Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

project managertoprogramme manager

A project manager already meets 69% of what the programme manager role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From project manager
69%
Overlap1
To programme manager
23 Skills carried over
3 Required, not held
36.6 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 36.6

This move: 36.6 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the programme manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the 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 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A programme manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a project manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held program management business, administration and law
  • already held project management methodology (PM²) business, administration and law
  • already held manage several projects management skills
  • already held manage project information information skills
  • already held manage project metrics information skills
  • already held identify legal requirements information skills

All 23 carried skills, including the 21 the programme manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 missing skills fall into 4 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 information skills 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held evaluate project plans required
  • required, not held assess financial viability required
  • optional, not held analyse external factors of companies optional
  • optional, not held analyse financial performance of a company optional
  • optional, not held analyse internal factors of companies optional
  • optional, not held estimate profitability optional
  • optional, not held interpret financial statements optional
02 management skills 1 required, 8 supplementary
  • required, not held utilise economies of scale in projects required
  • optional, not held develop revenue generation strategies optional
  • optional, not held budget for financial needs optional
  • optional, not held control financial resources optional
  • optional, not held make investment decisions optional
  • optional, not held make strategic business decisions optional
  • optional, not held manage profitability optional
  • optional, not held plan health and safety procedures optional
  • optional, not held shape organisational teams based on competencies optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held implement corporate governance optional
  • optional, not held advise on efficiency improvements optional
  • optional, not held align efforts towards business development optional
  • optional, not held impart business plans to collaborators optional
  • optional, not held support managers optional
04 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held integrate headquarter's guidelines into local operations optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a programme 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 23 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held corporate social responsibility knowledge
  • already held ensure equipment availability skill
  • already held ensure equipment maintenance skill
  • already held establish daily priorities skill
  • already held follow company standards skill
  • already held identify legal requirements skill
  • already held liaise with managers skill
  • already held manage budgets skill
  • already held manage logistics skill
  • already held manage project information skill
  • already held manage project metrics skill
  • already held manage several projects skill
  • already held manage staff skill
  • already held manage supplies skill
  • already held perform resource planning skill
  • already held perform risk analysis skill
  • already held plan schedule skill
  • already held program management knowledge
  • already held project management knowledge
  • already held provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
  • already held supervise daily information operations skill
  • already held project management methodology (PM²) knowledge
  • already held strive for company growth skill
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held develop revenue generation strategies optional
  • optional, not held implement corporate governance optional
  • optional, not held advise on efficiency improvements optional
  • optional, not held align efforts towards business development optional
  • optional, not held analyse external factors of companies optional
  • optional, not held analyse financial performance of a company optional
  • optional, not held analyse internal factors of companies optional
  • optional, not held budget for financial needs optional
  • optional, not held control financial resources optional
  • optional, not held estimate profitability optional
  • optional, not held impart business plans to collaborators optional
  • optional, not held integrate headquarter's guidelines into local operations optional
  • optional, not held interpret financial statements optional
  • optional, not held make investment decisions optional
  • optional, not held make strategic business decisions optional
  • optional, not held manage profitability optional
  • optional, not held plan health and safety procedures optional
  • optional, not held shape organisational teams based on competencies optional
  • optional, not held support managers optional
45 held skills the programme manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Agile project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Prince2 project management 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 build business relationships skill
  • not needed by the target role business processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communication principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role control of expenses skill
  • not needed by the target role create a financial report skill
  • not needed by the target role create project specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role crowdsourcing strategy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role customise project methodologies skill
  • not needed by the target role design wayside signalling interlockings skill
  • not needed by the target role develop business plans skill
  • not needed by the target role draft project documentation skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role estimate duration of work skill
  • not needed by the target role find a replacement for stage manager skill
  • not needed by the target role insourcing strategy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role internal risk management policy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role lean project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role legal studies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain a central project repository skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain relationship with suppliers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage project changes skill
  • not needed by the target role manage standard enterprise resource planning system skill
  • not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role negotiate with stakeholders skill
  • not needed by the target role office administration knowledge
  • not needed by the target role organise project meetings skill
  • not needed by the target role outsourcing strategy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform PESTEL analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role perform project management skill
  • not needed by the target role project configuration management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role project management principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role quality assurance methodologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role quantity surveying knowledge
  • not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
  • not needed by the target role risk identification knowledge

5 further entries not listed here

Index

Other moves recorded from project manager

Full index of moves from 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.