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interactive assessment
Who advocates for technology skill development in your org?
HR
Tech VPs and directors
Individual employees
Tech team managers
question 1/6
CIO/CTO
Find a champion at the top.
When individuals are left on their own to find a solution, or technology skill development is managed by people who are disconnected from the tech org or broader business objectives, it takes more time and effort than necessary. Or, the solutions are inadequate for what technologists really need. Support from the very top of the technology organization goes a long way to reduce friction.
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Who keeps skills up to date in your organization?
question 2/6
L&D embedded within the tech org
A centralized L&D team
A dedicated tech skill development leader
L&D aligned to the tech org
technology skill development isn’t one-size-fits-all.
Providing the same technology skill development to everyone means the unique needs of the tech org—and the business as a whole—aren’t being met. A technology skill development leader, (e.g. director of technology skill development) is a must-have role for the future. They’ll be responsible for implementing your technology skill development strategy across the organization and making sure it adapts to the needs of individuals and teams.
question 3/6
What tools do you use for reskilling or upskilling?
None
LMS
LMS + free courses
LMS + designated online learning library
Technology skills platform
Companies that are falling behind are those still using an LMS or online course library to access broad-based training content for various business units. This method has been outdated, replaced by modern skill development platforms that can measure proficiency, individualize technology skill development and align roles to key business outcomes.
Introduce one platform that can do it all.
How do you measure successful technology skill development?
question 4/6
We don't
Course completion
Course usage/view time
Skill proficiency
Skill and role proficiency
Innovative tools that harness emerging technology can now shoulder the burden of measuring proficiency in skills and roles, freeing up technology leaders to use analytics and make data-driven decisions when developing their teams.
Automate the work of measuring skills.
To what do you align technology skill development?
question 5/6
Skill gaps
Broad-based training
Technology training needs
Technology project goals
Strategic tech and business objectives
Traditional processes for measuring and filling skill gaps leave you playing catch-up to companies that align technology skill development to future initiatives. Keep your eye on the finish line, not the starting line, and build the skills you need to get there.
Think forward, not backward.
Which of these is the biggest technology skill development challenge facing your org?
question 6/6
We need some organized training
Training isn't tailored to the needs of the tech org
We don't know if we have enough of the right skills
We don't know if we have the right talent in key roles
We aren't sure we're preparing for what's next
Know a winning strategy when you see one.
Companies that use technology skill development to their strategic advantage have an organized focus on tech skills championed by someone in the c-suite. technology skill development meets the needs of the tech org, and the business as a whole, as a result. Skills are measurable and development is aligned to critical projects and objectives.
see how your strategy stacks up
Your result:
Unstructured
Organizations in the earliest stages of technology skill development are considered “Unstructured” — which just means there’s room to grow. Consider this: When an individual technologist needs to develop a skill, they’re on their own to find a solution. They don’t have dedicated tools, nothing is measured, and they’re just trying to close whatever skill gap is immediately in front of them. There’s no organizational support to reduce the friction, so technology skill development is stunted. 75% of companies currently have technology skill development strategies that are characterized as unstructured, one-size-fits-all or reactive, so you’re not alone. See how to overcome the common mistakes keeping you back, and how to begin building your winning technology skills strategy today.
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One-size-fits-all
The “One-size-fits-all” level of maturity is where organizational support is introduced—often championed by an HR department with a learning and development team. They’ll typically rely on an LMS to house broad-based training content for various business units, and look to primitive metrics like course completion as measures of success. The problem is that providing training in this way across your company means that the unique needs of the tech org aren’t being met. 75% of companies currently have technology skill development strategies that are characterized as unstructured, one-size-fits-all or reactive, so you’re not alone. See how to overcome the common mistakes keeping you back, and how to begin building your winning technology skills strategy today.
Reactive
As technology skill development becomes “Reactive,” your organization may gain some steam. Here, tech team managers are the champions of tech technology skill development, and the learning and development team aligns closer to the technology business unit. Often, additional tools come into play, and technology skill development is focused on the needs of the tech org. The problem here is that tech leaders still have no way of meaningfully quantifying skills. And you can’t improve what you can’t measure. 75% of companies currently have technology skill development strategies that are characterized as unstructured, one-size-fits-all or reactive, so you’re not alone. See how to overcome the common mistakes keeping you back, and how to begin building your winning technology skills strategy today.
A “Proactive” approach to technology skill development pays massive dividends—but there’s still work to be done. The magic happens when strategic technology skill development initiatives go hand-in-hand with company objectives, tech leaders champion the effort, learning and development is embedded and focused on the tech org, and you’re armed with a platform capable of measuring skill proficiency and mapping technology skill development to critical projects. From there, you can focus on ensuring you’ve got the right talent in the right roles to tackle your biggest initiatives. See how to overcome the last hurdles on your way to a winning tech skills strategy.
Proactive
Strategic
Companies that have a “Strategic” approach to technology skill development have basically found a shortcut to the future! Their technology skill development initiatives go hand-in-hand with company objectives, tech leaders champion the effort, development is embedded and focused on the tech org, and they’re leveraging a skills platform capable of measuring proficiency and mapping technology skill development to critical projects. A mature technology skills strategy allows for focus on innovation, not playing catchup.
