{"id":18289,"date":"2025-03-25T19:41:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T19:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/?p=18289"},"modified":"2026-02-10T21:12:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T21:12:22","slug":"the-process-blueprint-first-steps-to-skills-based-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/the-process-blueprint-first-steps-to-skills-based-transformation","title":{"rendered":"The Process Blueprint: First Steps to Skills-based Transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18289\" class=\"elementor elementor-18289\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10250b2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10250b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-677a20f blog-image elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"677a20f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Process-Blueprint_-First-Steps-to-Skills-based-Transformation.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18297\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Process-Blueprint_-First-Steps-to-Skills-based-Transformation.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Process-Blueprint_-First-Steps-to-Skills-based-Transformation-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Process-Blueprint_-First-Steps-to-Skills-based-Transformation-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Process-Blueprint_-First-Steps-to-Skills-based-Transformation-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Process-Blueprint_-First-Steps-to-Skills-based-Transformation-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Process-Blueprint_-First-Steps-to-Skills-based-Transformation-370x208.png 370w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Process-Blueprint_-First-Steps-to-Skills-based-Transformation-1230x692.png 1230w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Process-Blueprint_-First-Steps-to-Skills-based-Transformation-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Process-Blueprint_-First-Steps-to-Skills-based-Transformation-390x219.png 390w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Process-Blueprint_-First-Steps-to-Skills-based-Transformation-270x152.png 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8d85ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8d85ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There\u2019s been a lot of talk about <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/skills-based-organization\">what a skills-based organization is and the benefits<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. Still, skills-based transformation can feel overwhelming, slow, and unpredictable, especially if you go at it alone.<\/p><p>Yes, I\u2019m looking at you HR \ud83d\udc40<\/p><p>This isn\u2019t an article to link to endless stats like <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/ai-will-change-most-jobs-employers-help-workers-keep-up-2024-8\">AI and automation impacting nearly four in ten jobs globally<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, but to provide some practical insights and considerations for your journey \u2013 while hopefully making things a bit easier.<\/p><p>We believe that there are three core principles to successful skills transformation:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Process<\/strong> &#8211; Which is what this article is about,<\/li><li><strong>People<\/strong> &#8211; Who needs to be involved, and communicated to <em>(coming soon)<\/em> , and<\/li><li><strong> Technology<\/strong> &#8211; Building a skills stack that scales with your needs <em>(coming soon)<\/em><\/li><\/ul><p>All are just as important as each other, aiming to achieve quick, tangible ROI for your organization.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acefbb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acefbb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For anyone just starting, there is no silver-bullet solution (despite what some will tell you). Failing is good, but learn from mistakes, iterate, and improve.<\/p><p>Let\u2019s get into it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4be03d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4be03d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Process Element<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9da5676 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9da5676\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You\u2019ll see scope creep, project delays and burnout if you go too big, too soon. No person or team can navigate an organization-wide skills-transformation project, so an agile and iterative approach is key.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c451d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c451d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to frame your transformation problem<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d268bb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d268bb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The issue many HR leaders face when first starting is that they try to boil the ocean. The notion of \u201cI want to become skills-based\u201d is an aspiration goal, but it\u2019s not achievable and usually not measurable\u2026 At least in the context of business decisions, reporting cadences and project viability.<\/p><p>Instead, the best way to frame this is to include a few variables in your problem statement(s).<\/p><ul><li>What quantifiable metric are you trying to influence? ( productivity, training costs, employee satisfaction, employee retention etc.)<\/li><li>Who is the primary beneficiary\/persona? (Managers, Executives, HR, employees, contractors etc)<\/li><li>What is the use case? (resource allocation, training optimization, career mobility etc)<\/li><li>What is the specific task they are trying to accomplish?<\/li><li>Who is the secondary beneficiary\/persona? ( (Managers, Executives, HR, employees, contractors etc)<\/li><li>What is the specific outcome of the task?<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c967ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c967ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With these variables in mind, you can refine what you\u2019re trying to accomplish. Let\u2019s look at a few examples.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7234294 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"7234294\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-solarizedlight  word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-javascript \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-javascript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>I want to improve {productivity}, by helping our {Engineering Managers} better {allocate} the {right employees with the right skills and certifications} to {resource upcoming RFP bids & projects}.