Profession ICT research manager

Software engineers research, analyse and evaluate requirements for existing or new software applications and operating systems, and design, develop, test and maintain software solutions to meet these requirements.

Personality Type

• Investigative / Conventional

Related professions software

• IT applications programmer
• IT consultant
• IT department manager
• IT information analyst
• IT project leader
• IT sales professional
• IT software tester
• IT systems analyst
• Software or multimedia developer or analyst, all other

Knowledge

• Innovation processes

  The techniques, models, methods and strategies which contribute to the promotion of steps towards innovation.

• ICT project management

  The methodologies for the planning, implementation, review and follow-up of ICT projects, such as the development, integration, modification and sales of ICT products and services, as well as projects relating technological innovation in the field of ICT.

• Organisational policies

  The policies to achieve set of goals and targets regarding the development and maintenance of an organisation.

• ICT market

  The processes, stakeholders and the dynamics of the chain of goods and services in the ICT market sector.

• Scientific research methodology

  The theoretical methodology used in scientific research involving doing background research, constructing an hypothesis, testing it, analysing data and concluding the results.

Skills

• Monitor technology trends

  Survey and investigate recent trends and developments in technology. Observe and anticipate their evolution, according to current or future market and business conditions.

• Write research proposals

  Synthetise and write proposals aiming to solve research problems. Draft the proposal baseline and objectives, the estimated budget, risks and impact. Document the advances and new developments on the relevant subject and field of study.

• Apply system organisational policies

  Implement internal policies related to the development, internal and external usage of technological systems, such as software systems, network systems and telecommunications systems, in order to achieve a set of goals and targets regarding the efficient operations and growth of an organisation.

• Manage staff

  Manage employees and subordinates, working in a team or individually, to maximise their performance and contribution. Schedule their work and activities, give instructions, motivate and direct the workers to meet the company objectives. Monitor and measure how an employee undertakes their responsibilities and how well these activities are executed. Identify areas for improvement and make suggestions to achieve this. Lead a group of people to help them achieve goals and maintain an effective working relationship among staff.

• Plan research process

  Outline the research methodologies and schedule in order to ensure that the research can be thoroughly and efficiently executed and that the objectives can be met in a timely manner.

• Monitor ICT research

  Survey and investigate recent trends and developments in ICT research. Observe and anticipate mastery evolution.

• Manage ICT project

  Plan, organize, control and document procedures and resources, such as human capital, equipment and mastery, in order to achieve specific goals and objectives related to ICT systems, services or products, within specific constraints, such as scope, time, quality and budget.

• Conduct literature research

  Conduct a comprehensive and systematic research of information and publications on a specific topic. Present a comparative evaluative literature summary.

• Conduct scholarly research

  Plan scholarly research by formulating the research question and conducting empirical or literature research in order to investigate the truth of the research question.

• Conduct qualitative research

  Gather relevant information by applying systematic methods, such as interviews, focus groups, text analysis, observations and case studies.

• Innovate in ICT

  Create and describe new original research and innovation ideas within the field of information and communication technologies, compare to the emerging technologies and trends and plan the development of new ideas.

• Apply statistical analysis techniques

  Use models (descriptive or inferential statistics) and techniques (data mining or machine learning) for statistical analysis and ICT tools to analyse data, uncover correlations and forecast trends.

• Conduct quantitative research

  Execute a systematic empirical investigation of observable phenomena via statistical, mathematical or computational techniques.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB