When looking at the skills of a large group of people who plat the same general role one generally finds clusters. These clusters can reveal the different ways in which people approach the role. This leads to further insights into how people are approaching their work.

Ibbaka conducts occasional Skill Insight Research projects to deepen our understanding of how skills are used in various industries, roles and professions. We recently did research on the skills required for pricing experts

Research from AT Kearney finds that as many as 80% of transformation projects fail or under-deliver. Innovation requires adaptive, not just technical change.

Utilization is a key business metric for professional services companies. Insight into skills and expertise is critical to effective utilization management.

What drives ROI on skill & expertise management? The most powerful levers are better utilization & the ability to win more projects.

Relationships take you only so far in winning work. You have to be able to demonstrate skills & prove differentiation. Skill & expertise management does this.

Managing business to optimize for staff utilization will ultimately lead to commoditization. Applying skills to build differentiation is a better strategy.

Digital transformation is a critical theme in many sectors. What are the core underlying skills that support digital transformation?

Lawyers, accountant, firms in Architecture, Engineering & Construction all want to be business consultants. Borders are blurring. This could drive innovation.

Skill management is a powerful complement to HRIS making the latter a more effective tool for actually growing and encouraging people (the human resources).

Can your firm answer critical questions about skills? This is mission-critical for professional services firms.