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HowtoCreateaSkillsMatrixUseaSkillsMatrixtoconfirmtheskills,knowledge,andinterestofyourteammembers.ASkillsMatrixisatablethatdisplayspeoplesproficiencyinspecifiedskillsandknowledge,aswellastheirinterestinworkingonassignmentsusingtheseskillsandknowledge.Whetheryoureabletoinfluencethepeopleassignedtoyourprojectteam,peopleareassignedtoyourteamwithoutyourinput,oryouassumetheroleofprojectmanagerofanexistingteam,youneedtoknowwhateachteammembercanhandle.
Ifyouhaveateamthatwasassembledwithoutconsideringyouropiniononthecapabilitiesneededtoperformyourprojectswork,itsessentialthatyoufindoutteammembersskills,knowledge,andinterestssoyoucanmakethemostappropriatetaskassignments.Ifsomeorallofyourteamhasbeenchoseninresponsetothespecificskillsandknowledgeneedsthatyoudiscussedwiththeorganizationsmanagement,youshoulddocumentpeoplesskillsandknowledgeandverifytheirinterests,incaseyouneedtoassignpeopletounanticipatedtasksthatcropuporifyouhavetoreplaceateammemberunexpectedly.
ThelefthandcolumnofthisSkillsMatrixidentifiesskillandknowledgeareas,andthetoprowlistspeoplesnames.Attheintersectionoftherowsandcolumns,youidentifythelevelofeachpersonsparticularskills,knowledge,andinterests.
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Displaypeoplesskills,knowledge,andinterestsinaSkillsMatrix.
TakethefollowingstepstoprepareaSkillsMatrixforyourteam:
1. Discusswitheachteammemberhisorherskills,knowledge,andinterestsrelatedtotheactivitiesthatyourprojectentails.
Explainthatyouseekthisinformationsoyoucanassignpeopletothetasksthattheyremostinterestedinandqualifiedtoperform.
2. Determineeachpersonslevelofinterestinworkingonthetasksforwhichheorshehasbeenproposed.
Ataminimum,askpeoplewhethertheyreinterestedinthetasksforwhichtheyvebeenproposed.Ifapersonisntinterestedinatask,trytofindoutwhyandwhetherthereisanythingyoucandotomodifytheassignmenttomakeitmoreinterestingtohimorher.
Ifapersonisntinterestedinatask,youcaneithernotaskandnotknowthereason,oraskand(ifyougetanhonestresponse)knowthereason.Knowingthatapersonisntinterestedisbetterthannotknowing,becauseyoucanconsiderthepossibilityofrearrangingassignmentsormodifyingtheassignmenttoaddressthoseaspectsofitthatthepersondoesntfindappealing.
3. Consultwithteammembersfunctionalmanagersand/orthepeoplewhoassignedthemtoyourprojecttodeterminetheiropinionsofthelevelsofeachteammembersskills,knowledge,andinterests.
Youwanttounderstandthereasonswhythesemanagersassignedthepeopletheydidtoyourproject.
4. ChecktoseewhetheranyareasofyourorganizationhavealreadypreparedSkillsMatrices.
Findoutwhethertheyreflectanyinformationabouttheextenttowhichteammembershaveskillsandknowledgethatyoufeelarerequiredforyourprojectsactivities.
5. IncorporatealltheinformationyougatherinaSkillsMatrix,andreviewwitheachteammembertheportionofthematrixthatcontainshisorherinformation.
Thisreviewgivesyoutheopportunitytoverifythatyoucorrectlyrecordedtheinformationyoufoundandtheteammemberachancetocommentonoraddtoanyoftheinformation.
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