IT Project Manager → Agile Delivery Manager

A realistic transition from IT Project Manager to Agile Delivery Manager: transferable skills, the gaps to close, a step-by-step learning plan and alternative routes. Estimated skill overlap 72%. Difficulty: Medium.

Difficulty: Medium7 stepsDuration: 9 to 13 monthsOverlap: 72%

Transition from IT Project Manager to Agile Delivery Manager.

Transferable skills

  • Program planning
  • Risk & dependency management
  • Stakeholder management
  • Agile metrics
  • Reporting

Skills to learn

  • Coaching
  • Team health

Step-by-step learning plan

  1. 1. Build on your IT Project Manager experience

    2–4 weeks

    Leverage

    • Program planning
    • Risk & dependency management
    • Stakeholder management
    • Agile metrics

    Map transferable skills — Program planning, Risk & dependency management, Stakeholder management — against what an Agile Delivery Manager needs.

  2. 2. Close the partial gaps toward Agile Delivery Manager

    3–6 weeks

    Improve

    • Agile delivery

    Raise Agile delivery to the level an Agile Delivery Manager relies on.

  3. 3. Learn the core of the Agile Delivery Manager role

    6–10 weeks

    Learn

    • Coaching

    Technologies

    Jira AlignPlanviewPowerPoint

    Cover the biggest gaps first: Coaching.

  4. 4. Master advanced Agile Delivery Manager skills

    6–10 weeks

    Learn

    • Team health

    Technologies

    SharePointM365Rally

    Handle the advanced topics: Team health.

  5. 5. Get productive with the Agile Delivery Manager toolchain

    4–8 weeks

    Technologies

    Jira AlignPlanviewPowerPointSharePointM365RallyTableau

    Be hands-on with Jira Align, Planview, PowerPoint and the rest of the target stack.

  6. 6. Practise Agile Delivery Manager work in real conditions

    4–8 weeks

    Ship a portfolio project or take on Agile Delivery Manager tasks at work.

  7. 7. Get certified and position yourself as a Agile Delivery Manager

    4–8 weeks

    Technologies

    SAFe PM/POPSM IIPRINCE2 Agile

    Update your CV and LinkedIn around Agile Delivery Manager, then apply to target roles.

Alternative routes