From project manager to operations manager
13 of the 24 essential skills of a operations manager are already essential for a project manager — about 54% 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.
- 13
- skills carry over
- 11
- would be new
- 54%
- of the target job covered
- 24
- essential skills of a operations manager
What a operations manager does
Operations managers plan, oversee and coordinate the daily operations of production of goods and provision of services. They also formulate and implement company policies and plan the use of human resources and materials.
What carries over
13 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
What would be new
11 skillsEssential for a operations 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
- ICT project manager15 skills in common
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a operations 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.