Method for enterprise workforce planning
OwnerYet Mui, Mark Bennett +3inventors
InventorsYet Mui, Mark Bennett, John Martin, Amitabh Shukla, Patrick Lardin
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Abstract
The present invention provides a solution to the needs described above through a method for identifying one or more persons from a plurality of persons to utilize in achieving a goal. The method comprises establishing competency records, person records, and building desired goal profile records. Competencies identified in person records are compared to required competencies identified in goal profile records to identify best fit persons to utilize in achieving a goal.
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A computer implemented method for identifying one or more persons from a plurality of persons to utilize in achieving a goal, the method comprising:
- establishing a plurality of competency records, wherein each competency record represents a competency;
- establishing a plurality of person records, wherein each person record represents a person available to utilize in achieving a goal and identifies competencies held by said person and associated held competency levels by said person;
- building a desired goal profile record representing a desired goal to be achieved, wherein said goal profile record identifies competencies and associated competency levels helpful in achieving the desired goal;
- comparing said identified competencies and associated competency levels in the goal record to the competencies and associated competency levels in all the person records to generate a list of matching persons.
A computer implemented method for identifying needed workforce training comprising:
- establishing a plurality of competency records, wherein each competency record represents a competency and identifies learning material associated with the competency;
- establishing a plurality of person records, wherein each person record represents a person available to utilize in achieving a goal and identifies competencies held by said person and associated held competency levels by said person;
- identifying one or more required competencies and associated required competency level for a person, wherein each required competency is assigned a criticality factor to indicate the relative importance of each required competency;
- retrieving for a person the held competencies and associated held competency level and determining for the person the difference in required competency level and held competency level for each required competency;
- adjusting the difference in required competency level and held competency level for each required competency using the criticality factor to determine the relative importance of each difference;
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- presenting to the user the adjusted difference in required competency level and held competency level for each required competency to enable the user to identify the required competency for which the need for training is greatest.
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