How to Include Competencies in Job Descriptions
Job descriptions, under a variety of names and formats, are used in most organizations. Most human resources information systems incorporate them in some way and connect the content to [...]
Benefits of a Workitect Generic Competency Dictionary
Generic Competency Dictionaries are essential when developing multiple competency models within the same organization, to ensure that common skills and characteristics are always described with the same competency names. [...]
The Strategic Importance of a Competency Framework
A business cannot excel and meet its strategic objectives without having a high percentage of superior performing employees at all levels. Consequently, talent management and development has become a [...]
Workitect License Options and Fees
LICENSING AND SERVICES A Workitect intellectual property license enables organizations to embed competency language into existing systems, leverage familiar technology to streamline new program initiatives, and gain buy-in for [...]
Developing the Competency of “Adaptability”
Background Ongoing changes in the world are causing a high level of stress, and the need to adapt to that stress. The pandemic dramatically changed the workplace landscape. Lockdowns and self-isolation [...]
Time Required to Build a Job Competency Model
An example of process for building a job competency model using Workitect’s Six-Step Model Building Process
Competencies and Succession Planning
The identification, development, and management of talent in an organization requires a succession planning process that includes the assessment of employees' competencies AND performance. Succession planning itself is an [...]
Creating Competency-Based Talent Management Processes – Case Study
Air Canada looked for a consultative competency-modeling workshop that could be built upon its own internal data, and tailored to different segments of its HR department, for a variety of applications. It was also seeking guidance on current best practices for organizations with similar challenges. Workitect provided the workshop and a competency dictionary.