Skills Inventory

A standing, org-wide map of who holds which skills, kept current as assessments, course completions, and role changes flow in, so you can see your biggest gaps the moment anyone asks.

For L&D Leaders HR Business Partners Workforce Planners Department Heads
Sample prompt to Joy's Assistant

Build a live [skills inventory] across the org and show where our biggest [skill gaps] are.

What it can look like

An illustrative example. Your output will reflect your own sources, data, and prompts.

Build a live skills inventory across the org and show where our biggest skill gaps are.

Your skills inventory is live and covers the whole organization. Right now it maps 1,240 people against 48 tracked skills, and it refreshes on its own as new assessments, course completions, and role changes come through. Here is where coverage sits today and where the gaps are widest.

Across the organization, coverage is strongest in the skills people practice every day and thinnest in the technical areas the company has been hiring into fastest. Two skills sit well below the rest.

48
Skills tracked
1,240
People mapped
AI/ML 38%
Biggest gap

Coverage here is the share of mapped people who are at or above target level for each skill. Customer Communication and Project Management are in good shape, in the seventies and low eighties. The middle band, Data Analysis at 61 percent and Cloud/DevOps at 52 percent, is holding but worth watching. Security and AI/ML are the real gaps.

Coverage at target level by skill (share of mapped people at or above target)

Customer Communication82%
Project Management74%
Data Analysis61%
Cloud/DevOps52%
Security47%
AI/ML38%

AI/ML, 38 percent. This is the widest gap, and it concentrates in Data & Analytics and Product Engineering, the teams now expected to ship model-backed features. Fewer than four in ten mapped people are at target, so this is a build-a-program gap rather than a fine-tuning one.

Security, 47 percent. Just under half are at target, and the shortfall is heaviest in Platform Engineering and IT Operations. Given the risk attached, closing this gap pays off well beyond the score.

The three widest gaps, with the teams furthest from target.

SkillCoverageTeams furthest from target
AI/ML38%Data & Analytics, Product Engineering
Security47%Platform Engineering, IT Operations
Cloud/DevOps52%Infrastructure, Application Development

The board stays current on its own. As assessments are completed, courses are finished, and people move into new roles, the coverage figures and the gap ranking update without anyone rebuilding the view.

Want me to drill into one department, or map a target role's required skills against current coverage so you can see who's ready and who needs development?

From four scattered systems to one live map

Skills Inventory reads your competency framework, assessments, course completions, role profiles, and HR data and keeps a single, org-wide map of who holds which skills and at what level. It shows coverage by skill, ranks the widest gaps, and points to the teams that are furthest from target.

  1. Connect your skills data

    Link your competency framework, assessments, course completions, role profiles, and HR org data so Joy can read them together in one place.

  2. Define the skills and target levels

    Set the skills you want to track and the target level for each, so coverage means the same thing across every team.

  3. Watch the map build and stay current

    Joy maps every person against every tracked skill and keeps the board live, updating coverage and the gap ranking as new assessments, completions, and role changes come through.

  4. Take the gaps into your planning

    Copy the ranked gaps and the teams behind them into your hiring plan or training roadmap. The board surfaces the priorities; you decide how to close them.

  5. Make it one click for your team

    Save this ask as a custom command on the assistant your team already uses, so anyone can run it in one step.

Make it yours

Coverage At A Glance

One view shows coverage at target level for every tracked skill, so the strong areas and the gaps read instantly.

Always Current

The map refreshes as assessments, completions, and role changes flow in. No manual rebuild, no stale spreadsheet.

Gaps, Ranked

The widest gaps sort to the top with the teams furthest from target, so the priority is never in doubt.

Drill Anywhere

Break the map down by department, or match a target role's required skills against current coverage.

By Department

Focus the map on one department to see exactly which skills that team is short on.

Against A Target Role

Map the skills a target role requires against current coverage to see who's ready and who needs development.

For Workforce Planning

Use the standing gap ranking to decide where to hire and where to build, before the next planning cycle.

After A Program

Watch a gap close on the live board as a training push lands, without pulling a fresh report.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I build a skills inventory across the whole organization?

Connect your competency framework, assessments, course completions, role profiles, and HR data, and Joy maps every person against every tracked skill in one live view. You get coverage by skill, the widest gaps ranked, and the teams furthest from target, without stitching a spreadsheet together by hand.

Is this a live dashboard or a one-time report?

It's a standing, live dashboard. It stays current on its own as assessments are completed, courses are finished, and people change roles, so the coverage figures and the gap ranking are up to date whenever someone opens the board or asks a follow-up.

How does it decide where the biggest gaps are?

Coverage is the share of mapped people at or above target level for each skill. The skills with the lowest coverage sort to the top as the widest gaps, and the map shows which teams are furthest from target on each one.

Can I drill into one department or a specific role?

Yes. Ask Joy to focus the map on a department to see that team's shortfalls, or map a target role's required skills against current coverage to see who's ready and who needs development. The board answers without being rebuilt.

What data does it need to work?

Connect your competency framework, assessment results, course completion records, role profiles, and HR org data. The more of these are connected, the more complete and precise the map of coverage and gaps.

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