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Skills Taxonomy Map

Structure the skills your organization needs: categories, specific skills, proficiency levels, and relationships that guide consistent development and deployment.

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Skills Taxonomy Map

Structure the skills your organization needs: categories, specific skills, proficiency levels, and relationships that guide consistent development and deployment.

O-D-EXP-STM

Introduction

A shared language for skills enables consistent development and assessment. This taxonomy provides the structure for understanding, measuring, and developing workforce capabilities.

Phase	Design
Lens	Experience
Purpose	Create structured skills framework
Output	Skills Taxonomy Map
Who’s Involved	L&D, HR, subject matter experts, managers
Duration	4-8 hours

Steps

Define skill categories aligned to strategy and work
Identify specific skills within each category
Define proficiency levels with clear criteria
Map relationships and prerequisites between skills
Align skills to roles and WorkPackages
Validate with stakeholders and subject matter experts

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