A competency assessment matrix has two primary purposes:
Firstly, it helps you assess the skills needed for a project or team. To do this, first
make a list of the competencies required to carry out a job. This is a useful exercise
when forming a team or deciding whether to hire new talent.
And secondly, the matrix provides you with information about the skills available
within a team or an organisation. If, for example, a project requires business and data
analysis skills, we will have an internal skills "database" where we can start looking for
the right person. What´s more, this is an excellent way of spotting and discovering
internal talent.
A third purpose is training. Thanks to skill mapping, we can create learning programmes that enable employees to develop all their skills and acquire new ones that the company needs.