The Skills Capability Uplift Framework Approach and Best Practices 

Developing the Skills Capability Uplift Framework

Designed with the following five-step approach in mind, our skills capability uplift framework will help your team understand their strengths and where they need to improve, resulting in increased organisational maturity and agility.

Objectives

Establish clear parameters from stakeholders. Understand their objectives for the engagement and identify any constraints.

Assessment

Benchmark the current position of the client's project management capability, encompassing both the project context and organisational context, incorporating multiple diagnostic tools.

Skills Capability Uplift Roadmap

Review findings with client representatives and establish a roadmap aligned with organisational objectives and change agenda.

Implement Agreed Initiative

Deliver the agreed key initiatives to deliver short, medium and long-term goals.

Monitor and Control

Provide continual monitoring and management of the agreed initiatives to ensure maximum returns are achieved.

Skills Capability Uplift Best Practices

As with all forms of business planning, if you want to engage in an effective capability development framework, there are some things you should consider, such as:

Uniqueness

A capability uplift must be unique to your business. It is not a one size fits all approach. For it to be unique, you need to determine the capabilities specific to your organisation, and its business objectives. With tailoring, it will comprise the necessary skills or knowledge required to complete projects and achieve the desired business objectives outlined for your business.

Balance Skills: Technical and People

For your organisation to stay ahead, maintain a healthy balance of technical and people skills. Technical skills include expertise and proficiency in systems, processes and job-related activities. They are the skills that get the job done and deliver on targets. While people skills include communication, adaptability and leadership––these are just as essential as the former. Leaders require these "soft skills" to communicate effectively with their team. Regardless of the goals set, you'll need a capability uplift that plans for both skills within your workforce. 

Regularly Assess Your Talent

You must regularly assess your employees against your capability uplift to measure their improvement in their set capabilities. Ensure that this is communicated with them so they know how they have been evolving throughout their individual capability development and whether or not they need to adjust their focus.

Use a Learning Platform

Implementing and carrying out a capability framework can take up a lot of time and effort. However, utilising a project managing consulting group can make the process easier. They'll be able to assist you in choosing which organisational capabilities require specific teams and individuals to develop, allowing them to learn in their own time without requiring your company to organise dedicated internal training.