Matched array talent architecture system and method
AssigneeEffectiveTalent Office LLC
InventorCraig M. Watson
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Abstract
A matched array technology system and method for displaying in a two-dimensional array the interactions between management and a plurality of employees in an organization. Axes contain proxy values of employee and manager expectations scaled to yield a matched array and an alignment vector containing cells where employee and manager expectations are equivalent. A scatter plot of multiple employee positions portrays the pattern of talent alignment and distribution, representing the talent architecture for the organization. The talent architecture is characterized by multiple static and dynamic metrics that identify normative opportunities to improve organization alignment, and measure organization talent management performance.
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A method for displaying talent values of a plurality of employees of an organization in a two-dimensional array, the method, implemented on a system including at least one display device and at least one input device, comprising:
- (a) displaying a grid of cells of the two-dimensional array on the at least one display device;
- (b) displaying, on the display device, an X-axis of proxy values for organization talent metrics adjacent to the grid, and a Y-axis of proxy values for corresponding employee talent metrics adjacent to the grid, and displaying an alignment vector defined by cells of the array for which the proxy values for organization talent metrics correspond to equivalent proxy values for employee talent metrics;
- (c) receiving, by the at least done input device, an input of a first metric reflecting a talent value of a first employee of the plurality of employees from a perspective of the management of the organization;
- (d) scaling the first metric to convert the first metric into a first proxy value;
- (e) receiving, by the at least one input device, an input of a second metric reflecting a talent value of the first employee from a perspective of the employee;
- (f) scaling the second metric to convert the second metric into a second proxy value;
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- (g) on the at least one display device, displaying a plotted talent position of the first employee in a cell of the array that corresponds to an intersection of the first proxy value and the second proxy value;
- (h) repeating steps (c) through (g) for additional employees of the plurality of employees of the organization.
A method for specifying a structure of the talent architecture of an organization based on talent values of a plurality of employees of the organization, the method comprising:
- receiving x and y values corresponding to a combination of employee first and second talent metrics for the plurality of employees;
- scaling the x and y values to a series of corresponding x and y proxy values;
- displaying, on a display device, a two-dimensional array as a plurality of cells, wherein each cell corresponds to a combination of employee first and second talent metric proxy values;
- determining the plurality of cells that correspond to the x and y proxy values;
- on the display device, displaying plotted talent positions for the plurality of employees on cells of the array at intersections of the corresponding x and y proxy values for each of the employees;
- displaying on the two-dimensional array an alignment vector defined by cells of the two-dimensional array for which x proxy values are equivalent to y proxy values;
- specifying the structure of the talent architecture by measuring the plotted talent positions for the plurality of employees in relation to the alignment vector of the array.
A method for modifying a talent architecture of an organization based on adjusting talent values of at least one employee of a plurality of employees of the organization, the method comprising:
- receiving initial x and y values corresponding to a combination of employee first and second talent metric values for the plurality of employees;
- scaling the initial x and y values to a series of corresponding x and y proxy values;
- displaying on a display device a two-dimensional array as a plurality of cells, wherein each cell of the plurality of cells corresponds to initial plotted positions of a combination of employee first and second talent metric proxy values;
- displaying on the two-dimensional array an alignment vector defined by cells of the two-dimensional array for which proxy values of x are equivalent to proxy values of y;
- evaluating an alignment, distribution, density, balance, or dispersion of the talent architecture;
- identifying desired changes in the talent architecture;
- prompting a user to update a position of at least one employee plotted on the array by changing at least one value of a first talent metric and a second talent metric;
- receiving adjustments in x and y values corresponding to the first and second talent metrics for the at least one employee of the plurality of employees to create adjusted x and y values corresponding to the first and second talent metrics for the at least one employee;
- scaling the values of the adjusted x and y values for the at least one employee of the plurality of employees to corresponding adjusted x and y proxy values;
- on the display device, generating a modified talent architecture by displaying plotted talent positions for the plurality of employees on cells of the array at intersections of the adjusted x and y proxy values corresponding to updated plotted positions of each of the employees for which adjusted x and y values have been created.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.