Manages an application activity line: application teams, application roadmap and run/build delivery.
Entry
Senior
Coding
Medium
Key skills
Career overview
The Application Activity Manager runs an application activity line: application teams, application roadmap, run/build balance, vendor management and the application improvement plan. They own the application delivery of their activity. The role leads to IT domain manager, head of applications or IT manager.
Main responsibilities
- Manage an IT team and its operations
- Coordinate the technical work of the team
- Mentor junior team members and review their work
- Own the technical roadmap of the perimeter
- Lead incident resolution and post-mortem analysis
- Prepare and execute change requests in production
- Manage budget, scope and risks
- Prioritise work and manage competing demands
- Structure work, resources and governance
- Align stakeholders and report progress
- Coordinate with software vendors and third parties
- Keep technical documentation up to date
Technical skills
Technologies
Education level
Education requirements vary depending on the company, country and experience. Professional experience, certifications and technical skills can sometimes compensate for formal education.
High School / Bac
Less common
Bac+2 (2-year degree)
Less common
Bac+3 (Bachelor)
Common entry point
Bac+5 (Master / Engineering)
Common entry point
Experience & coding level
Experience level
Coding level
Useful certifications
Certifications are never mandatory. They are one way among others to prove a skill.
- ITIL 4 Strategist
- PMP
- PRINCE2 Practitioner
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Overlap: 34% · Difficulty: Easy
Skills to learn: Domain ownership, Domain strategy, Service portfolio
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Soft skills
- Leadership
- Clear communication
- Stakeholder management
- Mentoring
- Organisation
- Decisiveness
- Negotiation
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