Manages an IT practice or competency center: standards, methods, tools and talent development.
Entry
Senior
Coding
Medium
Key skills
Career overview
The IT Practice Manager runs a practice or competency center: shared standards, methods, tools, communities of practice and talent development across teams. They lift the overall capability of a discipline (cloud, data, security, etc.). The role leads to IT domain manager, head of operations 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
- Align stakeholders and report progress
- Structure work, resources and governance
- Prioritise work and manage competing demands
- Keep technical documentation up to date
- Write and maintain knowledge base articles
- Prepare and execute change requests in production
- Define strategy and steer long-term direction
- Ensure delivery of products and programs
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.
- PSM I
- ITIL 4 Strategist
- SAFe Practitioner
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Overlap: 69% · Difficulty: Medium
Skills to learn: Run/transformation balance, Service delivery
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Soft skills
- Leadership
- Clear communication
- Mentoring
- Facilitation
- Strategic thinking
- Organisation
- Ability to explain and teach
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