Run Manager → IT Operations Manager

A realistic transition from Run Manager to IT Operations Manager: transferable skills, the gaps to close, a step-by-step learning plan and alternative routes. Estimated skill overlap 70%. Difficulty: Medium.

Difficulty: Medium6 stepsDuration: 9 to 13 monthsOverlap: 70%

Transition from Run Manager to IT Operations Manager.

Transferable skills

  • Operations management
  • SLA & KPI
  • People management
  • ITIL
  • Risk

Skills to learn

  • Budget
  • Strategy

Step-by-step learning plan

  1. 1. Build on your Run Manager experience

    2–4 weeks

    Leverage

    • Operations management
    • SLA & KPI
    • People management
    • ITIL

    Map transferable skills — Operations management, SLA & KPI, People management — against what an IT Operations Manager needs.

  2. 2. Close the partial gaps toward IT Operations Manager

    3–6 weeks

    Improve

    • Vendor management

    Raise Vendor management to the level an IT Operations Manager relies on.

  3. 3. Learn the core of the IT Operations Manager role

    6–10 weeks

    Learn

    • Budget

    Cover the biggest gaps first: Budget.

  4. 4. Master advanced IT Operations Manager skills

    6–10 weeks

    Learn

    • Strategy

    Handle the advanced topics: Strategy.

  5. 5. Practise IT Operations Manager work in real conditions

    4–8 weeks

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

  6. 6. Get certified and position yourself as a IT Operations Manager

    4–8 weeks

    Technologies

    ITIL 4 Strategic LeaderPRINCE2 PractitionerPMP

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

Alternative routes