Planning and delivery heads · Skill gap analysis
Find skill shortages before a task stalls
Skill gaps usually surface when a task can't be staffed. FitRank reads the must-have skills of all upcoming work, checks them against the people who'll be free in time, and shows where you're short.
The problem
Hiring and training plans are built from guesses about demand, so the wrong skills get taught and the urgent ones get hired in a hurry.
How it works
- 1Choose a window: 30, 60 or 90 days, or six months.
- 2Each must-have skill is marked shortage, tight or covered against the people free in time.
- 3For every gap, see the free people who already have the skill and the person closest to it.
- 4Train the closest person, or hire when nobody is close.
What's included
Skill gaps
Every must-have skill across upcoming tasks is marked shortage, tight or covered, with the people closest to it, so you can train before you hire.
Where teams use it
- For practice leads and capability plannersFind skill shortages before they cost you a dealMark every must-have skill across upcoming tasks as shortage, tight or covered, and see who is closest to filling each gap.
- For delivery and talent leadersDecide whether to hire or move someoneCompare the best internal person with the best outside candidate for each task, with reasons on both sides.
Questions about skill gap analysis
What counts as a shortage?
A must-have skill that upcoming tasks need and that nobody free in the window has at the required level.
Which skills does it count?
The skills on each person's profile, with level, years and when each was last used. HR keeps profiles up to date and can check them against resumes.
More of FitRank
- Staffing dashboardOne screen for delivery leads: model agreement, profile readiness, open tasks with a shortlist, tasks by month and the next 12 months of bench idle cost.
- Bench and roll-offsSee who is free now or within 30, 60 or 90 days, the weekly idle cost, and the open tasks each person could take next, with roll-off warnings.
- Staff several tasks at oncePick the tasks of one project and FitRank proposes one person per task from finished matching runs, with alternatives and the margin of each plan.
- Hire or moveFor every task, FitRank compares the best internal person with the best outside candidate by fit, start date and margin, with the reasons for each side.
- What-if staffing for pre-salesDescribe the roles and start date of a prospective project and see who could staff it from inside, with billing and margin per week. No task is created.
- Employee value and client profilesEstimated revenue, clients, ratings and margin per person from your rate card, plus a printable client profile with no costs or ratings on it.
Be one of the first teams to staff with FitRank
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