Business Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Headcount, hiring & workforce planning · Working

Skills inventory

Also called: capability inventory

ELI5

A record of skills available across a workforce.

Used in conversation

“Can we test the claim about skills inventory against employee data and lived experience?”

Pitch context

You will see “Skills inventory” in organisation plans, workforce reviews, change programmes and people reports when the discussion reaches headcount, hiring & workforce planning.

Why it matters: In headcount, hiring & workforce planning, a loose definition can change rights, obligations, approval, disclosure or enforceability.

Caution

Meaning, enforceability and required process vary by jurisdiction and agreement; this definition is not legal advice.

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