RecordMove

Software manager to ICT research manager

A software manager already meets 32% of what the ICT research manager role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From software manager

Distant match

To ICT research manager

13 You already bring

11 Still to learn

49 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

71.2/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what an ICT research manager is expected to do is already part of a software 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 research manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

An ICT research manager role treats 7 of its required skills as things a software manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

ICT project management
apply system organisational policies
manage ICT project
manage staff
monitor ICT research
monitor technology trends

What stands in the way is 11 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An ICT research manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a software manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held monitor ICT research information skills
already held apply system organisational policies assisting and caring
already held provide user documentation communication, collaboration and creativity
already held manage ICT project management skills
already held ICT project management business, administration and law
already held monitor technology trends information skills

All 13 carried skills, including the 7 the ICT research manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 36 missing skills fall into 8 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 information skills 6 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn plan research process required
still to learn apply statistical analysis techniques required
still to learn conduct literature research required
still to learn conduct qualitative research required
still to learn conduct quantitative research required
still to learn conduct scholarly research required

optional, not held execute ICT user research activities optional
optional, not held process data optional
optional, not held report analysis results optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 5 supplementary

still to learn innovate in ICT required
still to learn write research proposals required

optional, not held apply systemic design thinking optional
optional, not held build business relationships optional
optional, not held conduct research interview optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held identify technological needs optional

03 business, administration and law 2 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn ICT market required
still to learn innovation processes required

optional, not held crowdsourcing strategy optional
optional, not held insourcing strategy optional
optional, not held outsourcing strategy optional

04 education 1 required

still to learn scientific research methodology required

05 information and communication technologies (icts) 10 supplementary

optional, not held ICT power consumption 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 information extraction optional
optional, not held query languages optional
optional, not held resource description framework query language optional

06 working with computers 2 supplementary

optional, not held apply reverse engineering optional
optional, not held perform data mining optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an ICT research 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 13 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ICT project management knowledge
already held apply system organisational policies skill
already held manage ICT project skill
already held manage staff skill
already held monitor ICT research skill
already held monitor technology trends skill
already held organisational policies knowledge
already held Agile project management knowledge
already held ICT project management methodologies knowledge
already held Process-based management knowledge
already held execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
already held lean project management knowledge
already held provide user documentation skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held emergent technologies optional

08 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held coordinate technological activities optional

25 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held ICT power consumption 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 apply reverse engineering optional
optional, not held coordinate technological activities optional
optional, not held crowdsourcing strategy optional
optional, not held execute ICT user research activities optional
optional, not held information extraction optional
optional, not held insourcing strategy optional
optional, not held outsourcing strategy optional
optional, not held perform data mining optional
optional, not held query languages optional
optional, not held resource description framework query language optional
optional, not held apply systemic design thinking optional
optional, not held build business relationships optional
optional, not held conduct research interview optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held emergent technologies optional
optional, not held identify technological needs optional
optional, not held process data optional
optional, not held report analysis results optional

35 held skills the ICT research manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role Android (mobile operating systems) knowledge
not needed by the target role BlackBerry knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT system user requirements knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse ICT technical proposals skill
not needed by the target role analyse software specifications skill
not needed by the target role apply ICT system usage policies skill
not needed by the target role apply conflict management skill
not needed by the target role coach employees skill
not needed by the target role create software design skill
not needed by the target role data storage knowledge
not needed by the target role define technology strategy skill
not needed by the target role digital systems knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure adherence to organisational ICT standards skill
not needed by the target role evaluate cost of software products skill
not needed by the target role give live presentation skill
not needed by the target role iOS knowledge
not needed by the target role identify ICT user needs skill
not needed by the target role interact with users to gather requirements skill
not needed by the target role manage business knowledge skill
not needed by the target role manage data skill
not needed by the target role manage schedule of tasks skill
not needed by the target role manage software localisation skill
not needed by the target role manage tender processes skill
not needed by the target role mobile operating systems knowledge
not needed by the target role negotiate buying conditions skill
not needed by the target role quality assurance methodologies knowledge
not needed by the target role software metrics knowledge
not needed by the target role systems development life-cycle knowledge
not needed by the target role trading software knowledge
not needed by the target role train employees skill
not needed by the target role unified modelling language knowledge
not needed by the target role use ICT ticketing system skill
not needed by the target role use an application-specific interface skill
not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
not needed by the target role use methodologies for user-centered design skill

17 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 ICT market required
still to learn innovation processes required
still to learn scientific research methodology required
optional, not held ICT power consumption 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 crowdsourcing strategy optional
optional, not held information extraction optional
optional, not held insourcing strategy optional
optional, not held outsourcing strategy optional
optional, not held query languages optional
optional, not held resource description framework query language optional
optional, not held emergent technologies optional

Index

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a software manager become an ICT research manager?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A software manager already covers 32% of what an ICT research manager is expected to do: 13 skills carry over, 7 of which the ICT research manager role treats as required.

What skills does a software manager need to become an ICT research manager?

11 required skills are missing, plus 25 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is ICT market.

How hard is the move from software manager to ICT research manager?

Its learning distance is 71.2 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.