ICT Product Manager Production & Specialised Services Managers
SaveWhat Does an ICT Product Manager Do?
ICT product managers analyse and define current and target status for ICT products, services or solutions. They estimate the cost effectiveness, points of risk, opportunities, strengths and weaknesses of products or services provided. ICT product managers create structured plans and establish time scales and milestones, ensuring optimisation of activities and resources.
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ICT Market
The processes, stakeholders and the dynamics of the chain of goods and services in the ICT market sector.
These are common skills for this role, based on a European framework. Requirements vary between jobs, including in the UK. Real-world experience matters more than ticking every box - use this as a guide, not a checklist.
Skills You Need to Become an ICT Product Manager
Essential Skills
Essential Skills
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EssentialICT Market knowledge
The processes, stakeholders and the dynamics of the chain of goods and services in the ICT market sector.
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EssentialSystems Development Life-cycle knowledge
The sequence of steps, such as planning, creating, testing and deploying and the models for the development and life-cycle management of a system.
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EssentialAdvertising Techniques knowledge
The communication strategies intended to persuade or encourage an audience, and the different media which are used to achieve this goal.
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EssentialICT System User Requirements knowledge
The process intended to match user and organisation's needs with system components and services, by taking into consideration the available technologies and the techniques required to elicit and specify requirements, …
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EssentialCost Management knowledge
The process of planning, monitoring and adjusting the expenses and revenues of a business in order to achieve cost efficiency and capability.
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EssentialICT Hardware Specifications knowledge
The characteristics, uses and operations of various hardware products such as printers, screens, and laptops.
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EssentialICT Infrastructure knowledge
The system, network, hardware and software applications and components, as well as devices and processes that are used in order to develop, test, deliver, monitor, control or support ICT services.
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EssentialICT Software Specifications knowledge
The characteristics, use and operations of various software products such as computer programmes and application software.
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EssentialProduct Comprehension knowledge
The offered products, their functionalities, properties and legal and regulatory requirements.
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EssentialAssess ICT Knowledge skill
Evaluate the implicit mastery of skilled experts in an ICT system to make it explicit for further analysis and usage.
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EssentialCreate Project Specifications skill
Define the workplan, duration, deliverables, resources and procedures a project has to follow to achieve its goals. Describe project goals, outcomes, results and implementation scenarios.
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EssentialDefine Technical Requirements skill
Specify technical properties of goods, materials, methods, processes, services, systems, software and functionalities by identifying and responding to the particular needs that are to be satisfied according to customer requirements.
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EssentialManage Budgets skill
Plan, monitor and report on the budget.
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EssentialManage Contracts skill
Negotiate the terms, conditions, costs and other specifications of a contract while making sure they comply with legal requirements and are legally enforceable. Oversee the execution of the contract, agree …
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EssentialManage Schedule Of Tasks skill
Maintain an overview of all the incoming tasks in order to prioritise the tasks, plan their execution, and integrate new tasks as they present themselves.
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EssentialMonitor Technology Trends skill
Survey and investigate recent trends and developments in technology. Observe and anticipate their evolution, according to current or future market and business conditions.
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EssentialPerform Market Research skill
Gather, assess and represent data about target market and customers in order to facilitate strategic development and feasibility studies. Identify market trends.
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EssentialPerform Risk Analysis skill
Identify and assess factors that may jeopardise the success of a project or threaten the organisation's functioning. Implement procedures to avoid or minimise their impact.
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EssentialProvide Cost Benefit Analysis Reports skill
Prepare, compile and communicate reports with broken down cost analysis on the proposal and budget plans of the company. Analyse the financial or social costs and benefits of a project …
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EssentialConduct Impact Evaluation Of ICT Processes On Business skill
Evaluate the tangible consequences of the implementation of new ICT systems and functions on the current business structure and organisational procedures.
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EssentialPerform Product Planning skill
Identify and articulate market requirements that define a product's feature set. Product planning serves as the basis for decisions about price, distribution and promotion.