\r\n<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0f8b53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"a0f8b53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-solarizedlight  word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-javascript \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-javascript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>I want to improve {workforce resilience}, by helping our {executive team} better {analyze} the {current and future skill profile of the organization} to be able to {align workforce capability to business strategy and investment decisions}<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c19df40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"c19df40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-solarizedlight  word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-javascript \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-javascript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>I want to improve {Employee Retention}, by helping our {Employees} clearly understand {internal career mobility} opportunities {that they have an interest in pursuing within the organization}, and {provide tangible training recommendations to get them there}. <\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-670c0a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"670c0a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By adding context to your high-level problem statements, you can begin to articulate what needs to be measured, who needs to be involved, and where to start on your journey.<\/p><p>Now that we\u2019ve looked contextually at the problem statement, let\u2019s break down each variable further.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-454f6bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"454f6bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to untangle the monolith <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e74ab07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e74ab07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first thing you want to remember \u2013 relative to your organization \u2013 is where you can demonstrate and communicate the most value, sooner. This is where maturity comes into play.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3687f0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3687f0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Role-based or function-based Maturity. <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f566e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f566e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-normalized-view-of-use-case-maturity-in-a-skills-based-organization-1024x423.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18292\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-normalized-view-of-use-case-maturity-in-a-skills-based-organization-1024x423.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-normalized-view-of-use-case-maturity-in-a-skills-based-organization-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-normalized-view-of-use-case-maturity-in-a-skills-based-organization-768x317.png 768w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-normalized-view-of-use-case-maturity-in-a-skills-based-organization-1536x634.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-normalized-view-of-use-case-maturity-in-a-skills-based-organization-2048x846.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-normalized-view-of-use-case-maturity-in-a-skills-based-organization-370x153.png 370w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-normalized-view-of-use-case-maturity-in-a-skills-based-organization-800x330.png 800w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-normalized-view-of-use-case-maturity-in-a-skills-based-organization-390x161.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d5931d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d5931d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tracking and measuring skills aren\u2019t a new phenomenon. You will often find that in some capacity, highly technical teams and roles will already be applying skills data to workforce decisions. For example, in manufacturing, \u201cIf I don\u2019t have the right skilled and certified person on this piece of machinery, it could cost the organization $xxxx if we were to be audited.\u201d<\/p><p>Starting with those already working in this way means that you will have a more engaged, grass-roots uptake allowing you to get primary data sooner. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b23d61b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b23d61b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Use Case Maturity<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33b0ebd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"33b0ebd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-normalized-view-of-department-maturity-in-a-skills-based-organization-1024x423.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18291\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-normalized-view-of-department-maturity-in-a-skills-based-organization-1024x423.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-normalized-view-of-department-maturity-in-a-skills-based-organization-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-normalized-view-of-department-maturity-in-a-skills-based-organization-768x317.png 768w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-normalized-view-of-department-maturity-in-a-skills-based-organization-1536x634.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-normalized-view-of-department-maturity-in-a-skills-based-organization-2048x846.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-normalized-view-of-department-maturity-in-a-skills-based-organization-370x153.png 370w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-normalized-view-of-department-maturity-in-a-skills-based-organization-800x330.png 800w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-normalized-view-of-department-maturity-in-a-skills-based-organization-390x161.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b75b17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b75b17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Not all use cases are the same, and usually, operational or tactical use cases will deliver value sooner. Usually, this is because your organization manages and controls the data involved, and the supply and demand metrics are known. For example, \u201cI know what skills and capacity we need for this project; who do we have to fill in?\u201d<\/p><p>When you begin integrating 3rd party data sources like external pay benchmarks and labor market demand &amp; supply metrics, you tend to lose control, and complexity increases due to data normalization efforts. (I\u2019m not saying don\u2019t do this, but if you want to show value sooner, start with what you can control, prove the process, and then work on the external data sources).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f38df74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f38df74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Demographic Controls for Timeline and Budget<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45c737b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45c737b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To further manage the scope and budget of your initial project, you can further break out the different groups and cohorts to start with. This is more useful for larger organizations.