ICT quality assurance manager to ICT test analyst
An ICT quality assurance manager already meets 33% of what the ICT test analyst role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
64.7/ 100
1 How much of what an ICT test analyst is expected to do is already part of an ICT quality assurance 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 test analyst role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An ICT test analyst role treats 4 of its required skills as things an ICT quality assurance manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- execute software tests
- levels of software testing
- provide software testing documentation
- set quality assurance objectives
What stands in the way is 5 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An ICT test analyst role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an ICT quality assurance manager background worth leading with.
- already held develop automated software tests communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held provide software testing documentation communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held levels of software testing information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held perform quality audits management skills
- already held execute software tests working with computers
- already held set quality assurance objectives management skills
All 10 carried skills, including the 4 the ICT test analyst role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 26 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 develop ICT test suite required
- still to learn address problems critically required
- optional, not held give live presentation optional
- still to learn replicate customer software issues required
- optional, not held conduct ICT code review optional
- optional, not held debug software optional
- optional, not held perform software recovery testing optional
- optional, not held use scripting programming optional
- still to learn report test findings required
- optional, not held apply statistical analysis techniques optional
- still to learn plan software testing required
- optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional
- optional, not held ICT debugging tools optional
- optional, not held ICT performance analysis methods optional
- optional, not held LDAP optional
- optional, not held LINQ optional
- optional, not held MDX optional
- optional, not held N1QL optional
- optional, not held SPARQL optional
- optional, not held XQuery optional
- optional, not held decision support systems optional
- optional, not held query languages optional
- optional, not held resource description framework query language optional
- optional, not held tools for ICT test automation optional
- optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an ICT test analyst role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 develop ICT test suite practise this
- 02 plan software testing practise this
- 03 replicate customer software issues 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 10 skills that carry over
- already held execute software tests skill
- already held levels of software testing knowledge
- already held provide software testing documentation skill
- already held set quality assurance objectives skill
- already held Agile project management knowledge
- already held ICT project management methodologies knowledge
- already held Process-based management knowledge
- already held develop automated software tests skill
- already held lean project management knowledge
- already held perform quality audits skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held measure software usability optional
21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held ICT debugging tools optional
- optional, not held ICT performance analysis methods optional
- optional, not held LDAP optional
- optional, not held LINQ optional
- optional, not held MDX optional
- optional, not held N1QL optional
- optional, not held SPARQL optional
- optional, not held XQuery optional
- optional, not held conduct ICT code review optional
- optional, not held debug software optional
- optional, not held decision support systems optional
- optional, not held measure software usability optional
- optional, not held perform software recovery testing optional
- optional, not held query languages optional
- optional, not held resource description framework query language optional
- optional, not held tools for ICT test automation optional
- optional, not held use scripting programming optional
- optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
- optional, not held apply statistical analysis techniques optional
- optional, not held give live presentation optional
- optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional
29 held skills the ICT test analyst role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role ICT process quality models knowledge
- not needed by the target role ICT quality policy knowledge
- not needed by the target role ICT security legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role application usability knowledge
- not needed by the target role apply information security policies skill
- not needed by the target role attend to ICT systems quality skill
- not needed by the target role attend to detail in preparation for audits skill
- not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate technological activities skill
- not needed by the target role data quality assessment knowledge
- not needed by the target role database quality standards knowledge
- not needed by the target role define data quality criteria skill
- not needed by the target role define technology strategy skill
- not needed by the target role develop information standards skill
- not needed by the target role identify ICT system weaknesses skill
- not needed by the target role identify customer requirements skill
- not needed by the target role implement ICT security policies skill
- not needed by the target role implement strategic planning skill
- not needed by the target role internal risk management policy knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage data skill
- not needed by the target role oversee quality control skill
- not needed by the target role provide technical training skill
- not needed by the target role quality assurance methodologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
- not needed by the target role software anomalies knowledge
- not needed by the target role systems development life-cycle knowledge
- not needed by the target role track key performance indicators skill
- not needed by the target role usability engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
13 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held ICT debugging tools optional
- optional, not held ICT performance analysis methods optional
- optional, not held LDAP optional
- optional, not held LINQ optional
- optional, not held MDX optional
- optional, not held N1QL optional
- optional, not held SPARQL optional
- optional, not held XQuery optional
- optional, not held decision support systems optional
- optional, not held query languages optional
- optional, not held resource description framework query language optional
- optional, not held tools for ICT test automation optional
- optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
Other moves recorded from ICT quality assurance manager
Common questions about this move
Can an ICT quality assurance manager become an ICT test analyst?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An ICT quality assurance manager already covers 33% of what an ICT test analyst is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 4 of which the ICT test analyst role treats as required.
What skills does an ICT quality assurance manager need to become an ICT test analyst?
5 required skills are missing, plus 21 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is develop ICT test suite.
How hard is the move from ICT quality assurance manager to ICT test analyst?
Its learning distance is 64.7 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.