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EssentialPlan Product Management skill
Manage the scheduling of procedures which aim to maximise sales objectives, such as forecasting market trends, product placement, and sales planning.
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OptionalOutsourcing Model knowledge
The outsourcing model consists of principles and fundamentals of service-oriented modelling for business and software systems that allow the design and specification of service-oriented business systems within a variety of …
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OptionalDevops knowledge
The DevOps development approach is a methodology to design software systems and applications focused on the collaboration and between software programmers and other ICT professionals and automation.
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OptionalAgile Development knowledge
The agile development model is a methodology to design software systems and applications.
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OptionalBusiness Process Modelling knowledge
The tools, methods and notations such as Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) and Business Process Execution Language (BPEL), used to describe and analyse the characteristics of a business process …
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OptionalICT Project Management knowledge
The methodologies for the planning, implementation, review and follow-up of ICT projects, such as the development, integration, modification and sales of ICT products and services, as well as projects relating …
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OptionalICT Security Legislation knowledge
The set of legislative rules that safeguards information technology, ICT networks and computer systems and legal consequences which result from their misuse. Regulated measures include firewalls, intrusion detection, anti-virus software …
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OptionalSaas (service-oriented Modelling) knowledge
The SaaS model consists of principles and fundamentals of service-oriented modelling for business and software systems that allow the design and specification of service-oriented business systems within a variety of …
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OptionalICT Process Quality Models knowledge
The quality models for ICT services which address the maturity of the processes, the adoption of recommended practices and their definition and institutionalisation that allow the organisation to reliably and …
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OptionalIterative Development knowledge
The iterative development model is a methodology to design software systems and applications.
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OptionalHybrid Model knowledge
The hybrid model consists of principles and fundamentals of service-oriented modelling for business and software systems that allow the design and specification of service-oriented business systems within a variety of …
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OptionalICT Sales Methodologies knowledge
The practices used in the ICT sector to promote and sell products, services or applications such as SPIN Selling, Conceptual Selling and SNAP Selling.
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OptionalOpen Source Model knowledge
The open source model consists of principles and fundamentals of service-oriented modelling for business and software systems that allow the design and specification of service-oriented business systems within a variety …
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OptionalWaterfall Development knowledge
The waterfall development model is a methodology to design software systems and applications.
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OptionalRapid Application Development knowledge
The rapid application development model is a methodology to design software systems and applications.
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OptionalICT Quality Policy knowledge
The quality policy of the organisation and its objectives, the acceptable level of quality and the techniques to measure it, its legal aspects and the duties of specific departments to …
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OptionalIncremental Development knowledge
The incremental development model is a methodology to design software systems and applications.
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OptionalInnovation Processes knowledge
The techniques, models, methods and strategies which contribute to the promotion of steps towards innovation.
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OptionalPrototyping Development knowledge
The prototyping development model is a methodology to design software systems and applications.
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OptionalSpiral Development knowledge
The spiral development model is a methodology to design software systems and applications.
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OptionalEngineering Processes knowledge
The systematic approach to the development and maintenance of engineering systems.
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OptionalQuality Standards knowledge
The national and international requirements, specifications and guidelines to ensure that products, services and processes are of good quality and fit for purpose.
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OptionalService-oriented Modelling knowledge
The principles and fundamentals of service-oriented modelling for business and software systems that allow the design and specification of service-oriented business systems within a variety of architectural styles, such as …
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OptionalSoftware Design Methodologies knowledge
The methodologies such as Scrum, V-model and Waterfall to design software systems and applications.
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OptionalInteract With Users To Gather Requirements skill
Communicate with users to identify their requirements and collect them. Define all relevant user requirements and document them in an understandable and logical way for further analysis and specification.
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OptionalManage Localisation skill
Modify content or a product for the transference from one locale to another through the use of content translation or localisation service providers.
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OptionalPerform Online Data Analysis skill
Analyse online experiences and online data for purposes of understanding user behaviour, triggers of online attention, and other factors that could optimise webpage development and exposure.
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