{"schemaVersion":"1.0","exportedAt":"2026-05-15T12:38:14.954Z","occupation":{"soc":"13-1111.00","title":"Management Analysts","group":"Business & Financial Operations","sector":"54","jobZone":4,"jobZoneInferred":false},"framework":{"version":"v.26.05","description":"","contextCovered":"This framework covers management analysts working in consulting, corporate, and government settings who study organizational problems, develop data-driven recommendations, and guide implementation of procedural and structural improvements.","levels":{"emerging":{"label":"Emerging","statements":["Organizational data and documents — gather and sort under supervisor guidance to support a management analysis engagement.","Interview notes and observational records — compile during on-site unit visits following a structured data-collection protocol.","Work forms and standard reports — review for completeness and flag formatting inconsistencies to a senior analyst.","Business intelligence software and query tools — execute predefined queries to retrieve data sets for analyst review.","Stakeholder concerns — listen actively and summarize in writing for handoff to the lead consultant on a client project.","Word processing and desktop publishing software — draft sections of analytical reports according to firm templates.","Existing procedures and policy documents — read and paraphrase key requirements to support a process-mapping task.","Preliminary problem statements — help structure under direction as part of an organizational study scoping session.","Data entry errors and report discrepancies — identify and escalate using established quality-check checklists.","New system procedures and user manuals — assist in preparing draft training materials aligned to organizational policy."]},"developing":{"label":"Developing","statements":["Gathered data on operational problems — analyze patterns and propose alternative procedures with moderate oversight on mid-size client engagements.","Structured interviews with departmental personnel — conduct independently to ascertain unit functions, work methods, and staffing during an operational review.","Study plan for a defined work problem — develop covering scope, data sources, and timeline for an organizational efficiency project.","Findings reports and improvement recommendations — draft and refine for management review following an analysis of communications or information-flow issues.","Forms, reports, and distribution processes — confer with managers and end users to identify redundancies and recommend format improvements.","Business intelligence and database query software — run moderately complex analyses to evaluate cost, inventory, or production data for client deliverables.","Newly implemented procedures — support rollout by coordinating with affected personnel to ensure understanding and smooth adoption.","Training sessions for updated forms or equipment — facilitate for small staff groups in accordance with organizational training policy.","Competing priorities across multiple study workstreams — manage personal workload and deadlines using time-management tools on concurrent projects.","Analytical conclusions — communicate clearly in oral briefings to functional managers and project stakeholders in a consulting environment."]},"proficient":{"label":"Proficient","statements":["Complex organizational problems spanning multiple functions — diagnose autonomously and develop data-driven solutions or restructuring alternatives for senior client leadership.","Full-scope management studies — plan end-to-end, defining research questions, observation strategies, and analytical methods for engagements involving organizational change or cost analysis.","Integrated data from interviews, observation, and system reports — synthesize to produce authoritative findings documents with actionable implementation recommendations.","Non-routine information-flow or integrated production challenges — evaluate using systems analysis to identify root causes and propose scalable procedural redesigns.","Personnel at all organizational levels — interview and observe with expert social perceptiveness to surface unstated constraints affecting unit performance.","Comprehensive training programs and user manuals — design and deliver to equip workers with skills for new systems or reorganized workflows.","Stakeholder resistance to recommended changes — address through persuasive written and verbal communication grounded in evidence from the study findings.","Human resources, ERP, and web-platform tools — leverage to model workforce impacts and evaluate technology solutions as part of a systems evaluation.","Client reporting formats and management dashboards — redesign in collaboration with leadership to improve decision-relevant information distribution.","Newly implemented systems — monitor post-deployment performance and confer with concerned personnel to validate that operational outcomes meet projected targets."]},"advanced":{"label":"Advanced","statements":["Organizational strategy and analytical methodology — define and champion across a practice or enterprise to elevate the quality of management analysis at scale.","Firm-wide or agency-wide study frameworks — architect to standardize how work problems, communications gaps, and cost-control challenges are scoped and evaluated.","Senior client executives and C-suite stakeholders — advise on systemic organizational change initiatives, translating complex analytical findings into strategic decisions.","Cross-functional analyst teams — lead and mentor, modeling critical thinking and judgment standards that develop junior and mid-level practitioners.","Emerging business intelligence and data analysis technologies — evaluate and sponsor adoption to keep the organization's analytical capabilities at the leading edge.","Portfolio of concurrent client or enterprise engagements — oversee resource allocation, quality assurance, and delivery risk across all active management analysis projects.","Organizational change communications plans — authorize and guide to ensure newly implemented systems and procedures gain acceptance at every personnel level.","Governance policies for documentation, reporting, and data stewardship — establish to ensure analytical products meet regulatory, legal, and ethical standards.","Industry and academic knowledge on management science, economics, and human behavior — integrate into practice standards to drive innovation in analytical approaches.","Organizational performance measurement systems — design and institutionalize, enabling continuous monitoring of operational efficiency and sustained improvement over time."]}}},"sources":{"onet":"v30.2 (CC BY 4.0)","crosswalk":"https://skillscrosswalk.com","generator":"LER.me"},"attribution":"© EBSCOed"}