Competency Mapping , Assessment & Management HK-------Himanshu Kapil
Competency Mapping Research indicates that  Source of 50% of job performance problems is that people are in the wrong job.  25% of on-the-job performance problems is the inability to identify the ‘gaps’ between the competencies of the person and the requirements of the job.
CONCEPT OF ROLE Expectations of significant others and self Linking concept Individual Team organization Different from position Himanshu Kapil- Global InnovSource
CONCEPT OF COMPETENCY Skill: Ability accomplish Talent: Inherent ability Competency: Underline characteristics that give rise to skill accomplishment Knowledge, skill and attitude Himanshu Kapil- Global InnovSource
DEFINITION First popularized by Boyatzis (1982) with Research result on clusters of competencies: “ A capacity that exists in a person that leads to behaviour that meets the job demands within parameters of organizational environment, and that, in turn brings about desired results”  Himanshu Kapil- Global InnovSource
COMPETENCY Vs. COMPETENCE Competency: A person- related concept that refers to the dimensions of behavior lying behind competent performer. Competence: A work- related concept that refers to areas of work at which the person is competent  Competencies: Often referred as the combination of the above two.
TYPES OF COMPETENCIES Generic or specific:  Threshold or performance:  Basic competencies required to do the job, which do not differentiate  between high and low performers Performance competencies are those that differentiate between high and low performers Differentiating Competencies:  Behavioral characteristics that high performers display Himanshu Kapil- Global InnovSource
COMPETENCIES APPLICATIONS Competency frameworks: Define the competency requirements that cover all the key jobs in an organization. This consists of generic competencies. Competency maps: Describe the different aspects of competent behaviour in an occupation against competency dimensions such as strategic capability, resource management and quality. Competency profiles: A set of competencies that are require to perform a specified role. Himanshu Kapil- Global InnovSource
MACRO COMPETENCY MANAGEMENT       Organizational Strategy Vision, Mission, Values, Strategic, Intent, Corporate Governance,  Corporate Social Responsibility & Ethics Business Strategy Business Plan & Goals, Culture People, Technology Teamwork Strategy Leadership, Communication Conflict Management, Interpersonal Skills, Project Orientation, Self  Managed Teams (SMT) Role Strategy Ability, Autonomy, Multiskilling, Task identity, Performance Evaluation & rewards and performance  development Core Competencies (Organizational wide) Business Competencies (SBU specific) Team Competencies (Project driven) Role Competencies (Role wise) Stakeholder Interest Market Positioning Achieving Business Targets Employee Satisfaction Profit Center Orientations Team Development & Synergy Performance Accomplishment Individual Development STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK COMPETENCY MODELING FRAMEWORK
PROGRAM DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION  COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK Core competencies (Organization wide Business competencies (SBU specific) Team Competencies (project driven) Role competencies (Role wise) COMPETENCY IDENTIFICATION Identification process (4 steps) Consolidation of checklist Rank Order and finalization Validation and Benchmark COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT Psycho-metric tool 360 Degree approach COMPETENCY DEVELOPMENT Maturity framework & matrix Areas of improvement Action Plan COMPETENCY MAPPING Strategy-Structure Congruence Structure Role Congruence Vertical & horizontal Role linkages Positioning to bring in competitive advantage INTEGRATION OF HR FUNCTION PMS   5. R&S  CP & CD  6. RS SP & SD T&D
ROLE COMPETENCIES A set of competencies  required to perform a given role  Each competency has a skill set Himanshu Kapil- Global InnovSource
