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Chief technology officers contribute to a company's technical vision and lead all aspects of technology development, according to its strategic direction and growth objectives. They match technology with business needs.

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Competences
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Groups
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Essential
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Optional
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Competences and skills

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Essential knowledge 5 competences

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attack vectors

Paths or methods that threat actors use to exploit vulnerabilities in information networks or systems from a concrete organisation and impact its availability, integrity and confidentiality. Attack vectors may include social engineering tactics such as phishing mails or pretexting, technical exploits as SQL injection as well as buffer overflow attacks.

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decision support systems

The ICT systems that can be used to support business or organisational decision making.

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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.

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ICT project management methodologies

The methodologies or models for planning, managing and overseeing of ICT resources in order to meet specific goals, such methodologies are Waterfall, Incremental, V-Model, Scrum or Agile and using project management ICT tools.

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Cross-sector

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industrial research and development

The set of activities that companies carry out to do industrial innovation and introduce new engineering products and services or new industrial production processes.

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Essential skills and competences 17 competences

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implement ICT coding conventions

Apply guidelines for ICT programming techniques, such as conventions, code design patterns and practices to achieve higher security, reliability, better readability and maintenance of the product.

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administer ICT system

Handle components of ICT system by maintaining configuration, managing users, monitoring resource use, performing backups and installing hardware or software to comply with the set requirements.

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analyse ICT system

Analyse the functioning and performance of information systems in order to define their goals, architecture and services and set procedures and operations to meet end users requirements.

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coordinate technological activities

Give instructions to colleagues and other cooperating parties in order to reach the desired outcome of a technological project or achieve set goals within an organisation dealing with technology.

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define technology strategy

Create an overall plan of objectives, practices, principles and tactics related to the use of technologies within an organisation and describe the means to reach the objectives, taking into account analyses and relevant regulations.

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ensure adherence to organisational ICT standards

Guarantee that the state of events is in accordance with the ICT rules and procedures described by an organisation for their products, services and solutions.

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establish an ICT customer support process

Create a series of customer ICT service activities before, during and after a request. Ensure an adequate response or action, enhance the level of customer satisfaction and accumulate ICT product or service feedback.

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implement corporate governance

Apply a set of principles and mechanisms by which an organisation is managed and directed, set procedures of information, control flow and decision making, distribute rights and responsibilities among departments and individuals, set corporate objectives and monitor and evaluate actions and results.

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lead technology development of an organisation

Develop activities surrounding innovation and research in the field of technology within an organisation based on its strategic direction and growth goals. Provide guidance to colleagues how to best implement them.

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maintain plan for continuity of operations

Update methodology which contains steps to ensure that facilities of an organisation are able to continue operating, in case of broad range of unforeseen events.

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monitor ICT research

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

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optimise choice of ICT solution

Select the appropriate solutions in the field of ICT while taking into account potential risks, benefits and overall impact.

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review development process of an organisation

Judge, review and decide on directions of innovation and development processes in an organisation in order to improve efficiency and reduce costs.

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utilise decision support system

Use the available ICT systems that can be used to support business or organisational decision making.

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Cross-sector

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carry out strategic research

Research long term possibilities for improvements and plan steps to achieve them.

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manage budgets

Plan, monitor, report on the budget and prepare set production budgets.

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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.

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Optional knowledge 54 competences

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Sector-specific

48 competences
ABAP

The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in ABAP.

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Agile project management

The agile project management approach is a methodology for planning, managing and overseeing of ICT resources in order to meet specific goals and using project management ICT tools.

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AJAX

The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in AJAX.

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APL

The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in APL.

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ASP.NET

The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in ASP.NET.

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Assembly (computer programming)

The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in Assembly.

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C#

The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in C#.

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C++

The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in C++.

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COBOL

The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in COBOL.

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CoffeeScript

The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in CoffeeScript.

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Common Lisp

The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in Common Lisp.

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Erlang

The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in Erlang.

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Groovy

The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in Groovy.

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hardware components suppliers

The suppliers who can deliver the required hardware components.

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Haskell

The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in Haskell.

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ICT communications protocols

The system of rules which allow the exchange of information between computers or other devices via computer networks.