<\/p><p>Instead of looking at the entire Engineering team of 10,000, you can consider setting geographic boundaries. For example, starting with 2000 North American Engineers, expanding to 3000 EU Engineers, and after bringing on the remaining 5000. Your problem statement is still valid, but you\u2019ve just segmented it a bit further.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-559c324 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"559c324\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ultimately, by focusing your transformation efforts and goals, you\u2019re working to do three main things;<\/p><ol><li>Manage how the process is communicated<\/li><li>Measurement based on primary data and tangible ROI<\/li><li>Control over priorities and timelines<\/li><\/ol><p>We\u2019re already a fair way in and guess what, we haven\u2019t even talked about skills!<\/p><p>Instead, we\u2019ve framed the problem areas that we want to look at solving, now we can use that to influence what work has to be done to get started.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f39cc32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f39cc32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Defining the skills to be tracked<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1138bdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1138bdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Let\u2019s stop and think about the initial statement \u201cI want to become skills-based\u201d. Without breaking down the problem, where do you start?. Maybe a bit of googling, Chatgpt, or dusting off the old competency framework.<\/p><p>Before you know it, you\u2019re a few hours in with a list of skills, but really, are they aligned to your actual organization? Are they helpful to workforce decisions? 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This gives us context to start a conversation around skills.<\/p><ul><li>\u201cEngineering Manager\u201d, are you currently tracking skills for your team?<\/li><li>What skills are required on different projects?<\/li><li>What is your current technology stack?<\/li><li>What certifications does your team hold?<\/li><\/ul><p>Engaging the key persona or stakeholder sooner, means that you can get buy-in to the project, and ultimately ensure an alignment with their goals and objectives. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6260620 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6260620\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a way to also manage expectations around controlling your data structure, there are four key principles to keep top of mind:<\/p><ol><li><strong>Just Granular Enough<\/strong>. Don\u2019t be too broad, and don\u2019t be too specific.<\/li><li><strong>Tailored<\/strong>. Your organization\u2019s skills profile is a competitive advantage, and different from others.<\/li><li><strong>Structured<\/strong>. Skills don\u2019t have job boundaries, so they should be grouped by specialization to avoid duplications.<\/li><li><strong>Curated<\/strong>. Data structure and control is everything for a skills-based organization. It\u2019s crucial to set the parameters and ensure it\u2019s done in a way that supports reporting needs, and that are a priority for the organization.<\/li><\/ol><p><strong>It\u2019s very easy to get stuck at this point and spend months building out your skills taxonomy. <\/strong>The goal should be to get your initial teams on board and begin your assessment process.<\/p><p>In assessment, you add context to your data, moving from a list of mapped skills to verifiable skill gaps, strengths, and interest levels.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a22f4b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a22f4b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Deciding on the Assessment Approach<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b40584 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b40584\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/how-to-effectively-approach-your-employees-skills-assessment\">Measuring and validating skills effectively<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>is just as crucial as identifying which skills to track. The assessment approach you choose should align with your organizational goals and provide actionable insights.<\/p><p>For optimal results, your skills assessment process should be:<\/p><ul><li>Fast and efficient to complete<\/li><li>Easy to administer and maintain<\/li><li>Accurate and reliable in capturing real capabilities<\/li><li>Consistent across departments and teams<\/li><li>Scalable as your initiative grows<\/li><\/ul><p>Traditional annual assessments are insufficient for a truly skills-based organization. When skills data drives operational and strategic decisions, you need fresher, more current information. Consider implementing a continuous assessment model where:<\/p><ul><li>Core skills are assessed quarterly.<\/li><li>Project-specific skills are validated at project completion<\/li><li>Technical certifications are updated as they&#8217;re earned<\/li><li>Self-assessments are balanced with manager validation<\/li><\/ul><p>The key is finding the right balance between assessment effort and data utility. Too frequent assessments create fatigue, while infrequent ones lead to outdated information. Start with a pilot group to test your cadence before scaling across the organization.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2c7640 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2c7640\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Building Your Skills-based Foundation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3b7884 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3b7884\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The process element of skills-based transformation provides the essential framework for your journey. 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To complete your skills-based transformation, you&#8217;ll need to address the equally important people and technology elements:<\/p><ol><li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><em>Coming Soon<\/em>: The People Element &#8211;<\/strong><\/span> Discover how to engage employees as data providers, managers as validators, HR as orchestrators, and executives as vision-setters in your skills transformation journey.<\/li><li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><em>Coming Soon<\/em>: The Technology Element<\/strong><\/span> &#8211; Learn about building an effective skills technology stack, ensuring seamless integration with existing systems, implementing proper security and governance, and leveraging AI opportunities while maintaining realistic expectations.<\/li><\/ol><p>Start with the process blueprint outlined here, then watch for our upcoming articles on the people and technology elements to complete your skills-based transformation roadmap. 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