IDENTIFICATION OF ROLE COMPETENCIES Structure and list of roles Definition of roles Job description Competency requirement Himanshu Kapil- Global InnovSource
STRUCTURE AND LIST OF ROLES: STEPS Organizational structure study and examination List all the roles in the structure Identify redundant and overlapping roles Final list of roles Himanshu Kapil- Global InnovSource
DEFINITION OF ROLE: STEPS Identify KPAs of the role Link the KPAs with Dept. and Organizational goals State the content of the above in one or two sentences Position the role in perspective with that of others Himanshu Kapil- Global InnovSource
JOB DESCRIPTION: STEPS List down all the activities/tasks  small and big Routine and Creative Categorize activities under major heads Himanshu Kapil- Global InnovSource
COMPETECNY IDENTIFICATION: STEPS Identify against each activity the following: Role holder interview and listing Day in the Life of Study Internal/External customer interview and listing Star performer interview and listing Role holder critical incident analysis Management Climate Study Benchmarking Consolidate the above and make a checklist of competencies Rank- order and finalize on 5/6 competencies critical to the role Himanshu Kapil- Global InnovSource
COMPETENCY IDENTIFICATION TOOLS Behaviour & Skills Benchmark  Job Requirements   Café Coffee Day Requirements for a Unit Manager , Area Manager  against a Key Competitor : Pizza Hut   Key skill requirements of other service organizations  like  ICICI Bank Outcomes : Organizational, Team & Individual Requirements Performance Benchmark Performance Measures Café Coffee Day Requirements for a Unit Manager , Area Manager  against a Key Competitor : Pizza Hut   Outcomes : Organizational, Team & Individual Requirements Benchmarking Customer Expectations Quantitative Questionnaire  comparing Café Coffee Day , Barista &  Pizza Hut in Mumbai market with a valid sample size Outcomes : Organizational, Team & Individual Requirements & Gaps
Example : Benchmarking Job Requirements
Example : Benchmarking Customer Expectations RELATIVE DISTANCE FROM AVG IMP. AVG PERF ICICI BANK HDFC BANK Citibank HIGH IMPORTANCE - LOW PERFORMANCE Phone Banking -PBO Competence 5.25 51 -12 11 1 Phone Banking - Call transfer and hold experience 5.20 21 -26 15 11 Servicing - Time of receiving the statement 5.18 60 -14 2 11 Phone Banking -PBO Impression  5.15 63 -8 9 -1 Phone Banking- Time taken to connect to PBO 5.13 23 -22 11 11 Servicing - Product related features 5.10 48 -6 -4 11 Servicing – Special Request 5.08 35 -15 9 6 HIGH IMPORTANCE - HIGH PERFORMANCE Servicing-Accuracy and Ease of understanding the statement 5.26 71 -10 2 8 Internet Banking – Access & Browsing 5.07 69 7 7 -14
COMPETENCY IDENTIFICATION TOOLS Attitude – Management Climate & Attitudinal Study Set of Questions measuring 8 characteristics of Attitudinal Capability  Measures & identifies gaps Management Style System Orientation Organisation Culture/Decision Making Quality Customer Service Change Communication Accountability Also looks at perceived performance & opportunities for improvement Benchmarking against other capable organizations Outcomes : Organizational, Team & Individual Gaps Himanshu Kapil- Global InnovSource
Example of Individual Attitudinal Capability System orientation, customer service,  accountability are areas of concern
Example of Organizational Attitudinal Capability Change orientation  & management style more worrisome
COMPETENCY IDENTIFICATION TOOLS Behaviour & Skills- Day in the Life of Outlet Manager Snapshot of Productivity & Effectiveness of Key Managers 4 -8 Hours observation of critical skills, behaviour & attitude to succeed Measurement of  AS-IS, DESIRED & SHOULD-BE Outcomes : Organizational, Team & Individual Gaps Behaviour & Skills- Top Performer Survey 20 top performers of Café Coffee Day and let them  calibrate and rank the necessary competencies for superior performance  Outcomes : Organizational, Team & Individual Requirements Values : Top management interviews Outcomes : Key Values to Uphold