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ICT infrastructure

The system, network, hardware and software applications and components, as well as devices and processes that are used in order to develop, test, deliver, monitor, control or support ICT services.

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ICT quality policy

The quality policy of the organisation and its objectives, the acceptable level of quality and the techniques to measure it, its legal aspects and the duties of specific departments to ensure quality.

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information structure

The type of infrastructure which defines the format of data: semi-structured, unstructured and structured.

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internet governance

The principles, regulations, norms and programs that shape the evolution and use of internet, such as internet domain names management, registries and registrars, according to ICANN/IANA regulations and recommendations, IP addresses and names, name servers, DNS, TLDs and aspects of IDNs and DNSSEC.

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Java (computer programming)

The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in Java.

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JavaScript

The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in JavaScript.

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lean project management

The lean project management approach is a methodology for planning, managing and overseeing of ICT resources in order to meet specific goals and using project management ICT tools.

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Lisp

The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in Lisp.

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MATLAB

The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in MATLAB.

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Microsoft Visual C++

The computer program Visual C++ is a suite of software development tools for writing programs, such as compiler, debugger, code editor, code highlights, packaged in a unified user interface. It is developed by the software company Microsoft.

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ML (computer programming)

The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in ML.

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Objective-C

The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in Objective-C.

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OpenEdge Advanced Business Language

The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in OpenEdge Advanced Business Language.

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Pascal (computer programming)

The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in Pascal.

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Perl

The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in Perl.

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PHP

The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in PHP.

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Process-based management

The process-based management approach is a methodology for planning, managing and overseeing of ICT resources in order to meet specific goals and using project management ICT tools.

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Prolog (computer programming)

The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in Prolog.

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Python (computer programming)

The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in Python.

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R

The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in R.

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Ruby (computer programming)

The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in Ruby.

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SAP R3

The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in SAP R3.

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SAS language

The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in SAS language.

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Scala

The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in Scala.

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Scratch (computer programming)

The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in Scratch.

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Smalltalk (computer programming)

The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in Smalltalk.

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software components libraries

The software packages, modules, web services and resources that cover a set of related functions and the databases where these reusable components can be found.

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software components suppliers

The suppliers who can deliver the required software components.

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Swift (computer programming)

The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in Swift.

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TypeScript

The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in TypeScript.

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VBScript

The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in VBScript.

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Visual Basic

The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in Visual Basic.

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Cross-sector

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business intelligence

The tools used to transform large amounts of raw data into relevant and helpful business information.

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business strategy concepts

The terminology related to the design and implementation of major trends and aims which are taken by an organisation's executives, while keeping in mind its resources, competition and environments.

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computer programming

The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms (e.g. object oriented programming, functional programming) and of programming languages.

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digital systems

Systems to store, process and spread information in digital form. They are hardware, software and networks, as well as the ways in which these can be employed.

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hardware components

The essential components that make up a hardware system, such as liquid-crystal displays (LCD), camera sensors, microprocessors, memories, modems, batteries and their interconnections.

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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.

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Optional skills and competences 7 competences

Occupation specific

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Sector-specific

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ensure information privacy

Design and implement business processes and technical solutions to guarantee data and information confidentiality in compliance with legal requirements, also considering public expectations and political issues of privacy.

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maintain relationship with customers

Build a lasting and meaningful relationship with customers in order to ensure satisfaction and fidelity by providing accurate and friendly advice and support, by delivering quality products and services and by supplying after-sales information and service.

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oversee development of software

Organise, plan and supervise the development of the applications and frameworks in order to create a software product, from the earliest planning stages to the final product test.

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Cross-sector

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build business relationships

Establish a positive, long-term relationship between organisations and interested third parties such as suppliers, distributors, shareholders and other stakeholders in order to inform them of the organisation and its objectives.

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identify processes for re-engineering

Identify potential to restructure a company or part of its operations, e.g. by exploiting information technology.

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perform business analysis

Evaluate the condition of a business on its own and in relation to the competitive business domain, performing research, placing data in context of the business' needs and determining areas of opportunity.

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use e-services

Participate in society through the use of public and private digital services. Seek opportunities for self-empowerment and for participatory citizenship through appropriate digital technologies.

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Scope note
Includes e-commerce, e-governance, e-banking, e-health services and online payment activities.
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