Development of a Modular Skills-Based Organizational Mapping and Career Development Platform

The client requires a comprehensive platform that addresses the fragmentation across multiple HR and talent management systems by creating standalone yet integrated modules. The primary issues involve developing modular applications for hiring, development, performance evaluation, and succession planning that can operate independently or cohesively, and leveraging a national occupational database to map organizational data effectively. Additionally, they need a clear, graphical representation of organizational structures based on skill sets rather than traditional hierarchies to facilitate strategic decision-making in talent management.

A mid to large-sized enterprise specializing in HR solutions, focusing on innovative recruitment, career development, and workforce planning tools.

• Design and develop four modular, standalone applications integrating seamlessly into a unified platform to support hiring, development, performance, and succession planning.
• Implement a data structure capable of capturing an organization’s unique structure and mapping it to an external, nationally recognized occupational database for comprehensive job-related analysis.
• Create an automatically generated, intuitive graphical organizational map based on skills and knowledge, to enhance visualization for HR and executive decision-making.
• Accelerate time-to-market by initiating development in parallel with design activities, ensuring rapid deployment of early versions for market testing and iteration.
• Ensure the system is scalable, secure, and adaptable for a diverse range of organizational sizes and industries.

• Standalone applications with shared components for consistent user experience
• Data import and mapping interface to connect organization-specific data to standard occupational databases
• Dynamic organizational mapping tool that visualizes skills and knowledge profiles across the organization
• Configuration screens to facilitate initial setup and ongoing data synchronization
• Graphical dashboards and reports for analyzing talent metrics and career pathways
• Iterative design process supporting continuous refinement based on user feedback

• Third-party occupational databases for job skill mapping
• HRIS systems for importing organizational and employee data
• Visualization libraries or tools for rendering organizational maps
• APIs for real-time data synchronization

• System capable of handling complex organizational data for enterprises with thousands of employees
• High-performance data processing to ensure responsive user experience
• Robust security measures to protect sensitive employee and organizational data
• Scalable architecture to support future feature expansion and increased data volume

By implementing this modular, data-driven organizational mapping and talent development platform, the client aims to significantly improve workforce planning, reduce time-to-hire, enhance career development insights, and enable strategic talent decisions. The platform is expected to facilitate faster deployment of HR solutions, improve visualization of organizational structures based on skills, and support more accurate talent assessments, ultimately leading to increased operational efficiency and competitive advantage.