Competency Modeler Designing the Project Learning Pack – prereads: Competency Modeler Designing the Project

The Power of Linkage G O A L S VISION Set Vision & Mission Develop Supporting Strategy & Goals G O A L S Select Competencies C O M P E T N Y Focus Hiring / Target Development C O P E T N Assess Competencies

Initiating the Projects Competency Modeler What is current state? What is the business driver? What is and isn’t working with the current state? Is there language around the current state that needs to be incorporated? How can you achieve buy-in with key stakeholders? These are examples of the questions which need to be thought through with either of these projects. This is where the consulting part comes in. Designing these projects is less about the technology than how they are going to use the results. That information should be known to you through the meetings you have already had with the client. For this reason, the “designing” section of this course will High Touch/Consulting-Centered

Competency Model Project Timeline Partner Partner or ThinkWise Partner or ThinkWise DEVELOP Integrate into Leader programs Provide ThinkBox and/or Learning Packs ……… SCOPE & DESIGN Why? Who is involved? Map existing competencies, if applicable Review other processes INFORM Develop Comm Plan Write emails Deliver messages Competency Modeling Workshop Part I SETUP & LAUNCH Start TW project Setup emails Launch MONITOR & ADMIN Address access issues Monitor progress Send reminders Provide stats to client REPORTS Generate reports Review with project sponsor Distribute according to plan FEEDBACK Competency Modeling Workshop Part II Organization- wide presentation Consulting Opportunities! Competency Modeler is almost always part of a Competency Modeling Workshop Propose additional competency modeling at the department or job level Integrate results into Leadership Development Program Propose 360 to measure current workforce against new competencies

Competency Modeling Key Players Make decisions on how competency models will be used Sponsor Key Decision Team Update/confirm your Competency Model launch plan Sponsor Launch Manager Conduct Workshop Part I Key Organizational Leaders Workshop Participants Complete Sort (2 weeks) Conduct Workshop Part II Customize the Competency Model communication materials Launch Manager Communicate the high-level Competency Model to the organization as appropriate Customize the Competency Model by function or job (optional) Functional Leaders Hiring Managers

Competency Modeler Best Practices TIMING AND USAGE When should the Competency Modeler be used? When should it not be used? DESIGN How can we facilitate the best result from this exercise? PARTICIPANTS Who should be involved in the workshop? Who is the project sponsor? Who will be the launch manager? RESULTS What will you do with the results? WHEN and HOW Use it to define the future state for an organization. Do not do a competency modeling exercise until the organization has a vision of where they are going. No vision? Do a visioning workshop. The key stakeholders need to agree on the direction that the organization is going – if they don’t agree on this, it will surface as part of the competency modeling workshop. When does this need to take place? Are there upcoming development events (e.g. performance reviews) that will drive the date? DESIGN Does the client already have a leadership framework (competencies)? Do we need to map their competencies to ours to facilitate an easier sort? (Note that we cannot put custom competencies into the competency modeler.) The competency modeler can be sent out with competencies pre-sorted into categories. Does the organization want to start with an existing model or start fresh? Think about your audience and how they will react to either. What do you need to build into the process to ensure that there is upfront buy-in, adequate communication during and effective messaging to the whole organization? WHO Determine who you need to get buy-in from prior to kicking off this exercise. Who are the approvers? Who is the project sponsor? There is typically someone who is designated as the launch manager. This is the contact person that the partner will use in order to obtain the list of participants for the project and get the various meetings on their schedules. This person will also be responsible for managing the project communications. Those communications may come from the project sponsor, but the launch manager usually drafts them. WHAT NOW? This is where you can extend your reach into the organization. Come prepared to discuss how you can leverage the results in other HR processes. For example: Doing a 360 to assess how the current workforce measures against the new model Extending the competency model down to the department or job level Revamping the hiring tools used by the organization to reflect the new model Providing learning and development programs that will fill any gaps

Tools to Help Competency Modeler Checklist Pricing Tool

Build from the Ground Up Remember to include pricing! Action Consulting Analysis Understanding How can you make it actionable? What services can you provide? What tool(s) should you use? What are their pain points?

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