A skills gap analysis is used to identify the employee or team skill gaps through Self-assessments and Peer-assessments, whether qualitative or quantitative analysis. The objective of this process is to identify any discrepancies between the current skill level and the required or suggested.

How do you go about measuring role coverage and skill gaps at the organizational level? There are a series of steps one takes to do this. This post covers the key things you need to know if you have the right people and enough people for the critical roles that will drive growth.

Role coverage and skill gap analysis are needed to ensure that organizations can execute their strategies and achieve their goals. They also play a critical role when adding new capabilities or making a change in direction. They give the insights needed to build skills internally or to hire the right people.