Example of Day in the Life of Study A full day in the life of a salesman  studied & time spent on  Active selling Passive Selling Administration Delivery Order Taking Traveling Available/Free Comparison of  Reality Perception Ideal Diagnosis of sales man’s productivity & alignment to business needs
Example of Day in the life of Study Pre-meeting, Meeting & Post-meeting issues analyzed on Preparation, Building relationship, Identifying needs & objections, closing & administration Diagnosis of sales man’s  selling effectiveness & alignment to business needs
COMPETENCY ASESSMENT Following methods are used: Assessment/Development Centre 360 Degree feedback Role plays Case study Structured Experiences Simulations Business Games Himanshu Kapil- Global InnovSource
COMPETENCY ASESSMENT Following methods are used: 360 Degree feedback Role plays Benchmarking & Case study Management Climate Study Structured Experiences/Simulations/Business Games Top Performer Survey Himanshu Kapil- Global InnovSource
COMPTENCY DEVELOPMENT Himanshu Kapil- Global InnovSource Role Identified competencies Assessment result Areas  of improvement Action plan
COMPETENCY MAPPING Strategy structure congruence Structure Role congruence Each role to be unique Non-Repetitive Value adding Vertical and horizontal role congruence Ensure non repetitive tasks in two different roles Ensure core competencies for each task Link all the above and position to bring in competitive advantage Himanshu Kapil- Global InnovSource
DELIVERABLES Role Directory  Competency profiles  Competency Map Competency based HR systems  Recommendations: Rationalization of structure and manpower Institutionalization of interventions  Organization Diagnosis Report
INTEGRATION OF HR SYSTEMS (Competency based HR practices) Reward System Performance Management System Recruitment & Selections Career Plan & Career Development Competency requirement Competency availability Competency acquisition/ Development Succession plans & Succession Development Training /development Plans & Programmes
CONCLUSION Inadequate Role Competencies -Two options: Develop the competencies within a timeframe  Quit the Role  No option other than to perform HRD function to ensure competencies in each role “ In this competent world everyone is looking for competent Employees to hire or to bring existing people to the level in defined timeframe” Assigning task to competent people with no biasness is tuff, but this is what a business call Himanshu Kapil- Global InnovSource

Competency Mapping

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    Competency Mapping ,Assessment & Management HK-------Himanshu Kapil
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    Competency Mapping Researchindicates that Source of 50% of job performance problems is that people are in the wrong job. 25% of on-the-job performance problems is the inability to identify the ‘gaps’ between the competencies of the person and the requirements of the job.
  • 3.
    CONCEPT OF ROLEExpectations of significant others and self Linking concept Individual Team organization Different from position Himanshu Kapil- Global InnovSource
  • 4.
    CONCEPT OF COMPETENCYSkill: Ability accomplish Talent: Inherent ability Competency: Underline characteristics that give rise to skill accomplishment Knowledge, skill and attitude Himanshu Kapil- Global InnovSource
  • 5.
    DEFINITION First popularizedby Boyatzis (1982) with Research result on clusters of competencies: “ A capacity that exists in a person that leads to behaviour that meets the job demands within parameters of organizational environment, and that, in turn brings about desired results” Himanshu Kapil- Global InnovSource
  • 6.
    COMPETENCY Vs. COMPETENCECompetency: A person- related concept that refers to the dimensions of behavior lying behind competent performer. Competence: A work- related concept that refers to areas of work at which the person is competent Competencies: Often referred as the combination of the above two.
  • 7.
