Career Overlap Transition record
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ICT system integration consultant to ICT operations manager

An ICT system integration consultant already meets 34% of what the ICT operations manager role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From ICT system integration consultant
34 % overlap
Distant match
To ICT operations manager
14 You already bring
12 Still to learn
41 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Substantial retraining

67.6/ 100

1 How much of what an ICT operations manager is expected to do is already part of an ICT system integration consultant’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 operations manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

An ICT operations manager role treats 6 of its required skills as things an ICT system integration consultant already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • attend to ICT systems quality
  • digital systems
  • manage changes in ICT system
  • perform project management
  • track key performance indicators
  • use different communication channels

What stands in the way is 12 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An ICT operations manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an ICT system integration consultant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held attend to ICT systems quality working with computers
  • already held manage changes in ICT system working with computers
  • already held software components suppliers information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held hardware components suppliers business, administration and law
  • already held software components libraries information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held hardware components information and communication technologies (icts)

All 14 carried skills, including the 6 the ICT operations manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 27 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.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 management skills 5 required, 4 supplementary
  • still to learn define technology strategy required
  • still to learn develop ICT workflow required
  • still to learn improve business processes required
  • still to learn manage budgets required
  • still to learn manage staff required
  • optional, not held coordinate technological activities optional
  • optional, not held apply organisational techniques optional
  • optional, not held develop information standards optional
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn maintain relationship with suppliers required
  • still to learn design process required
  • still to learn train employees required
  • optional, not held manage contracts optional
  • optional, not held perform procurement processes optional
03 business, administration and law 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • still to learn innovation processes required
  • still to learn operations management required
  • optional, not held crowdsourcing strategy optional
  • optional, not held insourcing strategy optional
  • optional, not held outsourcing strategy optional
  • optional, not held contract law optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn oversee quality control required
  • optional, not held comply with legal regulations optional
05 working with computers 1 required
  • still to learn use ICT ticketing system required
06 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held ICT process quality models optional
  • optional, not held core banking software optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an ICT operations 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 14 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held attend to ICT systems quality skill
  • already held digital systems knowledge
  • already held manage changes in ICT system skill
  • already held perform project management skill
  • already held track key performance indicators skill
  • already held use different communication channels skill
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held hardware components knowledge
  • already held hardware components suppliers knowledge
  • already held implement ICT security policies skill
  • already held implement a virtual private network skill
  • already held software components libraries knowledge
  • already held software components suppliers knowledge
  • already held systems development life-cycle knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 information skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held implement ICT risk management optional
  • optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held ICT process quality models optional
  • optional, not held coordinate technological activities optional
  • optional, not held core banking software optional
  • optional, not held crowdsourcing strategy optional
  • optional, not held implement ICT risk management optional
  • optional, not held insourcing strategy optional
  • optional, not held outsourcing strategy optional
  • optional, not held apply organisational techniques optional
  • optional, not held comply with legal regulations optional
  • optional, not held contract law optional
  • optional, not held develop information standards optional
  • optional, not held manage contracts optional
  • optional, not held perform procurement processes optional
  • optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
37 held skills the ICT operations manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Agile project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT performance analysis methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT project management 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 apply information security policies skill
  • not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
  • not needed by the target role consult with business clients skill
  • not needed by the target role create project specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role define integration strategy skill
  • not needed by the target role define technical requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role educate on data confidentiality skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure proper document management skill
  • not needed by the target role implement a firewall skill
  • not needed by the target role information architecture knowledge
  • not needed by the target role integrate ICT data skill
  • not needed by the target role integrate system components skill
  • not needed by the target role inter-organisational middleware system knowledge
  • 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 manage ICT change request process skill
  • not needed by the target role manage cloud data and storage skill
  • not needed by the target role model based system engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor system performance skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor technology trends skill
  • not needed by the target role optimise choice of ICT solution skill
  • not needed by the target role plan migration to cloud skill
  • not needed by the target role provide ICT consulting advice skill
  • not needed by the target role provide connected car solutions skill
  • not needed by the target role system design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role trading software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use an application-specific interface skill
  • not needed by the target role use back-up and recovery tools skill
  • not needed by the target role use scripting programming skill
  • not needed by the target role verify formal ICT specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role web services knowledge
  • not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill
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 pick up Tier
  • still to learn innovation processes required
  • still to learn operations management required
  • optional, not held ICT process quality models optional
  • optional, not held core banking software optional
  • optional, not held crowdsourcing strategy optional
  • optional, not held insourcing strategy optional
  • optional, not held outsourcing strategy optional
  • optional, not held contract law optional
Index

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an ICT system integration consultant become an ICT operations manager?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. An ICT system integration consultant already covers 34% of what an ICT operations manager is expected to do: 14 skills carry over, 6 of which the ICT operations manager role treats as required.

What skills does an ICT system integration consultant need to become an ICT operations manager?

12 required skills are missing, plus 15 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is define technology strategy.

How hard is the move from ICT system integration consultant to ICT operations manager?

Its learning distance is 67.6 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.