Method and apparatus for assessing an organization
OwnerDean Walshinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for assessing an organization using a competency model. The process includes determining which of one or more competencies specified in a competency model are satisfied by each person in the organization and associating the satisfied competencies with the person. The required competencies of each position specified in the competency model are then compared to the satisfied competencies of the person holding the position. A knowledge assessment is then provided based on the comparison of the required competencies to the satisfied competencies. This method can be implemented using a computer program with various code segments to implement the steps of the method.
Claims66
A method for assessing an organization comprising the steps of:
- (a) for each person in the organization, determining which of one or more competencies specified in a competency model are satisfied by the person and associating the satisfied competencies with the person;
- (b) for each position in the organization, comparing the required competencies of the position specified in the competency model to the satisfied competencies of the person holding the position;
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- (c) providing a knowledge assessment based on the comparison of step (b).
A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium for assessing an organization comprising:
- a code segment for determining which of one or more competencies specified in a competency model are satisfied by for each person in the organization and associating the satisfied competencies with the person;
- a code segment for comparing the required competencies of each position specified in the competency model to the satisfied competencies of the person holding the position;
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- a code segment for providing a knowledge assessment based on the comparison of the required competencies to the satisfied competencies.
An apparatus for assessing an organization comprising the steps of:
- a processor;
- a data storage device communicably coupled to the processor, the data storage device having a competency model;
- an input/output device communicably coupled to the processor;
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- the processor determining which of one or more competencies specified in a competency model are satisfied by each person in the organization and associating the satisfied competencies with the person, comparing the required competencies of the position specified in the competency model to the satisfied competencies of the person holding the position, and providing a knowledge assessment on the input/output device based on the comparison of the required competencies to the satisfied competencies.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.