# Competences — ICT research manager Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/9db7d74c-b46d-45c0-b611-6bcb7456ecc6). ## Essential - **apply statistical analysis techniques** (skill/competence) - **apply system organisational policies** (skill/competence) - **conduct literature research** (skill/competence) - **conduct qualitative research** (skill/competence) - **conduct quantitative research** (skill/competence) - **conduct scholarly research** (skill/competence) - **ICT market** (knowledge) - **ICT project management** (knowledge) - **innovate in ICT** (skill/competence) - **innovation processes** (knowledge) - **manage ICT project** (skill/competence) - **manage staff** (skill/competence) - **monitor ICT research** (skill/competence) - **monitor technology trends** (skill/competence) - **organisational policies** (knowledge) - **plan research process** (skill/competence) - **scientific research methodology** (knowledge) - **write research proposals** (skill/competence) ## Optional - Agile project management (knowledge) - apply reverse engineering (skill/competence) - apply systemic design thinking (skill/competence) - build business relationships (skill/competence) - conduct research interview (skill/competence) - coordinate technological activities (skill/competence) - create solutions to problems (skill/competence) - crowdsourcing strategy (knowledge) - emergent technologies (knowledge) - execute analytical mathematical calculations (skill/competence) - execute ICT user research activities (skill/competence) - ICT power consumption (knowledge) - ICT project management methodologies (knowledge) - identify technological needs (skill/competence) - information extraction (knowledge) - insourcing strategy (knowledge) - LDAP (knowledge) - lean project management (knowledge) - LINQ (knowledge) - MDX (knowledge) - N1QL (knowledge) - outsourcing strategy (knowledge) - perform data mining (skill/competence) - process data (skill/competence) - Process-based management (knowledge) - provide user documentation (skill/competence) - query languages (knowledge) - report analysis results (skill/competence) - resource description framework query language (knowledge) - SPARQL (knowledge) - XQuery (knowledge)