From ICT system developer to ICT application configurator
14 of the 17 essential skills of a ICT application configurator are already essential for a ICT system developer — about 82% 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.
- 14
- skills carry over
- 3
- would be new
- 82%
- of the target job covered
- 17
- essential skills of a ICT application configurator
What a ICT application configurator does
ICT application configurators identify, record, and maintain user-specific application configurations based upon user requirements and business rules. They configure generic software systems in order to create a specific version applied to an organisation's context. These configurations range from adjusting basic parameters through the creation of business rules and roles in the ICT system to developing specific modules (including the configuration of Commercial off-the-shelf systems (COTS). They also document configurations, perform configuration updates, and ensure the configurations are correctly implemented in the application.
What carries over
14 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- analyse software specifications
- collect customer feedback on applications
- computer programming
- create flowchart diagram
- debug software
- develop automated migration methods
- develop software prototype
- digital systems
- ICT debugging tools
- integrated development environment software
- migrate existing data
- tools for software configuration management
- use software design patterns
- use software libraries
What would be new
3 skillsEssential for a ICT application configurator and not for a ICT system developer. 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 ICT system developer
2 roles- mobile application developer15 skills in common
- ICT application developer13 skills in common
← ICT system developerICT application configurator →The other way round
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How far are you from being a ICT application configurator?
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