Skills
Management Analyst Skills & Tools
The technical skills, people skills and tools employers look for in management analysts, and how to build and show them.
What skills do management analysts need?
Management Analysts need technical skills such as data analysis, process mapping, and financial analysis, plus people skills like problem-solving and communication. They also use tools such as Excel and PowerPoint.
Technical (hard) skills
- Data analysis
- Process mapping
- Financial analysis
- Project management
- Presentation
- Change management
People (soft) skills
- Problem-solving
- Communication
- Curiosity
- Influence
Tools, equipment and technology
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Tableau or Power BI
- Process mapping tools
- Survey tools
- Project management software
Skills in action: common tasks
These step-by-step guides show how management analysts put their skills to work:
- How to map how work really flows through a team
- How to structure a problem with an issue tree
- How to present recommendations to executives
How to show these skills on a resume
- Lead your skills section with the technical skills from the job posting, for example, “Data analysis” and “Process mapping.”
- Prove soft skills with results: instead of listing “problem-solving,” describe a situation where you used it.
- List credentials such as CMC near the top, with the issuing organization and date.
- Use the employer’s vocabulary. Our management analyst glossary covers the terms hiring managers expect.
How to build these skills
Formal training, supervised practice and certification are the most direct routes. Our Management Analyst training introduces each of these skills with plain-language lessons, procedures and a final knowledge check: a strong foundation before hands-on training or your first day.