Identify critical roles and develop succession pipelines with readiness assessment
The Succession Planning skill provides capabilities for identifying critical roles, assessing internal talent readiness, and building leadership pipelines. This skill enables strategic talent planning through 9-box matrices, readiness assessments, and development tracking.
const roleAssessment = {
role: 'VP of Engineering',
criticality: {
factors: {
businessImpact: 5,
specializedKnowledge: 4,
externalScarcity: 4,
developmentTime: 5
},
vacancyRisk: {
incumbent: {
retirementYears: 3,
flightRisk: 'medium'
}
}
},
currentSuccessors: [
{ id: 'EMP-001', readiness: 'ready-now', developmentPriority: 'low' },
{ id: 'EMP-002', readiness: 'ready-1-2-years', developmentPriority: 'high' },
{ id: 'EMP-003', readiness: 'ready-3-plus-years', developmentPriority: 'medium' }
],
targetBench: {
readyNow: 1,
ready1to2: 2,
emergency: 1
}
};
const nineBoxConfig = {
population: {
scope: 'director-plus',
department: 'all'
},
axes: {
performance: {
source: 'latest-review-rating',
thresholds: [2.5, 3.5]
},
potential: {
source: 'manager-potential-rating',
thresholds: [2.5, 3.5]
}
},
output: {
matrix: true,
distribution: true,
movementAnalysis: true,
actionRecommendations: true
}
};
This skill integrates with the following HR processes:
| Process | Integration Points |
|---|---|
| succession-planning-process.js | Full succession workflow |
| leadership-development-program.js | Development planning |
| performance-review-cycle.js | Performance input |
| Metric | Description | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Bench Strength | Ready-now successors per critical role | >1 |
| Succession Coverage | Critical roles with identified successors | 100% |
| Internal Fill Rate | Leadership roles filled internally | >70% |
| Diversity Pipeline | Diverse candidates in pipeline | Reflects workforce |
| Development Completion | Successor IDP completion rate | >80% |