    TYPES OF COMPETENCIESGeneric or specific: Threshold or performance: Basic competencies required to do the job, which do not differentiate between high and low performers Performance competencies are those that differentiate between high and low performers Differentiating Competencies: Behavioral characteristics that high performers display Himanshu Kapil- Global InnovSource
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    COMPETENCIES APPLICATIONS Competencyframeworks: Define the competency requirements that cover all the key jobs in an organization. This consists of generic competencies. Competency maps: Describe the different aspects of competent behaviour in an occupation against competency dimensions such as strategic capability, resource management and quality. Competency profiles: A set of competencies that are require to perform a specified role. Himanshu Kapil- Global InnovSource
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    MACRO COMPETENCY MANAGEMENT Organizational Strategy Vision, Mission, Values, Strategic, Intent, Corporate Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility & Ethics Business Strategy Business Plan & Goals, Culture People, Technology Teamwork Strategy Leadership, Communication Conflict Management, Interpersonal Skills, Project Orientation, Self Managed Teams (SMT) Role Strategy Ability, Autonomy, Multiskilling, Task identity, Performance Evaluation & rewards and performance development Core Competencies (Organizational wide) Business Competencies (SBU specific) Team Competencies (Project driven) Role Competencies (Role wise) Stakeholder Interest Market Positioning Achieving Business Targets Employee Satisfaction Profit Center Orientations Team Development & Synergy Performance Accomplishment Individual Development STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK COMPETENCY MODELING FRAMEWORK
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    PROGRAM DESIGN ANDIMPLEMENTATION COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK Core competencies (Organization wide Business competencies (SBU specific) Team Competencies (project driven) Role competencies (Role wise) COMPETENCY IDENTIFICATION Identification process (4 steps) Consolidation of checklist Rank Order and finalization Validation and Benchmark COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT Psycho-metric tool 360 Degree approach COMPETENCY DEVELOPMENT Maturity framework & matrix Areas of improvement Action Plan COMPETENCY MAPPING Strategy-Structure Congruence Structure Role Congruence Vertical & horizontal Role linkages Positioning to bring in competitive advantage INTEGRATION OF HR FUNCTION PMS 5. R&S CP & CD 6. RS SP & SD T&D
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    ROLE COMPETENCIES Aset of competencies required to perform a given role Each competency has a skill set Himanshu Kapil- Global InnovSource
  • 12.
    IDENTIFICATION OF ROLECOMPETENCIES Structure and list of roles Definition of roles Job description Competency requirement Himanshu Kapil- Global InnovSource
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    STRUCTURE AND LISTOF ROLES: STEPS Organizational structure study and examination List all the roles in the structure Identify redundant and overlapping roles Final list of roles Himanshu Kapil- Global InnovSource
  • 14.
    DEFINITION OF ROLE:STEPS Identify KPAs of the role Link the KPAs with Dept. and Organizational goals State the content of the above in one or two sentences Position the role in perspective with that of others Himanshu Kapil- Global InnovSource
  • 15.
    JOB DESCRIPTION: STEPSList down all the activities/tasks small and big Routine and Creative Categorize activities under major heads Himanshu Kapil- Global InnovSource
  • 16.
    COMPETECNY IDENTIFICATION: STEPSIdentify against each activity the following: Role holder interview and listing Day in the Life of Study Internal/External customer interview and listing Star performer interview and listing Role holder critical incident analysis Management Climate Study Benchmarking Consolidate the above and make a checklist of competencies Rank- order and finalize on 5/6 competencies critical to the role Himanshu Kapil- Global InnovSource
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    COMPETENCY IDENTIFICATION TOOLSBehaviour & Skills Benchmark Job Requirements Café Coffee Day Requirements for a Unit Manager , Area Manager against a Key Competitor : Pizza Hut Key skill requirements of other service organizations like ICICI Bank Outcomes : Organizational, Team & Individual Requirements Performance Benchmark Performance Measures Café Coffee Day Requirements for a Unit Manager , Area Manager against a Key Competitor : Pizza Hut Outcomes : Organizational, Team & Individual Requirements Benchmarking Customer Expectations Quantitative Questionnaire comparing Café Coffee Day , Barista & Pizza Hut in Mumbai market with a valid sample size Outcomes : Organizational, Team & Individual Requirements & Gaps
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    Example : BenchmarkingJob Requirements
