From project manager to ICT project manager
15 of the 26 essential skills of a ICT project manager are already essential for a project manager — about 58% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 15
- skills carry over
- 11
- would be new
- 58%
- of the target job covered
- 26
- essential skills of a ICT project manager
What a ICT project manager does
ICT project managers schedule, control and direct the resources, people, funding and facilities to achieve the objectives of ICT projects. They establish budgets and timelines, perform risk analysis and quality management, and complete project closure reports.
What carries over
15 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- apply conflict management
- build business relationships
- create project specifications
- estimate duration of work
- identify legal requirements
- internal risk management policy
- manage budgets
- manage project changes
- manage project information
- manage staff
- perform project management
- perform resource planning
- perform risk analysis
- provide cost benefit analysis reports
- train employees
What would be new
11 skillsEssential for a ICT project manager and not for a project manager. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from project manager
2 roles- programme manager17 skills in common
- operations manager13 skills in common
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a ICT project manager?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.