The Skill Matrix is a powerful tool in Everday that helps you visualize your team’s skills, strengths, and growth areas. It goes beyond just tracking competencies—it empowers you to make data-driven decisions about your workforce in an automated and always up-to-date way. It's designed to provide clear insights at a glance and help you take action confidently.
You can access the Skill Matrix under the Skills tab in Everday
Why use the Skill Matrix?
The Skill Matrix provides a clear, visual representation of your team’s capabilities, allowing you to make informed decisions in a variety of situations. Here’s how it helps:
- Facilitate internal mobility: Identify employees who are ready to take on new roles or projects based on their strengths and growth areas.
- Optimize task assignments: Match the right people to the right tasks by evaluating how their skills align with project needs.
- Plan training and development efforts: Use the matrix to identify skill gaps and create targeted training programs for upskilling.
- Support workforce planning: During team restructuring or strategic planning, ensure you have the necessary skills distributed across your teams.
- Guide performance reviews: Use Skill Matrix insights as a benchmark for evaluating progress and setting growth goals.
Example: Planning a new initiative? The Skill Matrix can help you quickly identify employees with the expertise required to ensure project success.
How to use the Skill Matrix
Follow these steps to make the most of the Skill Matrix:
- Access the Skill Matrix
- Navigate to the Skills tab in Everday.
- Click on Skill Matrix to open the tool.
- Define your focus
- Choose a specific set of skills or a role to analyze.
- Select team members
- Add the employee profiles you want to include in the analysis.
- Analyze the results
- View a detailed comparison of team members’ skills.
- Highlight areas of strength, identify gaps, and decide what adjustments or support are needed.
- Hover over each rating to see detailed information about how our system calculated these scores
Tips for getting the most out of the Skill Matrix
- Focus on key metrics: Evaluate the skills that directly impact your team’s goals instead of analyzing every skill at once.
- Take action on insights: Use the results to guide hiring decisions, internal mobility, and development plans.
- Show the benefits to your team: Keep team members engaged by showing how current skill data enables career growth and puts them in control of their professional growth.
Need help?
For a step-by-step walkthrough of the Skill Matrix, watch this short tutorial.
If you have any questions or need further assistance, don’t hesitate to reach out.