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    Example : BenchmarkingCustomer Expectations RELATIVE DISTANCE FROM AVG IMP. AVG PERF ICICI BANK HDFC BANK Citibank HIGH IMPORTANCE - LOW PERFORMANCE Phone Banking -PBO Competence 5.25 51 -12 11 1 Phone Banking - Call transfer and hold experience 5.20 21 -26 15 11 Servicing - Time of receiving the statement 5.18 60 -14 2 11 Phone Banking -PBO Impression 5.15 63 -8 9 -1 Phone Banking- Time taken to connect to PBO 5.13 23 -22 11 11 Servicing - Product related features 5.10 48 -6 -4 11 Servicing – Special Request 5.08 35 -15 9 6 HIGH IMPORTANCE - HIGH PERFORMANCE Servicing-Accuracy and Ease of understanding the statement 5.26 71 -10 2 8 Internet Banking – Access & Browsing 5.07 69 7 7 -14
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    COMPETENCY IDENTIFICATION TOOLSAttitude – Management Climate & Attitudinal Study Set of Questions measuring 8 characteristics of Attitudinal Capability Measures & identifies gaps Management Style System Orientation Organisation Culture/Decision Making Quality Customer Service Change Communication Accountability Also looks at perceived performance & opportunities for improvement Benchmarking against other capable organizations Outcomes : Organizational, Team & Individual Gaps Himanshu Kapil- Global InnovSource
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    Example of IndividualAttitudinal Capability System orientation, customer service, accountability are areas of concern
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    Example of OrganizationalAttitudinal Capability Change orientation & management style more worrisome
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    COMPETENCY IDENTIFICATION TOOLSBehaviour & Skills- Day in the Life of Outlet Manager Snapshot of Productivity & Effectiveness of Key Managers 4 -8 Hours observation of critical skills, behaviour & attitude to succeed Measurement of AS-IS, DESIRED & SHOULD-BE Outcomes : Organizational, Team & Individual Gaps Behaviour & Skills- Top Performer Survey 20 top performers of Café Coffee Day and let them calibrate and rank the necessary competencies for superior performance Outcomes : Organizational, Team & Individual Requirements Values : Top management interviews Outcomes : Key Values to Uphold
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    Example of Dayin the Life of Study A full day in the life of a salesman studied & time spent on Active selling Passive Selling Administration Delivery Order Taking Traveling Available/Free Comparison of Reality Perception Ideal Diagnosis of sales man’s productivity & alignment to business needs
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    Example of Dayin the life of Study Pre-meeting, Meeting & Post-meeting issues analyzed on Preparation, Building relationship, Identifying needs & objections, closing & administration Diagnosis of sales man’s selling effectiveness & alignment to business needs
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    COMPETENCY ASESSMENT Followingmethods are used: Assessment/Development Centre 360 Degree feedback Role plays Case study Structured Experiences Simulations Business Games Himanshu Kapil- Global InnovSource
  • 27.
    COMPETENCY ASESSMENT Followingmethods are used: 360 Degree feedback Role plays Benchmarking & Case study Management Climate Study Structured Experiences/Simulations/Business Games Top Performer Survey Himanshu Kapil- Global InnovSource
  • 28.
    COMPTENCY DEVELOPMENT HimanshuKapil- Global InnovSource Role Identified competencies Assessment result Areas of improvement Action plan
  • 29.
    COMPETENCY MAPPING Strategystructure congruence Structure Role congruence Each role to be unique Non-Repetitive Value adding Vertical and horizontal role congruence Ensure non repetitive tasks in two different roles Ensure core competencies for each task Link all the above and position to bring in competitive advantage Himanshu Kapil- Global InnovSource
  • 30.
    DELIVERABLES Role Directory Competency profiles Competency Map Competency based HR systems Recommendations: Rationalization of structure and manpower Institutionalization of interventions Organization Diagnosis Report
  • 31.
    INTEGRATION OF HRSYSTEMS (Competency based HR practices) Reward System Performance Management System Recruitment & Selections Career Plan & Career Development Competency requirement Competency availability Competency acquisition/ Development Succession plans & Succession Development Training /development Plans & Programmes
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    CONCLUSION Inadequate RoleCompetencies -Two options: Develop the competencies within a timeframe Quit the Role No option other than to perform HRD function to ensure competencies in each role “ In this competent world everyone is looking for competent Employees to hire or to bring existing people to the level in defined timeframe” Assigning task to competent people with no biasness is tuff, but this is what a business call Himanshu Kapil- Global InnovSource