Telecommunications analyst to ICT business analysis manager
A telecommunications analyst already meets 43% of what the ICT business analysis manager role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
60.1/ 100
1 How much of what an ICT business analysis manager is expected to do is already part of a telecommunications analyst’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 business analysis manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An ICT business analysis manager role treats 10 of its required skills as things a telecommunications analyst already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- ICT security legislation
- analyse business requirements
- business process modelling
- coordinate technological activities
- define technical requirements
- design process
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 · What you already bring
Of the 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An ICT business analysis manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a telecommunications analyst background worth leading with.
- already held propose ICT solutions to business problems communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held provide ICT consulting advice communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held design process communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held coordinate technological activities management skills
- already held analyse business requirements information skills
- already held business process modelling business, administration and law
All 13 carried skills, including the 10 the ICT business analysis manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 22 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 define technology strategy required
- still to learn manage ICT project required
- still to learn create business process models required
- still to learn improve business processes required
- optional, not held apply change management optional
- optional, not held identify processes for re-engineering optional
- still to learn implement strategic planning required
- still to learn write work-related reports required
- optional, not held provide training on technological business developments optional
- optional, not held adapt to changing situations optional
- still to learn perform business analysis required
- still to learn track key performance indicators required
- still to learn decision support systems required
- optional, not held data mining optional
- optional, not held information extraction optional
- optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional
- still to learn business processes required
- optional, not held ICT market optional
- optional, not held business strategy concepts optional
- still to learn digital communication and collaboration required
- optional, not held perform data mining optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an ICT business analysis manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 decision support systems study this
- 02 define technology strategy practise this
- 03 digital communication and collaboration 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 13 skills that carry over
- already held ICT security legislation knowledge
- already held analyse business requirements skill
- already held business process modelling knowledge
- already held coordinate technological activities skill
- already held define technical requirements skill
- already held design process skill
- already held make strategic business decisions skill
- already held propose ICT solutions to business problems skill
- already held provide ICT consulting advice skill
- already held provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
- already held communicate with customers skill
- already held execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
- already held use different communication channels skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held provide training on technological business developments optional
- optional, not held ICT market optional
- optional, not held data mining optional
- optional, not held information extraction optional
- optional, not held perform data mining optional
- optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
- optional, not held adapt to changing situations optional
- optional, not held apply change management optional
- optional, not held business strategy concepts optional
- optional, not held identify processes for re-engineering optional
- optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional
22 held skills the ICT business analysis manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role Cisco knowledge
- not needed by the target role ICT communications protocols knowledge
- not needed by the target role analog electronics theory knowledge
- not needed by the target role analyse business processes skill
- not needed by the target role calibrate electronic instruments skill
- not needed by the target role direct inward dialing knowledge
- not needed by the target role electromagnetism knowledge
- not needed by the target role electronics principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role install monitors for process control skill
- not needed by the target role log transmitter readings skill
- not needed by the target role microwave principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate call distribution system skill
- not needed by the target role operate electronic measuring instruments skill
- not needed by the target role operate private branch exchange skill
- not needed by the target role procurement of ICT network equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role provide ICT system training skill
- not needed by the target role provide user documentation skill
- not needed by the target role solder electronics skill
- not needed by the target role telecom regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role telecommunication trunking knowledge
- not needed by the target role upgrade firmware skill
- not needed by the target role use session border controller 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.
- still to learn decision support systems required
- still to learn business processes required
- optional, not held ICT market optional
- optional, not held data mining optional
- optional, not held information extraction optional
- optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
- optional, not held business strategy concepts optional
- optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional
Other moves recorded from telecommunications analyst
Common questions about this move
Can a telecommunications analyst become an ICT business analysis manager?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A telecommunications analyst already covers 43% of what an ICT business analysis manager is expected to do: 13 skills carry over, 10 of which the ICT business analysis manager role treats as required.
What skills does a telecommunications analyst need to become an ICT business analysis manager?
11 required skills are missing, plus 11 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is decision support systems.
How hard is the move from telecommunications analyst to ICT business analysis manager?
Its learning distance is 60.1 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.