICT project manager already meets 45% of what the project manager role asks for. The move turns on 19 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ICT project manager

45%

Overlap1

To project manager

29 Skills carried over

19 Required, not held

65.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 65.4

This move: 65.4 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the project 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 29 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A project 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 draft project documentation communication, collaboration and creativity
already held organise project meetings management skills
already held maintain a central project repository information skills
already held manage project changes management skills
already held project configuration management business, administration and law
already held manage project information information skills

All 29 carried skills, including the 17 the project manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 39 missing skills fall into 9 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 management skills 7 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held customise project methodologies required
required, not held ensure equipment availability required
required, not held ensure equipment maintenance required
required, not held establish daily priorities required
required, not held manage logistics required
required, not held manage supplies required
required, not held supervise daily information operations required

optional, not held design wayside signalling interlockings optional
optional, not held develop business plans optional
optional, not held find a replacement for stage manager optional
optional, not held manage several projects optional
optional, not held plan schedule optional
optional, not held strive for company growth optional

02 business, administration and law 3 required, 8 supplementary

required, not held project management required
required, not held project management methodology (PM²) required
required, not held project management principles required

optional, not held program management optional
optional, not held Prince2 project management optional
optional, not held corporate social responsibility optional
optional, not held legal studies optional
optional, not held office administration optional
optional, not held total quality control optional
optional, not held business processes optional
optional, not held risk identification optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held liaise with managers required
required, not held negotiate with stakeholders required
required, not held write work-related reports required

optional, not held use communication techniques optional

04 information skills 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held control of expenses required
required, not held manage project metrics required
required, not held perform PESTEL analysis required

optional, not held create a financial report optional

05 assisting and caring 2 required

required, not held ensure compliance with legal requirements required
required, not held follow company standards required

06 generic programmes and qualifications 1 required

required, not held communication principles required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a project 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 29 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply conflict management skill
already held build business relationships skill
already held create project specifications skill
already held draft project documentation skill
already held estimate duration of work skill
already held identify legal requirements skill
already held internal risk management policy knowledge
already held manage budgets skill
already held manage project changes skill
already held manage project information skill
already held manage staff skill
already held organise project meetings skill
already held perform project management skill
already held perform resource planning skill
already held perform risk analysis skill
already held provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
already held train employees skill
already held Agile project management knowledge
already held analyse business plans skill
already held apply change management skill
already held crowdsourcing strategy knowledge
already held insourcing strategy knowledge
already held lean project management knowledge
already held maintain a central project repository skill
already held maintain relationship with suppliers skill
already held outsourcing strategy knowledge
already held project configuration management knowledge
already held quality assurance methodologies knowledge
already held recruit employees skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 supplementary

optional, not held mathematics optional
optional, not held statistics optional

08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held quantity surveying optional

09 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held manage standard enterprise resource planning system optional

20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held program management optional
optional, not held Prince2 project management optional
optional, not held corporate social responsibility optional
optional, not held create a financial report optional
optional, not held design wayside signalling interlockings optional
optional, not held develop business plans optional
optional, not held find a replacement for stage manager optional
optional, not held legal studies optional
optional, not held manage standard enterprise resource planning system optional
optional, not held office administration optional
optional, not held quantity surveying optional
optional, not held total quality control optional
optional, not held business processes optional
optional, not held manage several projects optional
optional, not held mathematics optional
optional, not held plan schedule optional
optional, not held risk identification optional
optional, not held statistics optional
optional, not held strive for company growth optional
optional, not held use communication techniques optional

42 held skills the project manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role Agile development 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 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 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 execute ICT audits skill
not needed by the target role hybrid model knowledge
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 iterative development 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 manage localisation skill
not needed by the target role object-oriented modelling knowledge
not needed by the target role perform procurement processes skill
not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
not needed by the target role service-oriented modelling knowledge
not needed by the target role software architecture models knowledge
not needed by the target role software design methodologies knowledge
not needed by the target role systems development life-cycle knowledge

2 further entries not listed here

15 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 project management required
required, not held communication principles required
required, not held project management methodology (PM²) required
required, not held project management principles required
optional, not held program management optional
optional, not held Prince2 project management optional
optional, not held corporate social responsibility optional
optional, not held legal studies optional
optional, not held office administration optional
optional, not held quantity surveying optional
optional, not held total quality control optional
optional, not held business processes optional
optional, not held mathematics optional
optional, not held risk identification optional
optional, not held statistics 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.