IT Activity Manager → Business Unit Manager IT

A realistic transition from IT Activity Manager to Business Unit Manager IT: transferable skills, the gaps to close, a step-by-step learning plan and alternative routes. Estimated skill overlap 59%. Difficulty: Medium.

Difficulty: Medium6 stepsDuration: 9 to 13 monthsOverlap: 59%

Transition from IT Activity Manager to Business Unit Manager IT.

Transferable skills

  • Business unit management
  • P&L management
  • Executive leadership
  • Financial management
  • Stakeholder management

Skills to learn

  • Strategy
  • Service portfolio
  • Talent development

Step-by-step learning plan

  1. 1. Build on your IT Activity Manager experience

    2–4 weeks

    Leverage

    • Business unit management
    • P&L management
    • Executive leadership
    • Financial management

    Map transferable skills — Business unit management, P&L management, Executive leadership — against what a Business Unit Manager IT needs.

  2. 2. Learn the core of the Business Unit Manager IT role

    6–10 weeks

    Learn

    • Strategy
    • Service portfolio

    Technologies

    Miro

    Cover the biggest gaps first: Strategy, Service portfolio.

  3. 3. Master advanced Business Unit Manager IT skills

    6–10 weeks

    Learn

    • Talent development

    Handle the advanced topics: Talent development.

  4. 4. Get productive with the Business Unit Manager IT toolchain

    4–8 weeks

    Technologies

    Miro

    Be hands-on with Miro and the rest of the target stack.

  5. 5. Practise Business Unit Manager IT work in real conditions

    4–8 weeks

    Ship a portfolio project or take on Business Unit Manager IT tasks at work.

  6. 6. Get certified and position yourself as a Business Unit Manager IT

    4–8 weeks

    Technologies

    ITIL 4 StrategistPgMPPMPMBA

    Update your CV and LinkedIn around Business Unit Manager IT, then apply to target roles.

Alternative routes